Any suggestions of tires that are not too expensive yet still good and will last a quite a while? I think size is 215/45-17.

2/26/2009 9:42:25 AM

uniroyals tend to last forever but i don't know if they'd have something in your size.

2/26/2009 9:46:42 AM

General Altimax HP
Kumho Ecsta AST

both under $100.

2/26/2009 10:59:43 AM

I've had good experience with Kumho.

2/26/2009 12:29:02 PM

tire rack, sort by price, report back on ones of interest.

2/26/2009 12:36:23 PM

kumho asx
general exclaim

2/26/2009 1:00:07 PM

how are those compared to the bridgestone potenza re040? Thats whats is on the car right now

2/26/2009 1:33:41 PM

these going on your ricemobile??

2/26/2009 1:33:59 PM

is300

2/26/2009 1:40:19 PM

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"kumho asx"

i don't recommend these - they are on my car and i'm going to replace them this week or next - other than lasting as long as i had anticipated i didn't like them

2/26/2009 2:05:18 PM

let me guess they were loud and didnt handle well

2/26/2009 2:13:29 PM

Go with kumhos over the generals.

I have both and kumho is far better

2/26/2009 2:14:00 PM

Riken Raptor

economy tire made by BFG

2/26/2009 2:38:18 PM

how about the dunlop direzza dz101?

2/26/2009 2:54:19 PM

okay so what is your price range now?

2/26/2009 3:06:23 PM

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"let me guess they were loud and didnt handle well"

they really weren't that loud - especially for the price - the handling was what sucked

2/26/2009 3:06:43 PM

I guess between $80-$120

2/26/2009 3:09:43 PM

dude, just go baller and get some potenza pole positions, there is not a better tire.

i also had some g1 fsd3 that were a great tire. great tread and exceptional in wet.

kumho ast are dirt cheap for a reason.

toyo is a good tire from my experience, not as good as my other suggestions though.

[Edited on February 26, 2009 at 4:48 PM. Reason : rth]

2/26/2009 4:46:07 PM

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=115

there are the f1 all seasons, good tread, $120 + $50 mail in rebate.

/thread.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Bridgestone&tireModel=Potenza+RE960AS+Pole+Position&partnum=145WR7RE960PPXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes&place=40

^ best tire is $146.

[Edited on February 26, 2009 at 4:53 PM. Reason : tg]

2/26/2009 4:50:05 PM

pirelli pzero nero

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"Riken Raptor"

i have those on my beater



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2/26/2009 8:58:13 PM

I ran the Ecsta ASX on my Mark VIII...I was happy with them, but then again handling wasn't that car's forte in the first place. Quiet though, wore well, and didn't handle any worse than what was on the car previously, the considerably more expensive Michelin Energy MXV4. Currently I've got Ecsta STX rears on the Marauder and they seem to be wearing well. (Yes, that's technically a sport light truck tire, you try to find anything all-season in 255/55-18.)

But I've been happy with the Kumhos in general.

[Edited on February 26, 2009 at 11:59 PM. Reason : s]

2/26/2009 11:59:16 PM

im thinking bridgestone PP's

205/55 r16's on a subaru wrx

any other good picks? (NC area driving)

3/4/2009 2:41:28 PM

205s ha

3/4/2009 3:19:04 PM

meh they get the job done, 215's crowd it a bit.

3/5/2009 11:30:02 AM

i had the yokohama advan s.4s put on my car earlier this week and my initial impressions are very positive - of course can't give much of a review on reliability just yet though

3/5/2009 11:49:55 AM

I've liked the handling of my falken ze-502's but they are very noisey.

3/5/2009 4:54:21 PM

How about the Potenza G009?

3/12/2009 1:59:52 PM

i thought you were looking for non expensive tires. what ever you get make sure you get road hazzard

3/12/2009 3:34:29 PM

Does anybody know if Nexen tires are any good?

4/2/2009 4:50:33 PM

i havent heard bad about them, but i expect a loud ride, for the stiff ass side wall. its stiffer than the kumho

4/2/2009 5:02:28 PM

I was thinking about falken ziex ze 912 and someone suggested the nexen. I read good stuff about the falken but didn't know about the nexen.

4/2/2009 9:39:05 PM

Just avoid Dunlop

4/2/2009 10:07:22 PM

I have Nexen on my Audi, not bad tires at all.

I had Falken's on my SE-R and absolutely LOVED them. Piss poor tire wear, I'm not sure I could even get a warranty because the tires were so soft, but they handled great with low noise.

I also had Goodyear Eagle GT's & Fuzion ZRi's and they were both good as well, but the Fuzion's treadlife was horrible compared to the Eagle GT's

Here are the best IMHO:
Goodyear Eagle GT
Bridgestone Grid
Bridgestone Pole Position

You can kinda tell which tires are worth something based on the treadlife warranty.

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4/3/2009 4:09:15 PM

kumho

4/3/2009 8:20:49 PM

^^what nexens do you got on the audi?

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4/3/2009 10:34:00 PM

bobos

4/4/2009 5:57:57 PM

I ended up getting nexen n5000

4/14/2009 2:49:02 PM

aren't they chinese

4/16/2009 8:05:37 PM