Re: tires...

[Vincent Smit <vsmit@mengibar.com>]

You get what you pay for, not just in performance but also in appearance.  I
just bought BFG Comp T/A's (ZR's) for my '96 GLX and they are awesome.  They
are much quieter than the stock Goodyear trash and they look so great.  I
bought them at the Tire Rack ~ $100 each.  The GLX is much more of a
"Driver's Car" now.  My A4 has the SP 8000, a great tire, but I can't wait
until they wear so I can install 225/50/16 BFG Comp T/A's on it.

Take my word for it, they are fantastic.

Vince

"Joel T. Bell" wrote:

> Time for new tires...staying with the stock 15's.  Here's what I looking
> at.  I know everyone thinks the Dunlop 8k's rule, but I could potentially
> save over $100 by going with something else.  I'd really like to hear
> comments from people who have experience with more than one of these for
> camparison sake...
>
>                 wear    traction/temp           price
>
> Potenza 71      140     A/A                     $81
> AVS Int         160     A/A                     $77
> A509            160     A/A                     $92
> P700Z           140     A/A                     $65
> NT450           300     A/A                     $72
> SP 8000         200     A/A                     $90
>
> All these are 205-50...Does anyone know of somewhere that sells Toyo's
> online?  I'd be interested in a set of T1 Plus 215-45-15 if the price was
> under $100 a pop.  Also, Tire Rack or Discount Tire has Mich Pilot SX in
> 215-45-15 for like $113...just a little over my budget...damn!
>
> Thanks for the replies...
>
> Joel