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Old 08-21-2012, 04:19 PM   #21
MikenOH
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If you're thinking about Hankook consider these Sumitomo's:

Sumitomo****HTR Z III

comparison of the two tires:
Tire Test Results : Testing Value-Priced Max Performance Summer Tires

Pricing between the two tires is very close in 986 sizes. If I was going to go with the most cost effective max performance tire, I think I'd choose this one.



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Originally Posted by recycledsixtie View Post
Thanks for all the suggestions. I will be putting on my snow tires this fall anyway. There is no point in compromising safety by mixing tires. Hancook V12 tires sound interesting but because they are cheaper alarms me but I will look into it anyway. Either that or Michelin Sports and get 4. Being retired I don't put many miles on the vehicle and currently has 40k miles. Nothing has gone wrong at all but I feel that the tires should be replaced as I don't like tires with little tread left. The above poster is so right in that being overconfident in your car can lead to an accident/incident due to equipment failure or driver error.
Usually I go with the tried and true and buy Michelin but the Hancook V12 are intriguing. Once again great input everybody!
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