new tires...

[pcar-yvr]

Sounds like the Goodyears are a good compromise, especially for folks who live in the Pacific Northwest. If I was to only drive on sunny days like you guys in Arizona, I'd never hit the streets at all!! Problem is, it could be sunny in the morning and pouring rain in the afternoon on the drive home.

That being said, is there any tire that might even handle better on wet roads than the Goodyears?

I know some of you believe driving in the rain is a shame, but not driving at all is more of shame!

[renzop]

Originally Posted by pcar-yvr

..., is there any tire that might even handle better on wet roads than the Goodyears?...

Hoosier Radial Wet. Probably the best street-legal wet weather tire you can buy!!! Probably pulls more Gs in the wet then some performance tires do in the dry. Really amazing. However it will probably last less than 100 miles in the dry.

Seriously though, all street tires are compromise designs and that's a good thing. What is important is to determine what your compromise is and then find a tire that matches it.

Example - if you never drive in the wet you can ignore wet performance. But if the car is a daily driver and you live in an area that has moderate to heavy rainfall then you must not ignore wet perfomance.

Example - Everyone wants great dry grip but how much comfort and noise resistance will you give up for it?

Regards,
Alan

[Benny986]

rain tire.. well. depends are you talking a RAIN tire, or a M&S tire, or a good summer tire that works in the occasional rain?

my guess it the latter. in the rain, the yokohama neova and the bridgestone re01-R are both great in the dry, and actually pretty good in the rain.