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Old 01-05-2009, 07:24 AM   #1
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I have NItto NT555 on the car. Never heard of this brand before, but the car I bought had them. Turns out NItto makes great performance tires. I am very happy with the tires. I like them so much, I put a set on my Jaguar XJR. Price about $130 each for fronts and $170 each for rears.

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Old 01-05-2009, 08:25 AM   #2
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Great summer/wet tire and decent cold tire. I've mounted them on my Audi TT 225 AWD. Tire size was 245/35/19. You really can't beat it for the money.
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Old 05-31-2009, 06:59 PM   #3
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General is sister to Conti

I just mounted a set of 19"s (Exclaim UHP) on my car a few weeks ago. They are awesome! Much better grip and handling than the Khumos. The TireRack local affiliate gave me the scoop on these: They effectively Contis! Here's the press release: http://www.eurotuner.com/techarticles/eurp_0509_continental_tires/index.html

So, if you like the grippy hard ride of the Contis, you'll love these. I'll let you know about the wear in a few months!
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Old 06-01-2009, 08:27 AM   #4
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If you are looking for some good perfomance rubber that is reasonably priced, check into the Dunlop Direzza Star Spec tires. 18's came to around $800. If you have 17's then it would be even less. I couldn't tell you what a good all season would be for the boxster, but the Toyo Proxes work well on my Mazda 3.
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Old 06-01-2009, 12:00 PM   #5
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I picked up some UHPs on a friend's recommendation. They are okay for an inexpensive tire, but they are not very grippy compared to others in the High Performance tire category.

I've done a number of Auto-x's with these and they are a HORRIBLE choice for Auto-x.
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