Tires

[Vista glass]

I put the Michelin pilot sport A/S on the box. Expensivo, but hey it's me were talking about here! They perform well here in Florida wet or dry, are quiet and have been wearing well. I paid the extra for hazard and have replaced one, no questions asked after a sidewall got cut. The car had the same tires on when I got it but they were old. The PPI noted that and I negotiated to split the cost. The old tires looked great and even drove well, or so I thought until the new set was mounted.

I replaced the Pirellis on my F150 with Nitto Crosstecs.They do not make the Pirelli I was using anymore. The guys at the tire shop where I have been spending a lot of time and money recommended the Nitto brand. They said Nitto is trying to get into the market and thus were a great deal. Of course there was a difference in price and performance. You get what you pay for. I saved a couple of hundred, I got a rougher ride. The Nitto's handle the road well wet or dry so far. They are a little noisier and seem to flat spot.The tread seems to collect gravel all the time. They do look great on the vehicle. I do not know if this will apply to their performance tires, I could not find very many reviews of their products on-line when I was in the market early this year.

[fatmike]

I had the P-Zero Rosso's. I thought they were terrible tires (loud, hard, expensive, didn't last, etc.).


I am running the Continental ExtremeContact DW now. I've probably got 15K miles on them and there is plenty of tread left. These are the summer performance tires (not the DWS which is the winter tire). The ExtremeContact DWs are soft with good road feel, good performance and they have very good tread wear. I can recommend them without hesitation and will likely get them again.


My car is a daily driver. If my car was a weekend toy, I'd probably get the PS2s.

[V-Rod]

Originally Posted by fatmike

I had the P-Zero Rosso's. I thought they were terrible tires (loud, hard, expensive, didn't last, etc.).


I am running the Continental ExtremeContact DW now. I've probably got 15K miles on them and there is plenty of tread left. These are the summer performance tires (not the DWS which is the winter tire). The ExtremeContact DWs are soft with good road feel, good performance and they have very good tread wear. I can recommend them without hesitation and will likely get them again.


My car is a daily driver. If my car was a weekend toy, I'd probably get the PS2s.

Mike,

I was looking at those also and comparing them with the Hankooks. I was thinking that a set of four Conti's would cost about the same as a set of Hankooks plus 2 extra rears as they wear twice as fast.

[fatmike]

I have no opinion on the Hankooks (I've never run them). It seems that folks who have like them though.


My car is a daily driver. I think the Contis are the ideal balance of performance and durability.


In general, the rears wear much faster. So a strategy of replacing the rears separate from the fronts makes sense to me (maybe even 2:1)?