shutterbug

912 held their on own on the white stuff too.
BarF1 發表於 2009-4-17 19:15

Really?  How much better than 512?  512 was garbage on snow...

BarF1

Hum ... I drove my old RWD car w/o LSD on 912 during a snow storm.   I had to get to a friend's house deep in residential area with un plowed 3 inch fresh snow.  I was able to get around okay, just have to understand they are all season and you will be fine. But they do have trouble going up moderate inclines ...

Great deal considering the price, I got my set of four 195/60/14 for $240 ...

KK1

i use michelin for both summer and snow tires but in different size

BiscottiGelato

Is tirerack survey dependable? Last time I bought tires I was basing most of my decision on tirerack's surveys.

And don't go Michelin unless you have tons of $ to spare. They are always the most expensive... Afterall, French stuff....

ACC-HE

Is tirerack survey dependable? Last time I bought tires I was basing most of my decision on tirerack's surveys.

And don't go Michelin unless you have tons of $ to spare. They are always the most expe ...
BiscottiGelato 發表於 2009-4-23 22:57

bridgestones are expensive too...

KK1

which brand name is the best in quality

Hyde

bridgestone

Lik

bridgestone
Hyde 發表於 2009-4-24 13:19

LOL~

There is no such thing as "the best brand" in tires. Manufacturers are constantly doing new R&D and leap-frogging each other. When comparing their top of the line products, generally the manufacturer with the newest product out there wins the throne. But competition never stands still, so 3 or 6 months later another manufacturer comes to take over the crown.

Generally speaking, as long as you stick with a reputable manufacturer, their products are gonna be decent. Having said that, a lot of times you'd be paying too much, so to speak, for tires from certain manufacturers. IMO, Michelin is probably the worst offender out there because of their huge marketing, advertising, and sponsorship budget. Pirelli is also quite expensive for what they are. Continental and Goodyear are also on the expensive side.

Personally, I rather like Falken and Kumho because these guys don't blow as much $$ on marketing/advertising, and their products really speak for themselves. Their smaller marketing/advertising/sponsorship budgets means their tires are cheaper as well.

-Lik

Hyde

u think kumho, toyo, all those smaller brands don't want to support F1?  its becuz they can't
even michelin can't provide good enough tires for F1 and now they switched to bridgestone primary

ACC-HE

you sure you're not using bridgestone 'cause F1 only uses bridgestone?