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03-07-2012 | 06:53 AM
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I have michelin pilot super sports, summer only tire. They are great if dry and warm outside, great grip, no road noise. Once it starts raining, no grip AT ALL. Downright scary to drive in rain. Ditto for when temp drops below 45 deg, they have no grip at all. It's almost shocking how quickly tire grip disappears depending on temp and water. Also, my rears are down to wear bars after ~8k miles and not cheap to replace, although they do have 30k mile warranty (I think 15k warranty on rears if different than front tire sizes). I might look at all seasons when they wear out.
thats the type of info i need. I didn't want to spend 1500 for a set and have issues like that. Unfortunately its like hit or miss with some tires. I like the continental brand. I don't know how summer DW tires do but i'm gonna look into those, and the hankook, I have mixed feelings about. But hey who knows. they are decently priced.
03-07-2012 | 07:59 AM
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From: Roselle IL
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WOW! thats the type of info i need. I didn't want to spend 1500 for a set and have issues like that. Unfortunately its like hit or miss with some tires. I like the continental brand. I don't know how summer DW tires do but i'm gonna look into those, and the hankook, I have mixed feelings about. But hey who knows. they are decently priced.
thats the type of info i need. I didn't want to spend 1500 for a set and have issues like that. Unfortunately its like hit or miss with some tires. I like the continental brand. I don't know how summer DW tires do but i'm gonna look into those, and the hankook, I have mixed feelings about. But hey who knows. they are decently priced.
03-07-2012 | 11:03 AM
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WOW! thats the type of info i need. I didn't want to spend 1500 for a set and have issues like that. Unfortunately its like hit or miss with some tires. I like the continental brand. I don't know how summer DW tires do but i'm gonna look into those, and the hankook, I have mixed feelings about. But hey who knows. they are decently priced.
thats the type of info i need. I didn't want to spend 1500 for a set and have issues like that. Unfortunately its like hit or miss with some tires. I like the continental brand. I don't know how summer DW tires do but i'm gonna look into those, and the hankook, I have mixed feelings about. But hey who knows. they are decently priced.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...perfType=UHPAS
Then the 'reviews' - that are writtten by drivers so there's no telling how objective they are.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey...jsp?type=UHPAS
03-08-2012 | 06:21 AM
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My Ride: 2009 E60 530i
I have michelin pilot super sports, summer only tire. They are great if dry and warm outside, great grip, no road noise. Once it starts raining, no grip AT ALL. Downright scary to drive in rain. Ditto for when temp drops below 45 deg, they have no grip at all. It's almost shocking how quickly tire grip disappears depending on temp and water. Also, my rears are down to wear bars after ~8k miles and not cheap to replace, although they do have 30k mile warranty (I think 15k warranty on rears if different than front tire sizes). I might look at all seasons when they wear out.
If you ever have to drive in the snow, all season tires won't help much. My friend's X5 slid in the snow with all season tires.
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