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a) I got R1 on stock rims (maybe 1 more season on those)
b) I need a good summer tire for normal use with following priority
1. Economical (both price, weight, wear)
2. Grip
3. Comfort
I just got the Continental ExtremeContact DW on my car from Simply Tire and wrote a review of them in the Wheels section you can find with a search. I'm happy with them so far as a daily driver tire. I also considered the Yokohama S.Drive, Hankook V12 and the Bridgestone RE760.
Here are Tire Racks dry/wet autoX times from different tire comparisons ("Max Performance"). You can't compare times directly between tests, but you can use the relative differences in each result to compare tires together. I'm probably going to go with the Sumitomo ZIIIs because of the price. I'm intrigued by the new BFGs, but I don't know if there will be a test before I need replacements.
Dunlop Sport Maxx TT 30.92/32.61
Hankook V12 31.57/34.12
Kumho LE Sport 31.07/33.49
Sumitomo ZIII 30.78/33.41
Thanks for all the suggestions so far...I want the Michelin Super Sports but it cost so much....AL said BFG has a cheapo version and I am not sure which tire is it...
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Originally Posted by BlueRenesis82
After reading your post I would recommend you kill yourself.
I decided on Continental Extremecontact DW for my car. My reasoning was that I wanted something that was more streetable than trackable. Plus I wanted something that performed very well in the rain. Asides from the very expensive Michelins, the Conti's are seen as one of the best wet-weather perofrmance tires. My next choice would be the Toyo T1r's. I think either of these tires are a great street tire, but they can also handle regular auto-x and even the occaisional track day.
I think you'll be fine with any major tire brand....
Michelin/Dunlop/Continental, all are major sponsors in one or more race events... you'll be fine Kafka.
But like I said.. Conti DW's on sale right now.. $803 all in + $65 mail-in rebate. You can't beat that in Canada. I stress the IN CANADA PART because US pricing is almost always cheaper for everything so don't compare!
If I price out Tire Rack on the Continental DWs they are a good deal $159 for 225/45/18 or $203 for $245/45/18. Sumitomo ZIIIs are $139 for 225/45/18 and $143 for 245/40/18. Both work out to ~$600-800 plus 200 for shipping, brokerage, etc. Then there are taxes.
Tire monkey is an interesting site I've been playing with. It's local suppliers of tires. The ZIIIs are $800 there, which is the same price as tire rack.
I'm very curious about these Continental deals. Where are the continentals on for ~$800? US Mail in rebates don't normally apply here.
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2006 RX-8 Shinka. Copper Red Mica.
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Oi... we need to dim sum at some point in the next couple of weeks dude!
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I'm in the same boat Josh.. I'm still damn impressed with how the KDW's have held up over the course of time but at the same point... they're just so damn loud.
Snrub.. you gotta read more carefully. For the third time I'llsay it..... continental extreme contact dw 225/45/18 = $803 all in no additional fees. Plus $65 rebate. INCANADA. Shipped to your door.
^ Yes, please share how we can all enjoy this kind of pricing. However, I'm probably most interested in 245/40/18. I did read what was written, but why are you being so vague about how we can obtain this kind of pricing?
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2006 RX-8 Shinka. Copper Red Mica.
For the Continental DW they do have a pretty amazing price $165.77 per tire (plus the aforementioned $65 rebate) for 225/45/18, shipping is ~$12/tire. 245/40/18s are $239.95. Sumitomo 225/45/18 are $121.99 and they don't list 245/40/18. At those prices I'm very tempted to go with the stock tire size.
It's a very interesting site. Some of their pricing is merely competitive, while some of it is incredible.
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2006 RX-8 Shinka. Copper Red Mica.
Michelin's are very nice but too pricey for this vehicle imho.
I'm really not sure what this means. The tires can only cost a % of value of the vehicle or something?
Anyway, I picked up my 245/40/18 Pilot Super Sports today to replace my cycled-out PS2s.
But, for daily driver tires, that Conti deal Footman posted seems hard to beat.
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2003 Spicy Orange Mazdaspeed Protege (Hers)
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1988 RX-7 Convertible project because I must need more to do
2012 Subaru Impreza WRX 5 Door Commuter and Dog Hauler
Grr Tire Trends changed their price on the Sumitomos the are now $201.95 per. Continentals have increased too! I should have ordered them when I had the chance.
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2006 RX-8 Shinka. Copper Red Mica.
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