RE: Wheels vs.power, now Toyos suck

["Crane, Damien" <d3c@TENNANTCO.com>]

I have found the Dunlop D40M2 (195/55 14) to have a lot of grip.  On dry
pavement, they were a huge improvement over Yokohama's all
season/performance 185/60.  Decent in rain too.  _Completely_  useless on
snow, tho--not even enough grip to be fun.  SP8000 should be even better.

> ----------
> From: 	Wm. Josiah Erikson[SMTP:josiah@gsinet.net]
> Sent: 	Tuesday, December 01, 1998 11:29 PM
> To: 	EurotekVW@aol.com
> Cc: 	scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: 	Re: Wheels vs.power, now Toyos suck
> 
> I'm personally quite happy with my Dunlop SP Sport 4000 A/S tires. I
> wanted a tire
> that would be good in the dry (but not optimal, of course), good in the
> wet, and
> tolerable in the snow. I haven't tried snow yet, but they have
> considerably more
> dry grip than my old 60 series 14" Dunlop D60A2's (well, duh, they'd
> better), and
> in the rain, they're awesome. They corner better in the rain than any 14"
> tire
> I've ever driven on corners in the dry. But I've never driven a really
> excellent
> 14" tire, I guess. What do you people all think is the best-gripping 14"
> tire for
> the street? A509? AVS Intermediate, maybe?
>     -Josiah
>     '84 GTI
>     '86 Scirocco 8v (buy me!)
>     '87 QSW
>     http://www.gsinet.net/~josiah
> 
> EurotekVW@aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Here's my two cents, since they're my tires. I bought them for a few
> reasons.
> > One...price. Two...Longevity. They have excellent treadwear for a
> performance
> > tire. They,  by far, are not my choice for ultimate dry adhesion. They
> give
> > ample dry traction for day to day driving. Mine haven't given out under
> > rigorous driving, but do cry from time to time. Three...They are
> excellent in
> > the wet. I can fly w/o care down the interstate in a downpour. Remember
> > guys...I live in FL. The roads are hotter. Too soft a compound and it
> gets
> > expensive replacing tires. Plus, it rains enough where I seriously care
> how a
> > tire handles in the wet. Of course there are better tires out there. I
> have
> > yet to find another tire that offers me an adequate balance of the three
> req's
> > I want. Price, dry/wet traction, and treadwear. If there's one, lemme
> > know...I'm willing to try it next time around. Peace out.
> >
> > Frank
> >
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