Good Tires

[pbureau@attbi.com (pbureau@attbi.com)]

I used to have pirelli's and in Texas, the summer heat 
simply makes them melt, 50K tires driving normally on 
cement highways (yeah asphalt is rare in texas) just 
wore them down in 30K and they got rather slick in rain 
time (cement has a nasty habit of holding on to rubber 
and oil until it rains.... yikes)

the khumos are holding up nicely, and they don't care 
when it rained or not.
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ATS - Patrick Bureau
1985 8v Euro GTX 3A/JH Project
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1988 16v FOR SALE : 1500.00$ 
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> I looked at the Kumho Ecstas  and Pirelli P7000s in a 195/50/15. Read
> all the reviews on Tire Rack, and decided on the P7000s.Although Kumhos
> supposedly have a higher wear rate, remember that this rate is something
> that each tire manufacturer comes up with against it's own tires. They
> were about the same price, but the Pirelli s had the Road Hazard
> warranty, whereas  the Kumhos didn't. Unfortunately Pirelli is TOTALLY
> out of stock in this size. Tirerack had them for $47 each.
> I ended up getting Pirelli P700z again. $105 Canadian,
> installed&balanced. TireRack has these at $46 each. Amazing try
> grip,(watch out in the rain, especially when they wear) pretty good wear
> .Very good tire for the $. I will be getting the Kumhos in 205/50/16 for
> my MB 190E(just scored a nice set of 7.5x16 5 spoke mags on Ebay for
> $182US.)
> John
> 
> Allyn wrote:
> 
> >   i'd go kumhos. 205 is ok on 6.5 wheels, but be careful as they could
> > scrub the strut towers (not a prob if you have coilovers or a ground
> > control type setup).Al
> >
> >      ----- Original Message -----
> >      From: Tyler Pease
> >      To: List
> >      Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 1:17 AM
> >      Subject: Good Tires
> >
> >
> >      I'm on discount tire direct right now.  I'm looking at
> >      205/50-15's and want to keep the price below $100 per tire.
> >      I live in Olympia, Wa so I have lots of wet weather but a
> >      good amount of dry weather too.
> >
> >      Right now I'm looking at the Kumho Ecsta Supra 712, the
> >      Falken Ziex ZE-512 and the Nitto NT 450 Extreme
> >      Performance.  Are any of these really good or even the best
> >      choice of what to get.
> >
> >      Also are there any problems with putting 205's on 6.5 inch
> >      wheels?  Thanks and sorry for another tire question :o)
> >
> 
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