tire question

[sad_rocc at yahoo.com (Dan Smith)]

Thanks for all the tire info guys, I know it would seem logical to go with the Summer tire over the All-Season, but the yokos got better reviews and scored higher than half the Ultra High Perf. This review has me sold on them though, thanks Daniel just what I was looking to hear. Plus Discount Tire sells them for less than tirerack which kicks ass ($61 and no shipping vs $67) and if I'm real lucky, I can get Big-O to pricematch (we don't have a discount tire) and I'm golden! Ironically, they've never sold a tire in my size there so they couldn't give me a price range. I laughed when they said, "What car is it, we need to know because there's a factory speed rating...." "It's a 1980 Volkswagen, I think back then it was like 100 or something."
 
Dan
P.S.- Between the combined forces of the Dans and the Smiths on this list, we own this place ;) (j/k) 

daniel savatteri <yoscirocco@hotmail.com> wrote:
I have the G-force sports in 205/40/16 and there great. Great tread wear, 
stick nice, and there their actually good in the rain. I had the Yokahama 
AVS ES400's (i think that was the model) and they sucked horribly, so 
personally I wouldn't buy the Yokohamas. The G-forces remind me of my Comp 
TA's with a little more bite and you can't beat the price. Personally my 
favorite tire I've owned.

>From: "Denny Maula" 
>To: "Dan Smith" , 
>Subject: RE: tire question
>Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 13:19:31 -0700
>
>Personally, I'd be eager to try out the g force sports.
>
>Looks like your in the market for a summer performance tire where as the
>latter choice could feasably be a year round semi sport tire.
>
>If you do enjoy the twisties, why not just go with the g-force. That
>way you'll get the full effect of the drive rather than compromising.
>
>Just my opinion though.
>
>I did drive year long with s03 though.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: scirocco-l-bounces+dmaula=gordonrees.com@scirocco.org
>[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+dmaula=gordonrees.com@scirocco.org] On Behalf
>Of Dan Smith
>Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2005 1:08 PM
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: tire question
>
>
>It's time for me to mount some rubber on my fancy new rims but I need
>some opinions on 2 different tires. I get lost in the sea of categories
>and numbers and whatnot.
>
>Driving Style: I don't race ever, just stick to roads but I do enjoy
>doing the occasional canyon run and ripping through the twisties. Summer
>season here is May to about end of Sept and I'll probably put about 15k
>mi on them or so. Hardly ever any rain, so wet traction isn't a real big
>issue. Not ever going to see snow. Noise isn't an issue, the main thing
>I'm looking for is a good mix between grip and treadlife but I also need
>a tire with strong sidewalls as I'm going with a 40 profile.
>
>Here's the 2 I'm inbetween:
>BF Goodrich G-Force Sport- Ultra High Performance Summer 205/40ZR16 340
>treadwear These are new and so haven't had any ratings on tirerack but
>they tested extremely well and all the reviews have been very favorable.
>Nice tread pattern as well. $67 each
>
>Yokohama AvidH4S- High Performance All Season 205/40HR16 500 treadwear I
>don't need an all-season tire and because of this and their super high
>treadlife I'm not sure what kind of grip they will have. The main reason
>I'm considering them is because they scored mid 8s or better in all the
>categories (8.8 for dry traction!) and have pretty favorable reviews.
>Plus, these will probably dry rot before they go bald. $70 each
>
>Thanks,
>Dan
>
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