I'll prob be getting the Falken 452s...maybe the SPTs in 235/40. Normally the falkens cost a little more, but at the size...the 452s are cheaper for some reason, lol.
Shope told me to look at the Pirelli Nero tires that are all season as being the best but I need to research it more. They are one of the few OEM sizes for our car.
The Toyo Proxes are nice too but back ordered they said.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=87
Seems this nero tire is a good choice and only $133 a tire. With being all season I would imagine long life as well.
Read the Tire Rack test of the Pirellis before buying them...
Anyways, stuff like this should be bought based on objective reviews/tests, not some silly marketing or brand name. Even worse is when people buy stuff like that simply because "my friend had them and said they're good."
So those Pzero Nero even though they are all season will still do just as well as a good max performance summer tire in the dry?
The way I figure it is the only way to get a better tire then a really good all season tire has to be a expensive max summer tire. So if I am not going to spend $250 on a max summer tire I might as well not get a cheaper version of it since it wont be as good as the Pzero Nero all season.
Is this correct thinking or am an idiot?
I just want a very good tire that isnt too expensive and the tire shop told me to consider these Pzero Nero tires as being an all around very good tire. Tirerack seems to give it the best ratings over the others and they say its better in dry and some others are better in wet. I am in Cali so no worries on bad weather but my thoughts are that this all season tire is better then a mid range summer tire and it should last longer.
Please verify or correct me.
What tires are you going to buy, when the times approaches, I know I don't want the bridgestone's again, if I was racing SCCA, then maybe the soft bridgestones, however I'm not racing, and over 100 mph on the surface roads in Cali, well you won't have a car if caught. The Kuhmo's seem to be a good deal, only falken and yokohama offer a mileage warranty and that is not the 215/45/18 size, only in the 225/45/18.