recommended 17" all season tires?
07-23-2002, 07:38 AM
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recommended 17" all season tires?
My BB with sport pack quattro should be in very soon. I will have a 36 mo lease and I know I need all season tires. I was thinking of changing over to 17" all season tires this winter and leaving them on, and changing back to the summer tires in about 2 1/2 years, before I give back the leased car. I hated the winter snow tires I had on my old 99 sport pack. Way too noisey. What would be a good all season 17" tire that is relatively quite yet provides grip in the winter? I will have them on the car only for about 2 years; so I want something reasonably priced. I test drove a car with 16" Pirelli stock all season and they seemed quiet. Where should I purchase the tires?
07-23-2002, 07:51 AM
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Your sincerity is compelling. w/o checking sizes, we ALL are loving the Dunlop SP5000s, Sport A2s.
I am running Potenza RE950s, Dry is fine, slippery in the wet and one on my Coupe GT is pushing hard. DUNLOP! Michelin is way over-rated.
07-23-2002, 08:55 AM
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i have had Dunlop 5000s for some time
and like them. well gripping and reasonably quiet. cannot tell you how they handle in a snow, since i have separate winter wheels.
indeed, michelin is overrated and severely overpriced.
indeed, michelin is overrated and severely overpriced.
07-23-2002, 10:27 AM
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Re: Your sincerity is compelling. w/o checking sizes, we ALL are loving the Dunlop SP5000s, Sport A2
are you saying the Portenza RE950s do not do so well in the snow and rain?
07-23-2002, 10:44 AM
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If you check out the customer comments on Tire Rack that IS what they are saying...
I've never owned them, so I can not comment. But I have always been (owned 4 sets) a fan of Dunlops.
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07-23-2002, 12:38 PM
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Re: recommended 17" all season tires?
Well, I had a chat with a some folks about this a while back and I wound up with Yokohoma AVS -DBs. Now they do come in the right size for a standard A4 sport suspension car, but I was told that they are great in rain (my last set was AWESOME) but they kinda suck in snow. On the other hand, I was told that the comparable Dunlops has the opposite problem; poor in rain, great in snow. I wound with the AVS set.
On the new car, I have the stock contis and they seem to be fine. Have tested in the rain (works great) but as you can imagine, not much snow in Atlanta to test with ;-)...!!
Good luck!!
On the new car, I have the stock contis and they seem to be fine. Have tested in the rain (works great) but as you can imagine, not much snow in Atlanta to test with ;-)...!!
Good luck!!