NJTTR

Anyone try these tires? They come in a 245/50 17 and are about $65 cheaper than the Mich Pilot Sport A/S.

markcincinnati

No personal experience, but there are reviews on the web that would seem to be favorable.

Of course just like with the Pilot Sport A/S's the question of durability vs performance still remains.

I thought the Pilots were great, overpriced and didn't last long enough to justify their extra high price. I mean for crissakes if you have to change your tires roughly annually, well heck -- my NEW Falkens are a heck of a lot better than my 19K miles Pilot Sports were. My point?

Unless there is some unknown and unknowable flaw in the Dunlop tires -- and assuming they are truly UHP all season tires (and assuming you have treadwear expectations of "around 20K miles") well, what have you got to lose?

I think they have a good rep and there is some feedback on another less costly alternative -- the Conti Extreme.

Don't know about the size availability but I just put new Pirelli PZero Nero M+S on my wife's '03 TT coupe (225 x 40 x 18") -- and they handle great and are virtually silent.


For me, at this point, the Michelen's will remain a great tire -- only problem is they are at least $50 per tire too much for NOT THAT much benefit, from what I can tell based on what I read and my one year experience, over other "similar" offerings from perhaps somewhat less pricey, but still "brand", tires.

NJTTR

Mark,

Thanks for the input...With tax, install etc...the 245/50 17 Mich's are $250, given the car is three weeks old, I can't seem to pull the trigger on $1K...But hate, HATE, HAAATTEEE the Goodyears that came with the AR!

mustbeaudi

I bought a set of 5000 for my V70R a few years ago. WOULD NOT BALANCE - tire shop took em back in trade against Michelin Pilot HMM4 or whatever they call them -damfangled Michelin letters are like decoding French. Hated the Dunnies and with good reason. Michi much, much better but so much more costly.
Conti Extremes and Falkens well liked here, but Falkens seem like a cheapo nameplate to me - like buying a Korean car instead of a Toyota, or something. (Watch me get flamed, now.)

allroad'Ed now

had the SP5000s on my A6 and couldn't keep them balanced. Swapped them off for Michelin Pilots A/S.