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Mike Kozak wrote: »

When I had my 95 Corvette, the tires were only supposed to last 12 months or so and cost 300.00 each!! (not including mounting and balancing)

Were those the Goodyear Gatorbacks or whatever they were called? Those were expensive as hell back in the day.

Bridgestone Potenza REO50A 245-45-ZR18 for my car are $230 ea. and last me about 20k if i'm lucky. Good tires aren't cheap, especially for larger rims.

Joe08867

bobman1235 wrote: »

Judging a tire BRAND based on an experience with a single TIRE is kind of silly. At least as far as performance goes - durability and reliability are maybe a different deal. But even minor differences within the same MODEL, let alone brand, can be night and day in a tire. My car came stock with a set of Bridgestone Potenza "performance" tires, which were great in dry weather and turned into slip-n-slides in the snow. I bought some all-weather Potenzas - same brand, even same model line, just a different "flavor" - and it's a completely different experience. I love the tires I have on there now.

I almosty agree with you. Except when it comes to Goodyear tires. Alot of the cars I have owned came with Goodyear tires. I have owned almost one from each type and all of them sucked ****. The Fortera's on my Blazer are like walking on ice teflon shoes in the rain and snow. And don't hit the brakes going over expansion joints on the highway. It's like the ABS has a fit and it adds another 20-30 feet to your stopping distance. Did I mention I live in NJ where we have more then one season.

The eagles I had on my Cavalier in 93 were even worse. Only good in the rain if you were moving at about 75+ mph. That's always easy to do! :rolleyes:

Then theres the Wranglers I had on my GMC Sierra pick up. They mileage warranty was way off. They replaced all four tires on it well before the 50% mark or about 15,000 miles.

I recommend Pirelli, Michelin, Bridgestone or Yokahoma before Goodyear, Firestone, BF Goodrich or any of the other little brands like Falken.

Jstas

Holy crap!

You guys and your tires!

My stock tires, Goodyear Eagle F1 GS in a 295/45/ZR18 cost about $348 each locally. I just spent about $230 each of Pirelli Scorpion Zero all-seasons in a 285/50/ZR18 and was PLEASED with that! The CHEAPEST tires I can get are Continental ContiSports which are total junk and run about $138 a pop! Unless I throw the 16 inch wheels back on and go for cheap, junk tires from Korea, I'm not getting tires for less than $110. Even the Kumho Ecsta STX in a 255/55/16 were $121 each and those were spectacular tires!