stiletto tires?

[Redboneohio]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

I can just tell by the tread they're going to be lousy in the snow.

The tread and the price what made me buy them. I have a weakness for tread that's in a shape other then blocks. They where buy two get third one half off and the forth one free so I only paid $212 for a set of tires. The guy gave me the deal cause I went there a few months ago when I got a bubble in my Goodyear eagle gt tire.

[AaronGTR]

Originally Posted by SikMindz

So upsell someone to something they don't need because it's a name brand with a better perceived value? Emphasis on perceived here...

You ruin your own argument with the 2 cars that you own. And don't you dare blow smoke up my ass and tell me that the GA or GP was not based on personal preference and more importantly, AFFORDABILITY. Because based on your own logic the Accord/Camry/Maxima are all better perceived cars than the GA (and arguably safer) and therefore should have been a better purchase for ALL of us.

Just bustin' your chops man.

Originally Posted by SikMindz

I agree that tires aren't worth cheaping out on but you guys are arguing for tires that are more than likely excessive for her purposes. That's what I'm trying to get at.

I'm not trying to up sell her on anything. I don't sell tires.

And who says tires/brands are based on something "perceived"? That's a load of BS. All you have to do is search online or look at tirerack.com. They have these things called customer ratings... . They tend to be pretty accurate when you pool together hundreds of peoples experiences with certain tires. Tire rack also does their own expert tire testing on site and give their own reviews, so the recommendations are based on data, not perception.

And why do you think we are arguing for tires that are excessive for her purposes? I didn't tell her to go get a set of Toyo R1R's. I know she isn't going racing with her car. Better brands have better tires in ALL conditions like I stated, and she lives in Ohio and has to deal with winter weather. Tires with better wet and snow grip are safer and that is not excessive for ANYONE'S purposes!

[Mike Jung]

I must be doing it wrong

I just bought this past spring a set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS tires for now my Mom's grocery getter the GA.

Over kill probably...but they were cheaper than the Bridgestone Potenza RE950's replacements (Bridgestone Potenza RE970AS Pole Position).

[stewartfn18]

extremeContact tires a pretty good tire. i would opt for the DW, but you northerners have snow, so the DWS is a great substitute all season tire

[[ChaosweaveR]]

DWS's are awesome all seasons. Even if they don't see snow, they're great all around tires with good tread life.

[AaronGTR]

Wow, Mike Jung.... where ya been?

[young gun]

Originally Posted by AaronGTR

I didn't tell her to go get a set of Toyo R1R's.

MY BOY RIGHT THERE. R1R's FTW















I know very little about tires and these just so happen to be the only performance tread I have used. So I'm slightly skewed.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

My shop sells Toyo R1Rs for cheap now.

[young gun]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

My shop sells Toyo R1Rs for cheap now.

Quote me. I might want another pair.. Shipping probably would rape me thou. What sizes do they come in? Gonna need something to keep the shelby Z from spinning

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by young gun

Quote me. I might want another pair.. Shipping probably would rape me thou. What sizes do they come in? Gonna need something to keep the shelby Z from spinning

We have a TON of 235/40 R17's. IIRC, they're $100 a piece.

[young gun]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

We have a TON of 235/40 R17's. IIRC, they're $100 a piece.

17's wont do me ****. I got 15's,16's . I'll figure it out when It comes time I guess. The tires I have still got tread but are worthless when it comes to keeping grip when given power

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Time to upgrade. My shop sells wheels as well.

[young gun]

Upgrade? Retro my friend. Stock wheels or well OEM+

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Why not upgrade to a bigger, wider and lighter wheel?

[young gun]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

Why not upgrade to a bigger, wider and lighter wheel?

Its not a racecar. Nor will it ever be. Just a fun old car that puts a smile on my faces and surprises others

[[ChaosweaveR]]

Originally Posted by young gun

Its not a racecar. Nor will it ever be. Just a fun old car that puts a smile on my faces and surprises others

Wait, wut

Since when does it fall under "racecar" to upgrade from lame stock wheels?

[stewartfn18]

not everyone like aftermarket wheels. on a car thats not that common, i dont blame him for wanting to keep the oem wheels

[young gun]

Originally Posted by stewartfn18

not everyone like aftermarket wheels. on a car thats not that common, i dont blame him for wanting to keep the oem wheels

<3

Its an older car. Stock rims are not horrendous like the ones of today

[plastic_indian]

What's with the BlueStreak popularity all of the sudden? They're junk Indochiwhocares tires. They're black (when new), round (sortof) and made of rubber (in the academic sense; I prefer to refer to the compound as Chinesium). They don't balance for ****, make tons of noise, and don't wear worth a damn. If you have a second car, park the GA drive the beater. If not, get steelies and blizzaks or GTFO.

On a second note (and truly, no offense intended), why is a SanFran guy with a Bimmer giving snow tire advice?