THE Tire Review Thread

Wildman

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We really should have started this a long time ago.

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Brand & model & size - Simple enough, list the tire brand, and designation (all-season, high performance, snow, etc).
Price paid, Mileage - What you paid, how many miles you put on it.
Pros - Things you liked about the tire
Cons - Things you didn't like about the tire
Final verdict - Would you buy the tire again? Your overall thoughts, etc.

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Please bold the first line with the tire brand, model, & size.
 
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Fusion HRI 195/65-15 All season
-Paid about $53 a tire, have about 15k miles on them so far
-Cheap price, great treadwear, good in rain, decent cornering, good feedback
-Not the stiffest sidewall, noticeably louder than OEM, tread design is fugly. When they do fail in corners the front can slide out.

-Would definitely buy them again, great all-season tire for the price & looks like I will get 40k out of them at least



Wanli 225/45-17 High performance Forget the model designation :confused:
-Came with a wheel & tire bundle, which was pretty cheap. Expect to pay $70/tire
-Decent in the rain
-Loud, bad cornering, heavy, very vulnerable to camber wear, bad treadwear.

-I would never buy any Wanli tire ever again.
 
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Falken ZIEX 512 All Season bought 195/65/15
-Paid $70 CDN per tire, I've had them on for 20000 km or so

Pros - cheap, very good OEM replacement tire, but much better than OEM. Works ok in the rain, doesn't hydroplane too easily. Also passable in snow, as long as you drive carefully. Tread pattern is attractive looking compared to OEM.

Cons - There's also a bit more road noise over OEM, and they feel squirmy during turns sometimes. For what they are and how much I paid, I'm perfectly happy with them and have no gripes whatsoever.

Final verdict - I'd buy it again if I needed something OEM-like to replace my tires and I was on a budget. Otherwise, I'd rather spend more money and get something better.
 

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Kumho Ecsta ASX All Seasons 225/45/18

Paid - Can't remember

Mileage - I have had them for a little over 2 years now

Pros - Excellent handling in wet and dry. Good sidewall. Good looking tred

Cons - Road noise over OEM but then again it is low profile.

Final verdict - I plan on buying them again. An excellent all around tire.
 

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Goodyear Assurance Tripletred 205/60/16 All Season
-Paid around $110/tire, driven for about 7000 mi.

Pro - Much better tire than what was previously on my car (dont remember what), amazing wet and dry traction, havent had a chance to try in snow/ice, have not hydroplaned yet even on roads that i used to do so on. very good handling even on my sky high accord :) an estimated 80,000mi. tread life.

Con - More road noise but i dont mind, kind of pricey $$, its a directional tire, thats about it.

Final Verdict - Would definitely buy again, its a great performing and nice looking tire
 
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Brand & model & size - Hankook RS2, 205/50/15

Price paid, Mileage - Whatever Edgeracing.com is charging, less than 10K miles.

Pros - Great handling in wet, even in snow! I put them on early spring and we got some late snow and I actually got pretty decent traction compared to my all seasons.

Cons - Low treadwear. Its like 280 treadwear but I didn't expect them to last that long anyways. Better than the Kuhmo's I used to have.

Final verdict - Would def buy again.
 
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Brand & model & size - Nexeen 3000, Summer tires
Price paid, Mileage - The came with the wheel/tires set... paid 650 for all, I have 20k miles more or less.
Pros - Good traction Wet & dry. 10 X better that stock tires
Final verdict - I would rather try some brand name tires next time (just to try something different)
 

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Brand & model & size -- Nitto NeoGen 215/35/19, all season, ultra high performance
Price paid, Mileage -- I paid 2200 mexican per tire which is bout 195 us per tire, expect to pay 160. I have put about 500 miles on them.
Pros -- Great dry handling, Good wet handling. good sidewall.. have ony hydroplaned once ( today) but because of speed o a corner.
Cons -- more road noise but what can you expect from it, doesnt last too long, treadwear 280
Final verdict -- I would and possibly will buy it again, since i need to replace one..
 
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Bridgestone PotenzaRE950 205/60/15 High Performance All Season
Price Paid-$68.68 per tire at Sam's Club, $314.xx Installed
Pros-They grip better than my Hankook K106's that are on my 17's, 400 treadwear
Cons-So far so good, I'll report back when they see snow.
Final verdict-Would defiantly buy again if I can find them.

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Kuhmo ASX All season, 225/40/18

Price paid, Mileage - 380shipped from tirerack, 20K miles

Pros - Cheap, great all season handling, decent in snow for high performance
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Cons - increase in road noise

Final verdict - These are a great value, but for my next set, i'll probably gonna go Pirelli Pzero Nero MS.
 
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