12-09-2006, 04:36 PM
The best I can do is restate what I have already said because you must have missed it.
I said AS tires are a waste. You pay more and get less. I donÔÇÖt mind giving up the single digit number of days it snows in VA for superior grip based on tire price.
You claim that is false. To support your claim you provided two graphs and two links. Let's look at the links first. They are completely subjective. Subjective data gives no credibility to your argument. Links - GONE. Now to your graphs, I said you must compare like tires, or tires that have approximately the same price. All of the tires on your graph cost more than mine. The closest you come to my tires price range is $20+ per tire. Those tires still have a lower rating on your graph. Two glaring errors pop out after evaluating your graphs. First they can not be used as a comparison to my tires. They are vastly more expensive. Expensive tire graph - GONE. The one tire that does come close to mine in price does not perform as well. Cheaper AS tires - GONE. What did your data prove? The conclusion I draw is more expensive tires perform better than cheaper ones. This is no ground breaking discovery, and it is not at all what my original post was about. I wanted tires with good grip at the lowest cost (they also had to come from the Firestone store, but that does not matter).
I apologize for my earlier comment about not wanting you to post anymore. It retrospect you helped solidify my purchase. You proved as AS tire approach the price range of my tires they perform worse. Unfortunately that was not you original intent.
I said AS tires are a waste. You pay more and get less. I donÔÇÖt mind giving up the single digit number of days it snows in VA for superior grip based on tire price.
You claim that is false. To support your claim you provided two graphs and two links. Let's look at the links first. They are completely subjective. Subjective data gives no credibility to your argument. Links - GONE. Now to your graphs, I said you must compare like tires, or tires that have approximately the same price. All of the tires on your graph cost more than mine. The closest you come to my tires price range is $20+ per tire. Those tires still have a lower rating on your graph. Two glaring errors pop out after evaluating your graphs. First they can not be used as a comparison to my tires. They are vastly more expensive. Expensive tire graph - GONE. The one tire that does come close to mine in price does not perform as well. Cheaper AS tires - GONE. What did your data prove? The conclusion I draw is more expensive tires perform better than cheaper ones. This is no ground breaking discovery, and it is not at all what my original post was about. I wanted tires with good grip at the lowest cost (they also had to come from the Firestone store, but that does not matter).
I apologize for my earlier comment about not wanting you to post anymore. It retrospect you helped solidify my purchase. You proved as AS tire approach the price range of my tires they perform worse. Unfortunately that was not you original intent.