The tires thread "So I need tires..."

[ScottyB]

so i've altered my course a bit and i'm looking at high performance allseasons instead of summer tires. i just don't use the car in a way that makes much sense for the noise and wear levels of summers any more, especially with high performance all seasons getting better and better. if i commit to any more performance stuff it'll be with a second set of wheels. i think i've narrowed it down to these 2:

Kumho Ecsta 4X are getting great reviews, and with current rebates are only $320 in my size which is an impressive deal. the tread looks pretty tame but i guess the compound is good stuff.


General Tire is owned by Continental, and after doing some poking around the new AS-03 is apparently the same compound as the Conti DW but with a stiffer sidewall construction. considering how well recieved the conti's are, this one's really really intriguing. not as well priced by $80, but probably a more responsive tire.


still considering the RE970 and the Conti DW, but i'll have to get off the fence in about a month. i'll give a review when the new ones go on.

for what its worth, when my RE760's come off the car they'll probably have about 37k miles on them. not bad for a 340 treadwear "ultra high performance summer" tire. its pays to get a good alignment.