What is your favorite tire brand?
Those are the same tires I have stock. I'm not too happy with them. The tread has seemed to disappear and I had a tiny nail go through. I've only got 16,000 miles on these babies and it's about time to change them out.[]2003zx3 said:my focus came with pirelli p-6`s i haven`t had the car very long but they ride and handle good. anybody else have these tires? what do you think of them?
This is the only guy who knows anything about tires.... in all the post here!Everyone here is right and everyone is wrong. The three top end dealers are Goodyear, Michelin and Pirelli and they are marketed that way. You also have Dunlop, Yokahama and Bridgestone which are middle of the road, and Falken, Kelly and Kumho which are bargain tires.
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Every company makes good tires and every company makes crap tires. [grinking]
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Some are unfairly crap because they are used in a manner other than their design and have poor performance ( ie. Eagle F1's in the snow). If you are rating the OE tires that came on your car you are judging middle of the road tires that the auto co. got in bulk to work for the masses not the individual enthusiest.
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If you run all season tires which most of you have mentioned you are getting average performance of everything and exceptional nothing so don't expect it!
[][][][][][]**One last word of advice - Your tires are the single best saftey feature you have on your car. If they don't stick you don't go, you don't stop you don't have control. All from something that is mearly held to your car buy air! Think about that the next time your looking for the cheapest tire you can get!
falkens are kinda a let down. they dont really last long, and they never wear right, no matter how aligned your car is. as a tire tech, i have to say, the best street - as in driving around and occasional racing or showing off, would have to be the BF Goodrich's or a nice Sumitomo. they give the best ride to performance that ive seen. we also sell yokohamas and kumhos. kumhos are pretty amaizng, but they are not designed to last, which is also true about the yokohamas. a kumho, if you baby the hell out of it, will last you about 40k... but for the average person, they probably last 20k to 25k. we dont get yokohamas in very often, and if we do its on a craped over rusted 80's eclipse... which with the price there, why not save some of that money and buy a real car?Focusedat50 said:Falkens, good price and performance