Long lasting tires for A4 Quattro?
 

Hi guys,

Bear with me, as I am a naive enthusiast. I don't know nearly as much details as you all do but I do know I love my A4...she's beautiful. ANYHOW, I bought new tires last year...Michelin Pilot A/S Sport and my lame brother just popped 2 of them.
The tire dealers keep telling me that I can get another brand with just as good speed rating and quality but at a lower price. I know they don't carry Michelin's and have to special order them, so it makes me warry. Now, I'm not completely clueless, I know that as long as each set is the same on each side, I'm fine.

However, is it better to just stick to the same tires I have? Eventually, I'll upgrade to the best set I can (if I don't upgrade to a S4 first:rolleyes:). What do you guys think?

Re: Long lasting tires for A4 Quattro?
 

you should stick to the ones you already have... it's probably better that way as the handling of the tires will be similar on all 4 corners...

Re: Long lasting tires for A4 Quattro?
 

I agree with B_RS4, find a dealer that have the Pilots in stock and keep the match set. We had Pilots on our A6 and when it came time to replace them in the spring i went with the same tires, they are nice and quite. If you go with 2 other tires they might have not be as quite as the michelins.

Re: Long lasting tires for A4 Quattro?
 

you will definetly have to stick with the same michelins or buy a new set of four because you run a quattro which is basically awd which means you will not have full benefits of the all wheel drive system and different tread patterns will cause a funny drive