In article <406b11c7$0$565$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>,
jfc@mit.edu (John F. Carr) wrote:

> I'm in the market for a set of new tires.
>
> I have a 2001 S4 with Potenza RE040 tires. I'm sick of replacing
> my tires one at a time as the potholes and debris kill them. The
> RE040 are too fragile, I have decided. That makes me suspect of
> the Potenza line.
>
> Any suggestions for which tire to buy, and why you like it?
> Or places to look for info? (audiworld suffers from disorganization)
>
> A guy at the local service station suggests Continental Contact
> or Michelin Pilot.
>
> I'm doing a lot of highway driving so a tire that isn't too
> loud when not being pushed hard would be nice.
>
> Has anybody else noticed that you can't get two people on the
> tirerack.com review pages to agree on whether a tire has good
> wet traction?

Hi,
I have 4 Michelin Pilot sports on my S4 - They are great. I love them.
Not too loud and they handle great in dry weather - pretty good in wet
too. The bad part is that they are not good in snow/ice. I have a winter
set: Dunlop Winter Sport M2s.

I highly recomend the Michelin Pilot's if you have winter tires as well.

Cheers,

Adam