Re: replacement tires for 2001 S4
 

"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message
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> I'm in the market for a set of new tires.

Kumho's are great deal if you're not a brand snob.

Re: replacement tires for 2001 S4
 

In article <D_Nac.90140$cx5.20289@fed1read04>,
Ian S. <iws51remove@cox.net> wrote:
>
>"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message
>news:406b11c7$0$565$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
>> I'm in the market for a set of new tires.
>
>Kumho's are great deal if you're not a brand snob.

Not necessarily, but what if anything do you give up in return
for the $50 cheaper price?

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)

Re: replacement tires for 2001 S4
 

"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message
news:406c4955$0$576$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> In article <D_Nac.90140$cx5.20289@fed1read04>,
> Ian S. <iws51remove@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> >"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message
> >news:406b11c7$0$565$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> >> I'm in the market for a set of new tires.
> >
> >Kumho's are great deal if you're not a brand snob.
>
> Not necessarily, but what if anything do you give up in return
> for the $50 cheaper price?

I honestly don't know. I've had the ecsta supras on my A4 for over 15,000
miles and they still have 7/32" tread left so they are living up to their
wearability. Living in Arizona, I don't get much opportunity to test them in
the rain but their dry handling and braking are very good. They are fairly
quiet for a performance tire. Are there better performance tires? Sure but
they'll all cost you a lot more money. Like I said, the main drawback is
their lack of a prestige name. Even without consideration of price, they are
competitive tires. Price just clinches it.
>
> --
> John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)