Hey all,

I could do with some tire advice. As I am in the UK, it is pretty wet here most of the time, with some some ice and snow in the winter. In the UK (dunno about elsewhere) the car comes fitted with Bridgestone Potenzas. I found that these tires perform pretty well when the road is warm and dry and the tires are warm. Wet roads is a different matter though, as I am starting to experience.

Stepped out several times now at roundabouts and cornering, so am thinking of putting some different tires on. As I know nothing about tires, some advice would really be appreciated.

Essentially, I am looking for tires that will perform well in the wet weather, and reasonable well in the dry. My main consideration here is maximum grip under all conditions. I know i can simply slow down a bit, but that is not really an option

Any advice you guys could give me would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

Martijn

 

Don't you have DSC? I don't recall seeing any complaints on this forum regarding OEM tire performance in the wet, but for winter driving everyone praised DSC's performance for keeping the car in line.

Are you new to RWD cars? Remember that a RWD will step-out quite easily on greasy, diesel oil covered city roundabouts. Take your car out on a 'clean' country road and see if it still steps out on curves. If it doesn't, then your problem is the crap all those trucks are dumping on the roundabouts, not tires, and the only way to stop stepping out in any 240 hp RWD car is to take it easy. (Ask any motorcyclist; entering a major roundabout in the wet is like entering a minefield....tread carefully!)

 

I've grown rather fond of the Toyo Proxes P4 as of late... rather impressive wet performance.

Ray

 

I have a set of Mich Pilot Sport SP2's - awesome in the wet. 245/40-18's on OEM wheels. The best tires I have ever owned - probably the most expensive too.

Highly reccomended.

 

I'm glad that size fits the stock rims. I'm thinking of going with BFGoodrich® g-Force T/A KDW 245/40R18. Costco has them for $180.99 complete installation and disposal fees. No hidden add ons.

 

I too am beginning on the road to tire purchase. I have around 12000 miles on the car. I live in a hot/humid sometimes rainy climate and am an everyday driver. From the thread info I have looked at, it sounds like 245/40-18 is the going thing. Also Mich Pilot Sport 2 and that BFGoodrich TA KD. Is this right for my needs? I want a good tire but noise on these stock tires is getting to me now as they age plus I have thumping and whining on a rear tire that a reason cannot be found. Alignment fine, balance fine, Roadforce checked.

 

check out www.tirerack.com
You might not want to buy there but it's a great site for tire info. They do their own testing and they publish surveys and stats.

 

Les Schwab-Tires ( in northern Cal) has a 245/40/18 WANLI S-1099 ALL SEASONS for $125.86. I believe the UTQG is 180 or 280 is what I thought I saw on them. It Looks exactly like the Yokohama AVS Sport(and thats what they told me they are). That YOKO is a good all weather tire that goes for over $200. Some research needs to be done before thinking about a buy...anyone know about these???

 

Kick start this again! Has any one seen any thing these tires which I mentioned in previous message? They allso have "Ventus 405" and Ventus K104..... anybody know of these..