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Originally Posted by DEI37
I know Volkswagen has such a program. Go to your nearest dealer, and go from there. That, my friend, will be your best bet, most likely.
along with Kumho (I have some on my car), Cooper, and Michelin. Michelin makes a great tire, but they are VERY spendy. Good luck with your search...hope this helps even just a little.
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After some lengthy research on TireRack last night, I've narrowed it down to the Pirelli PZero M&S or the Kumho ECSTA ASX. The Pirelli's are top of the All Weather Performance class, but are fairly pricey at $123 a tire with $39 for shipping, so it comes out to $532. The Kumho's are probably fourth or fifth rated in the category but are only $90 a tire with $49 in shipping, so a total of $406. Both tires have gotten very good reviews by their drivers. The Pirelli's though have universal love from owners and the professional reviewers. So the thought now is, I can spend $400 and know I'll have a much better tire than what I have now, or if I'm spending that much anyway I can throw on an extra $130 and know I have the best tire. There's something to be said for peace of mind with your tires. Knowing you're driving the best is worth something. But I know the Kumho's would be great too.
Also, you mention the Volkswagon dealership. I know one of the maintenence reps there, and he told me to call because they get good deals. I need to do that. The car came with Michelin Pilots that are rated average to below average overall, so I don't want those, but there is a Pilot Sport All Season that is suppossed to be a great tire, but it's like $175 on Tire Rack. I doubt the dealership will be able to get it down to the $123 or less range. We'll see though.
I appreciate everyone's thoughts on this. They really help as I will probably be making the purchase next week sometime. Keep the advice coming
