Poll: Which tires for your car?
 

Urm, which tire manufacturer do you prefer when buying "rubber" for your car?

EDIT: Yeah, also mention WHY you use/prefer that manufacturer.

Why?
 

I have pirelli P-zeros. They came with the car. And I like pirellis.

Its a 68 Nova, don't you have to put Radial T/A's on it? lol They just work real well on the old bias ply suspensions.

atm i have Continental Sport Contact 205/40/17
I used to ride on Fulda Carat Extremo, and after that on Falken GR-beta. I would say Falken<Fulda/Continental - Maybe continental is a bit better but for sure Falken was the worst of these.

I have nanking 225/40/18; I'd prefer pirelli, but cash is tight this year.

I have Goodyear Wrangler AT/X on my truck. They're ok I guess. If I ever have a nice enough car I'd probably get pirellis.

My car came with Goodyear Eagles, which were OK, but were like pencil erasers when it came to wear.

The Pirellis that I've had were the worst tires I've ever ran on my car, and I was stupid enough to try two sets. They wore unevenly, and I thought that I must have had something wrong with the front end. A mechanic confirmed that the front end was OK, but the tires were crap. I had a coworker that had the same experience on their Infinity Q.

I've ended up with Kumhos, which have been the least expensive and best handling and wearing that I've had so far.

I have Kumho on my car right now. I don't prefer them, they were just all I could afford right now. I used to have Michelins on there and they were a lot better, and looked tougher.

I have dunlops on my Iroc 285/40/17's they wear as good as any zr rated tire can, and were about $175 each

BFGoodrich are the tires of the gods. the G-Force KD is maybe the best bang for the buck tire this side of the continental contiSport.

Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's
Size: 235/40/z18 (that's right, 18")

The best 168+ mph tire in the rain, and has hella traction on dry pavement

I got dunlops on my 71 mustang 255/45/r15. Not bad tires, grip well in dry weather. Havent had any serious issues, of course my favorite tire brand is Hoosier. THey make the sweetest slicks ever.

i like michelin, super smooth

Haven't tried myself, but Kumho seem to be pretty rugged tires, that perform adequately over their entire life-cycle. I must say I am surprised by your experiences with Pirelli.

I voted for Yoko's since I was very happy with my last set of Avid V4's, but from things I've heard my next set will probably be Kumho's (for a sports coupe).
For a truck, BFG's all the way.

I find that Dunlops are fair priced, and give excellent performance for the price.

Eagles for performance and or traction especially on hot cars they don't last long though love them on my 73 Mustang Mach1 and on a new Thunderbird, Run michelins on my wife landrover smooth ride and the full time 4x4 doesnt eat them, I got 16 thousnad miles on wranglers on the rover when it was new and the dealer thought that was pretty good

BF Goodrich has always been good to me. Always like the comp t/a zr's have worn well and performed well.

Only other set of tires I've tried were the Goodyear GT+4s didn't wear well and handling in the rain. Could've been those tires but didn't want to try another set or brand and just went back to the goodrichs.

I am not speaking about all season but summer only

Street Car - Handling
Kumho - Escuta Supra 712
These tires have a awesome wear rating and preform better in the wet than any other Z rated tire I have driven. They don't provide quite as much grip as the Falkin does these will last almost twice as long. Another awesome part about them is they are CHEAP and made in most sizes. These compete side by side with the Eagle F1, Potenza and all other Z rated tires and are comperable in every way... ecept for the price. If you are running a corvette or other car with EMT - these do not support those systems.

Street Car - Drag
Nitto - 555DR
The Nitto has given the drag radial a face lift. This tire has more hookup on the street than any other DR that i have tried. The thing that I like the most though is that it dosen't drive like a drag radial but more like a standard tire. With the BFG DR's you get a huge mushroom feel in the tires as you go around a corner but with the Nitto, it seems to have less flex than a standard H rated tire. In wet weather they actually do good for being a DR.

Track car - handling
Hoosier - R3S03
These tires are DOT approved so you can run them in T class or factory spec class. The provide better wear than the Eagle GS-SC (most comperable compeditor) and arn't subject to getting half as greasy when they are heated up. They tend to stay very consitant and don't have a huge preformnace curve when it comes to them being cold or too hot. Very consistant, well rounded tire. Also these are over 100$ cheaper, per tire than the GSSC.

If your looking for all season - I have no clue, never purchased any LOL

if you like the Comp T/A's youll love the new G-Force KDW's

Pirelli all the way! I have P700Z's on my Civic and they stick like glue.

http://www.pirellimoto.com/images/new_logo_pirelli.gif

Pirelli for domestic, Pirelli or Toyo depending on the car for import.

I voted other because the ideal setting would be a mixed sticky ratio between the front and back (unless you were a 4WD)

My car is currently rolling on 225-50R16 Goodyear Eagle RSA's. I need tires and I can get Eagle F1's for about 3 bucks more per tire. Needless to say... I will be doing that. However, I will have to agree with others about the tread life being not so great.

I run whatever I can get for cheap and that last and whatever I can get for whitewalls. They just have to be decent for snow and dry roads. I don't worry about performance cause my car is slow and I don't drive fast.

Ive got Khumo Ecsta Supra 712s on my car. Size 205/50-16

pirelli... they are nasty what more can you say.

My '98 Lincoln Town Car is Rolling Yokos 245/50/R16s
My '92 Daytona is on Yoko Parada 225/40/R18s

The Yokos have been good to me!

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If cost is a factor, I would recommend Kuhmo Ecsta Supra's. Z-rated tire that wears very well and has cool little tread-wear indicators that tell you when to rotate the tiers.

I got Michelin Tires wides on the back but BF Goodrich on the front:)

225-45-17 front
245-40-17 rear
Continental something or others
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You forgot the Motomaster (Canadian Tire, Tire's)

I'm running on Yoko 420's love them and about half the price of my old Michelins. Miss the stiff sidewalls of the michelins but the traction is alot better on the Yoko's

Best bang for the buck, Kumhos. For all out performance, I'm a Michelin man. But... with 3.5 inch wheels up front and 15x8's in back, I'm a Mickey Thompson Sportsman man :)

It was a tossup between Yoko es100's and Kumho Ecsta Supra 712's

The 712's won out...due to a $20 price difference per tire.

musclecars lover
 

Well I've been driving my chevelle on Good Year Eagle and my Mustang on BF Goodrich for a long time so far and both have proved to be good rubber. They are very affordable and reliable. :thumbsup:

Best bang for the buck on the street right now is the Falken Azenis (I got my 205/50/15s for $67 each shipped) which is what I currently run on my Street Touring autocrosser. The Kumho Ecsta MX is another good choice and I also like the Bridgestone Pole Position S03. The Hankook Z212 should be out soon and could very well become the next hot tire to have. None of these tires last very long if you drive them hard but the level of grip they provide has to be experienced to be believed..

I am running 215/60R16 Kumho Ecsta HP4 716's on my '97 Olds Cutlass Supreme 4-door. They are reasonably priced, and do perform well. However, I am a little less than impressed with the amount of sidewall flex. I like a stiff sidewall. I'm also noticing less than stellar tire wear. I have about 15,000 miles on them, never been rotated, and the fronts have 6/32" and the rears 7/32" which makes no sense on a front wheel drive car. They started at 11/32" as normal. I'm not sure what tire to use next. My Lumina needs tires, too, and while I want something inexpensive, trying to find a nice tire in a 205/70R14 is tough.

EDIT: I had 205/55R16's on the above mentioned Cutlass from GoodYear, in the form of the Eagle RS-A. Gripped nice, but terrible wear. Got about 23,000 miles out of those WITH rotation.

My SLK had Goodyear Eagles on it when I bought it and I have no complaints about them. Don't know what I'll do when it's time to replace them. The guys on the Benz board argue endlessly about tires.