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Old 09-05-2007, 02:07 AM
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So i am coming up at 30,000 miles and found out my tire light keeps coming on after everytime i fill my back right tire with air (there's a nail in it). And the tread is getting low so i decided to buy new tires (the originals are still on).

So if anyone has any advice for all season or wet weather tires with a spending limit of $800 - $900 dollars please drop a line.

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Old 09-05-2007, 09:31 AM
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So i am coming up at 30,000 miles and found out my tire light keeps coming on after everytime i fill my back right tire with air (there's a nail in it). And the tread is getting low so i decided to buy new tires (the originals are still on).

So if anyone has any advice for all season or wet weather tires with a spending limit of $800 - $900 dollars please drop a line.

- Clive
In my opinion the Continental - Conti-tour is the best tire at that price. They are a very good gripping tire, but they wear fast. I bought a new set for my '04 coupe for $870 mounted and balanced.
 
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I would vote against the conti's. My conti's only made it maybe 20,000 and thats with me driving like a grampa, nothing exciting. I have already put 24,000 on my uhp's and they are just starting to show wear and they cost less than the conti's. Now as I imagine everyone has found out that there are really only "z or zr" rate tires and none of them are going to last too long due to the soft compounds.
 
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Check Tirerack i've been buying tires from them for the past few years, good prices.
http://www.tirerack.com/
 
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Old 09-05-2007, 12:36 PM
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I'm opting NOT to go with Conti's this time - only 10,000 miles on my rears, and WELL into the tread marker.
 
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i have cooper axion on mine sold discount tire $235 ea for rears $129 ea for fronts very happy with these tires.
 
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Default Re: Need advice about buying new tires

Originally Posted by Clive
So i am coming up at 30,000 miles and found out my tire light keeps coming on after everytime i fill my back right tire with air (there's a nail in it). And the tread is getting low so i decided to buy new tires (the originals are still on).

So if anyone has any advice for all season or wet weather tires with a spending limit of $800 - $900 dollars please drop a line.

- Clive
Consider Kumho SPT's if they won't see snow. The SPT is a summer tire that has outstanding wet weather performance and pretty darn good dry weather performance. I bought them twice for my old RX-8.

They won't last all that long, but they're super cheap...at tirerack right now, they have 225/40R18's for $90/ea and 245/35R19's (not oem size, but within about a tenth of an inch of diameter) for $152 each.
 
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Old 09-05-2007, 09:27 PM
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Default Re: Need advice about buying new tires

thanks for all the replies guys, i need to get tires soon...
 
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Old 09-05-2007, 09:38 PM
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So far I like these - only a few hundred miles on them so far... My Conti's lasted 35,000 and the fronts were still passable - the rears were shot!.

Not only that, but they were delivered to my dealer within 48 hours.
 

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