Originally Posted by GulfCoast
4) How often do you change tires? How expensive are the tires you use?
I have the Michelin PS2's on my car and have 26,000 miles on them. I expect to get at least an additional 4-5 thousand out of them.
Here is what you can expect to pay for new tires using Tire Rack as a price source (Discount Tire will match their price if you don‘t want to go through the hassle of having them shipped):
Michelin Pilot Sport 2 - $1,042.00 (front: $212.00 each, rear: $309.00 each)
Continental Sport Contact 2 - $792.00 (front: $164.00 each, rear: $232.00 each)
Goodyear F1 Eagle GS-D3 - $850.00 (front: $192.00, rear: $233.00)
I am going with the Goodyear F1’s when it’s time for new tires. Car and Driver did a test a little while back of eleven brands, the Goodyear F1 Eagles came in first. There have been a few forum members that also spoke well of the Goodyear F1's.
OVERALL SCORE
Goodyear: 1050.4
Continental: 1031.9
Yokohama: 1027.0
Michelin: 1018.7
Hankook: 1015.4
Dunlop: 1002.2
Pirelli: 1002.1
Toyo: 999.7
Bridgestone: 993.9
BFGoodrich: 993.0
Kumho: 990.7
http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10252/tire-test-the-quick-and-the-tread.html