So, at 27k my Contis are a whisker above the wear bars in back. The fronts have a bit of meat left, but not much.

What's the smallest check I can write, and how long can I put it off? C'mon, I'm not the only Jack Benny* out there - one a you must know...



* for readers under 35, Jack Benny was a famous cheapskate.

 

I think you should try Goodyear f1 eagles. I think thats what I want next time and if you buy some I can find out how they work on a Crossfire without spending any of my money. I looked around and got a better price on the Discount tire website than at my local GY dealer.

 

For all who remember Jack -- "I'm thinking".

Pete

 

I remember Jack and I speak fluent pig-latin too I was in the tire shop last weekend and they had a Kelley "Fierce" the manager told me Goodyear just bought out Kelley. I didn't price them out or even check sizes, but from a pure "looks" point of view, they looked like something worth checking out and I think Kelley was a pretty "economical" tire.

 

1) Is there any downside to having a different brand in front than in back?

2) I found General Exclaim HP (front only) for $79. Any opinions out there?

...I'm finding rears at over $200 clams each. Any way to beat that down?

 

I bought a set of F1 Goodyear run flats for the back of my leased '04 Xfire to use up the meat left on the front, they were 285/35's and they filled out the fender wells real nice, looked better than the 255's. I had not decided if I was going to buy the car or not at the end of the lease. Then I bought an SRT6 and thought since I had to put new tires on the car before I turned it in I was going to get some use out of the new one's. So I only put a few thousand miles on them, I kept them in case I wanted to buy a set of rear rims to put them on to take the SRT6 to the strip and not wear out my PS2's. I think I paid $280 for the pair off of e-bay, I would highly recommend the F1's, I thought they held the road great.

 

i don't pay anything for tires...is that cheap enough for you...it was included with my car purchase (tires and oil changes for life).

i had the conti-touring on originally and then they switched them to the contisport 2's.

 

If i was going to replace my tires right now, i would buy the Generals at the tire rack that you are referring to. You can get the General for the front in the stock size, plus they are available for the rear in size 245/35/19 for $127 each. The difference in diameter is only 1% according to the tire size calculator at: 1010tires.

http://www.1010tires.com/TireSizeCalculator.asp

 

i just did that only I got the 265/30/19 rear generals. mine is an '05 srt6 lease going back in 5 mths and I too wanted the cheapest tires I could find. the generals are actually great tires. definitely worth a look. tire rack has great prices on them.