What type of tire do you recommend?

[Josh]

I have a Audi A6 3.0 Quattro. 17-inch wheels...any recommendations? Trying to keep it under $150 a tire.

 

[DeviousTrap]

Summer/Winter/All-season? What's more important, handling, comfort, or treadlife?

 

[Muadib]

You didn't say what year is your car, and your profile doesn't say where you are. You could at least list the state.....

 

[DivideBYZero]

Rubber.

 

[overst33r]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...omCompare1=yes&place=0

If you don't need an extremely sticky tire, the above tires are hard to beat, especially considering the price. Cheap, relatively sticky, excellent in the rain, good tread life, etc.

 

[Vetterin]

If you don't need to drive at 140 mph or maintain 0.97 G's on the skid pad I consider the All Season Touring or Grand Touring tire the best bang for the buck.
FWIW I have Yoko Avid TRZ's on 2 of my 3 cars and cant say enough about them.

 

[kaizersose]

uhm, some preferences (as asked above) would be helpful.

personally, i went with BF Goodrich RE960AS and couldnt be happier. much quieter than stock pirelli's and better grip in almost every situation. i believe they were around ~$130/tire. i price matched to Tire Rack at Firestone Tire Center which got me free alignment, balancing and rotation.:thumbsup:

dont skimp on tires, the rest of the car wont matter if they are bad.

 

[mwmorph]

I've seen everything from 195/55/17 to 275/35/17 so you're going to have to narrow down the size that fits or at least the year of your car and what you want for the tire. How much noise, tread life, performance, wet traction, snow traction, etc...?

 

[Xcobra]

Originally posted by: Vetterin
If you don't need to drive at 140 mph or maintain 0.97 G's on the skid pad I consider the All Season Touring or Grand Touring tire the best bang for the buck.
FWIW I have Yoko Avid TRZ's on 2 of my 3 cars and cant say enough about them.

exactly what I have, they are very quiet and good handle. Good value, IMO. Definitely a keeper

 

[zerocool84]

Originally posted by: DeviousTrap
Summer/Winter/All-season? What's more important, handling, comfort, or treadlife?

Yea you seriously need to give us something to work with here.

 

[nakedfrog]

Kumho tires provide great bang for the buck.

 

[Josh]

2004 - New Jersey

Would like all-season

Looking at Sumitomo right now...

Size is 235/45R17

 

[chucky2]

Check out Continental's ContiExtremeContact...they did pretty good this winter on my brothers T-bird, and they do great in the dry and rain. Road noise and harshness it's like a touring tire...

I worked with the local Walmart to get a quote ($350 for 4 of them, 15" though), and then took that quote to a real tire shop and had them price match. You might try and do the same... NOTE: Walmart said they'd have to order them, and it took finally getting the manager to look in another book they had to find out what the price would be...but in the end paying $400 out the door instead of $600 out the door at the real tire place was worth it.

Chuck

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: Josh
2004 - New Jersey

Would like all-season

Looking at Sumitomo right now...

Size is 235/45R17

BFG g-Force Super Sport A/S

They're almost identical to the famed Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's but for quite a bit less money.

$125 each at Tirerack.com in your size (plus road hazard, shipping, local mounting, etc.)

Or check Costco if you have a membership there. BFG is a Michelin brand (which is the only brands of tires that Costco sells) and they tend to have excellent prices on those tires that include literally everything. You're out-the-door at exactly the quoted price per tire, including free road hazard/balacing/rotation.

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: mariok2006
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...omCompare1=yes&place=0

If you don't need an extremely sticky tire, the above tires are hard to beat, especially considering the price. Cheap, relatively sticky, excellent in the rain, good tread life, etc.

Those are the ones we just put on our 01 Corvette. Good all round tire. Made a little noise at first but i fixed that. Good tire with a great price.

 

[mitaiwan82]

I liked the Falken ZE-512s on my Accord (225/45/17)...last week I've now gone back to stock wheels (205/60/16) and running on Falken ZE-912 (replacement for ZE-512s). Got the tires at Edge Racing and then had the local Discount Tires to put them on...so far so good.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Josh
2004 - New Jersey

Would like all-season

Looking at Sumitomo right now...

Size is 235/45R17

BFG g-Force Super Sport A/S

They're almost identical to the famed Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's but for quite a bit less money.

$125 each at Tirerack.com in your size (plus road hazard, shipping, local mounting, etc.)

Or check Costco if you have a membership there. BFG is a Michelin brand (which is the only brands of tires that Costco sells) and they tend to have excellent prices on those tires that include literally everything. You're out-the-door at exactly the quoted price per tire, including free road hazard/balacing/rotation.

Thanks, you just picked my next set of tires. I have the Pilot Sport A/S on my car now, because of their snow rating. The BFG's weren't out when I bought the Michelin 2 years ago.

I agree that Costco is the way to go too. They put nitrogen in your tires!! If you are like me, and hate putting air in your tires, nitrogen is the way to go. I checked my tires today for the first time since I had them rotated back in September. They were perfect!

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Josh
2004 - New Jersey

Would like all-season

Looking at Sumitomo right now...

Size is 235/45R17

BFG g-Force Super Sport A/S

They're almost identical to the famed Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's but for quite a bit less money.

$125 each at Tirerack.com in your size (plus road hazard, shipping, local mounting, etc.)

Or check Costco if you have a membership there. BFG is a Michelin brand (which is the only brands of tires that Costco sells) and they tend to have excellent prices on those tires that include literally everything. You're out-the-door at exactly the quoted price per tire, including free road hazard/balacing/rotation.

Thanks, you just picked my next set of tires. I have the Pilot Sport A/S on my car now, because of their snow rating. The BFG's weren't out when I bought the Michelin 2 years ago.

I agree that Costco is the way to go too. They put nitrogen in your tires!! If you are like me, and hate putting air in your tires, nitrogen is the way to go. I checked my tires today for the first time since I had them rotated back in September. They were perfect!

I agree with the costco thing except for the whole "Nitrogen in your tires"

There's no benefits between nitrogen and air. The air you breathe is 78.1% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 0.93% Argon(another inert gas), 0.4% CO2 and a little bit of everything else.

It doesn't mean gas won't leak out, it doesn't mean it'll make your ride any better or your tires any more special, it's mostly just marketing.

 

[Josh]

ended up getting sumitomo HTR H4s. big thanks for the help though will use for future purchases.

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: Josh
What type of tire do you recommend?

A round one.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Josh
2004 - New Jersey

Would like all-season

Looking at Sumitomo right now...

Size is 235/45R17

BFG g-Force Super Sport A/S

They're almost identical to the famed Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's but for quite a bit less money.

$125 each at Tirerack.com in your size (plus road hazard, shipping, local mounting, etc.)

Or check Costco if you have a membership there. BFG is a Michelin brand (which is the only brands of tires that Costco sells) and they tend to have excellent prices on those tires that include literally everything. You're out-the-door at exactly the quoted price per tire, including free road hazard/balacing/rotation.

Thanks, you just picked my next set of tires. I have the Pilot Sport A/S on my car now, because of their snow rating. The BFG's weren't out when I bought the Michelin 2 years ago.

I agree that Costco is the way to go too. They put nitrogen in your tires!! If you are like me, and hate putting air in your tires, nitrogen is the way to go. I checked my tires today for the first time since I had them rotated back in September. They were perfect!

I agree with the costco thing except for the whole "Nitrogen in your tires"

There's no benefits between nitrogen and air. The air you breathe is 78.1% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 0.93% Argon(another inert gas), 0.4% CO2 and a little bit of everything else.

It doesn't mean gas won't leak out, it doesn't mean it'll make your ride any better or your tires any more special, it's mostly just marketing.

Nitrogen isn't affected by the change in temperature though. With air, your pressure will change around 1 psi of pressure for every 10 degree change in the temperature. A 5 psi loss can change your handling, traction, gas mileage, and the durability of your tires.

It was in the 80's when I last checked my pressure. During the winter, the temps here got as low as 1 degree. That's quite a change in temps, and yet my tire pressure was just as it was in the fall. I dare you to try that on air!!!

Besides, it's not like you pay for the nitrogen at Costco. It's free, unlike the 50 cents most gas stations here charge for air.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975

Originally posted by: mariok2006
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...omCompare1=yes&place=0

If you don't need an extremely sticky tire, the above tires are hard to beat, especially considering the price. Cheap, relatively sticky, excellent in the rain, good tread life, etc.

Those are the ones we just put on our 01 Corvette. Good all round tire. Made a little noise at first but i fixed that. Good tire with a great price.

I just put these on my car as well, I really like them so far. They are quieter than the OEM Continental ContiSportContact, plus they offer better traction and longer life, at something like half the price.

 

[WolverineGator]

Originally posted by: Josh
What type of tire do you recommend?

The ones given away free from your local Craigslist!

 

[mwmorph]

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Josh
2004 - New Jersey

Would like all-season

Looking at Sumitomo right now...

Size is 235/45R17

BFG g-Force Super Sport A/S

They're almost identical to the famed Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's but for quite a bit less money.

$125 each at Tirerack.com in your size (plus road hazard, shipping, local mounting, etc.)

Or check Costco if you have a membership there. BFG is a Michelin brand (which is the only brands of tires that Costco sells) and they tend to have excellent prices on those tires that include literally everything. You're out-the-door at exactly the quoted price per tire, including free road hazard/balacing/rotation.

Thanks, you just picked my next set of tires. I have the Pilot Sport A/S on my car now, because of their snow rating. The BFG's weren't out when I bought the Michelin 2 years ago.

I agree that Costco is the way to go too. They put nitrogen in your tires!! If you are like me, and hate putting air in your tires, nitrogen is the way to go. I checked my tires today for the first time since I had them rotated back in September. They were perfect!

I agree with the costco thing except for the whole "Nitrogen in your tires"

There's no benefits between nitrogen and air. The air you breathe is 78.1% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 0.93% Argon(another inert gas), 0.4% CO2 and a little bit of everything else.

It doesn't mean gas won't leak out, it doesn't mean it'll make your ride any better or your tires any more special, it's mostly just marketing.

Nitrogen isn't affected by the change in temperature though. With air, your pressure will change around 1 psi of pressure for every 10 degree change in the temperature. A 5 psi loss can change your handling, traction, gas mileage, and the durability of your tires.

It was in the 80's when I last checked my pressure. During the winter, the temps here got as low as 1 degree. That's quite a change in temps, and yet my tire pressure was just as it was in the fall. I dare you to try that on air!!!

Besides, it's not like you pay for the nitrogen at Costco. It's free, unlike the 50 cents most gas stations here charge for air.

The free nitrogen gets no qualms from me but it should not be marketed as something special.

If you remember to high school chemistry(or maybe college chem, depends)

All gases are affected by factors identically, barring very, very tiny differences due to variances from ideal gas laws (marginal, in comparison, it's like the weight added by a single electron in comparison to a Hydrogen Atom's atomic weight).

Therefore, nitrogen like all other gases follow the equation

PV=nRT
P= pressure
V= volume
n= the number of moles present
R= a constant depending on the units of measure used
T= temperature

So 20L of nitrogen gas and 20L of air would expand and contract at the exact same rate, assuming the number of moles of gas, the temperature and the volume were the same for both gases.

There are trace amounts of water vapor in normal air (~1% usually), but that wil not affect anything on a measurable basis, at the most maybe a +-1/2psi variance under the most extreme conditions(0C and 100C)

Unless Costco has broken fundamental laws of chemistry and physics, you've been taken in by their marketing spiel.

 

[Muadib]

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: mwmorph

Originally posted by: Muadib

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: Josh
2004 - New Jersey

Would like all-season

Looking at Sumitomo right now...

Size is 235/45R17

BFG g-Force Super Sport A/S

They're almost identical to the famed Michelin Pilot Sport A/S's but for quite a bit less money.

$125 each at Tirerack.com in your size (plus road hazard, shipping, local mounting, etc.)

Or check Costco if you have a membership there. BFG is a Michelin brand (which is the only brands of tires that Costco sells) and they tend to have excellent prices on those tires that include literally everything. You're out-the-door at exactly the quoted price per tire, including free road hazard/balacing/rotation.

Thanks, you just picked my next set of tires. I have the Pilot Sport A/S on my car now, because of their snow rating. The BFG's weren't out when I bought the Michelin 2 years ago.

I agree that Costco is the way to go too. They put nitrogen in your tires!! If you are like me, and hate putting air in your tires, nitrogen is the way to go. I checked my tires today for the first time since I had them rotated back in September. They were perfect!

I agree with the costco thing except for the whole "Nitrogen in your tires"

There's no benefits between nitrogen and air. The air you breathe is 78.1% Nitrogen, 21% Oxygen, 0.93% Argon(another inert gas), 0.4% CO2 and a little bit of everything else.

It doesn't mean gas won't leak out, it doesn't mean it'll make your ride any better or your tires any more special, it's mostly just marketing.

Nitrogen isn't affected by the change in temperature though. With air, your pressure will change around 1 psi of pressure for every 10 degree change in the temperature. A 5 psi loss can change your handling, traction, gas mileage, and the durability of your tires.

It was in the 80's when I last checked my pressure. During the winter, the temps here got as low as 1 degree. That's quite a change in temps, and yet my tire pressure was just as it was in the fall. I dare you to try that on air!!!

Besides, it's not like you pay for the nitrogen at Costco. It's free, unlike the 50 cents most gas stations here charge for air.

The free nitrogen gets no qualms from me but it should not be marketed as something special.

If you remember to high school chemistry(or maybe college chem, depends)

All gases are affected by factors identically, barring very, very tiny differences due to variances from ideal gas laws (marginal, in comparison, it's like the weight added by a single electron in comparison to a Hydrogen Atom's atomic weight).

Therefore, nitrogen like all other gases follow the equation

PV=nRT
P= pressure
V= volume
n= the number of moles present
R= a constant depending on the units of measure used
T= temperature

So 20L of nitrogen gas and 20L of air would expand and contract at the exact same rate, assuming the number of moles of gas, the temperature and the volume were the same for both gases.

There are trace amounts of water vapor in normal air (~1% usually), but that wil not affect anything on a measurable basis, at the most maybe a +-1/2psi variance under the most extreme conditions(0C and 100C)

Unless Costco has broken fundamental laws of chemistry and physics, you've been taken in by their marketing spiel.

But as I recall, nitrogen has more density than air, so maybe that is why nitrogen is the better way to go. I wasn't taken in by some spiel, I've seen it the improvement myself. Since the racing & airline industry use nitrogen in their tires, maybe it's not just some spiel.