Thanks in advance.<p>Alex

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Spend your money on something else like Yokohama A520 or Dunlop SP9000. I have only heard bad comments about them. If you don't care about the tread life, Toyo T1s are very good in both dry and wet pavement. And if you have the extra money to spend, Michilin (or whatever) MXX3 is not bad (except it costs quite a lot of $$). Yok A520 is pretty new to the market, but it has the"7" tread design, which is suppose to have even more contact patch than the Yok Nexus (2nd to Nitto 555s) ... plus the two linear treads in the middle are supposed to drain water faster or something.<p>~Prelude SH

<br>I put a set of 225-45-17 on 6 months ago. So far<br>they have been great. I'm still not sure how they will be in snow.

I put on a set 6 mo. ago. So far they have been great. I am not sure if they are any more harsh as I went for 225-45-17 which are lower profile and odviously going to be more telegraphic of <br>road surface. Still waiting to see if they are ok <br>on snow &ice.<br>

I do not like them too much. Why?<br>1. Sidewall too soft<br>2. Suck on water<p>Oscar

They are pretty quiet, and are not *too* rough in 225/45-17, and are EXCELLENT in the wet.. dry handling and grip? eeeeehhh, but they do have a 320 treadwear, and showed little wear on my car...<p>For what you want, they are good...<p>Rich Quinlan<br>Nowhere near stock 1.8tqms<ul><li><a href="http://home.att.net/~richquinlan">Quinland</a></li></ul>

If you want a long-lasting tire, find the cheapest one that has an 80,000-mile warranty. You will probably never have heard of the brand and they will have so little grip as to be unsafe during sudden steering and braking transitions. But they will last essentially forever. Longevity and grip are directly at odds, but you didn't mention caring about wet/dry (or snow/ice) grip.<p>If you want a quiet-riding tire, ask your local dealer for one with the lowest speed rating, least aggressive tread pattern and smoothest compound. These abound from all the different tiremakers, usually called Touring Somethings. Status-seekers love them. Enthusiasts don't.<p>If you want tires that handle well, ask for advice in the proper A4.org Forum, or search its archives for hundreds of choices.<p>