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Old 12-11-2001, 01:50 AM
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yokohama AVS sport, Dunlop SP9000S, Bridgstone RE730, and michelin pilot sport.
which one should I choose? I want the one with better tread life...and of course not bad performance, and a resonable price...what will u choose? and what are u guys using? especially want to know the how the wear of the AVS sports is. thanks.
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I can only comment on the SP9000 tires. I had them on my GTI VR6 for 2-3 years with no problems whatsoever. Great dry and wet road handling -- which is what I was after. There are tires with better dry handling, but IMHO, the SP9000 is a good bet. It's grippy, yet has a relatively long tread life, low road noise, etc. I'd recommend these. The Michelins are going to be more expensive, and I would guess they add a bit more dry traction to sacrifce a bit of wet traction, but I'm not 100% sure.
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Default Well Bridgestone S-03 are excellent overall and arguably the best in the wet...

but fairly expensive. Think Edge racing was having a sale on these though last week if I recall. You should also consider Toyo T1s as well, excellent tire. I say go for the s-03, pilot sports, sp9000 or the t1s. Don't think you can go wrong with any of these choices, just comes down to price really.
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Default Bridgestone S03s are best of the best. Less expensive, I like the Kumho ECSTA Supra 712s...

...I don't go ***** out on the street so I like a nice, quiet, smooth, balanced tire. The 712 handles well enough on the street and is excellent in the rain. It's quiet, smooth and refined. At $100 each, for a 225/45ZR17, it's the best deal in town.
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I love my S-03s. Great dry weather performance, Awesome in the wet, and better tread life than most
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in order of perfromance

#1 S-03 Pole Position
#2 Pilot Sport
#3 AVS Sport
#4 P-Zero Rosso

in order of tread life

#1 P-Zero Rosso
#2 S-03 Pole Position
#3 Pilot Sport
#4 AVS Sport

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the rubber ones are good
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Even better when you put them on those big metal wheels and bolt them to the car.
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explain please
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