Ed
I'm sorry to here you have those AVS "no" Sports. I tried them once and it
was a huge mistake. The tires deserve a D in my book. They were extremely
noisy, had almost no grip and wore very fast. I can't stress enough how
much I hated those tires. To give you a perspective I was coming off using
Firestone Firehawks. The old ones. They would be a B+. They were an all
around great tire. Too bad they don't make them any more. The new Kumho's
are almost in the same league as the AVS's except that I can't wear them
down no matter how much peeling out and going sideways I do every day in the
Mustang. My two cents.
Kirk
ESP
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Runnion, Ed
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:01 PM
To: 'ba-autox@autox.team.net'
Cc: 'Larrybsp@aol.com'
Subject: 315 Tires
>A 315/35-17 V700 for my car is about $160-$170 each. The street
>version of a tire that size is approx. $400.
Larry, you REALLY need to find a better tire connection if you're paying
that much for street 315s!
I have 315/35R17 Yokohama AVS Sports on the back of my SS. Pretty nice
tire, not a V700 when it comes to "stick" but then it lasts a helluva lot
longer as well. Definitely better than a somewhat worn V700 in the wet. I
have approx 5-6K miles on them now, and the tread still looks basically
new......at this rate, I easily expect 15-20K miles (if not more) out of
them.
They run $266 each at Tire Rack (I paid $250 each back in October).
Other choices include BFG KDs for $284 each, Goodyear GS-Cs for $233 each,
and Dunlop SP8000s for $222 each. Even Pirelli P7000 Supersports if you
want an "all season" tire are available for $201 each.
If you're "frugal" (i.e cheap :^), you can get the Sumitomo Street HTRZ in
315/35R17 for $167 each.
Fortunately, as more cars are out there that use 315s, the price has come
down considerably in the last few years.
Ed Runnion Santa Clara CA
mailto:Ed_Runnion@RegionOfDoom.com
96 Chevy Impala SS, BIG tires in back, smaller (275) in front
02 Subaru WRX Wagon, much smaller tires all around :^)
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