What's the point of having tires if they don't make any traction? Everything we
do to our cars in the way of suspension is just for the purpose of managing
those four little contact patches where the tire meets the road. Actually, even
the engine mods are useless if we can't get the power to the ground.
I admit I'm biased towards performance, but I've always believed that trading
away traction for a few more miles of tire life is a dangerous false economy.
When you can't avoid an accident because you don't have adequate traction, will
you think "Well, I may have had an accident, but I'm sure glad I got the extra
mileage out of these tires."
Do the math:
Four Yokohama AVS Intermediates, 195/60-14 at $65 ea = $260
40,000 miles = approx 3 years of driving
Approx $0.24 per day
Four "Brand X" specials @ $35 ea = $140
60,000 miles = approx 4 years of driving
Approx $0.09 per day
Is your car (and your life) worth the extra $0.15 per day? Mine is.
Gordon Glasgow
Renton, WA
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Patrick P.
Castronovo
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 11:49 PM
To: Gordon Glasgow; Datsun-Roadsters (E-mail)
Subject: Re: Need new tires - what can I use?
You do realize that the performance tires are not a long lasting tire; about
30-40 thousand miles of life. Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: Gordon Glasgow <gsglasgow@home.com>
To: Datsun-Roadsters (E-mail) <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2001 10:25 PM
Subject: RE: Need new tires - what can I use?
> Go to http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTires.jsp and put in the tire
size.
> There are 54 choices in 185/70-14. However none of them are what I would
> consider performance tires.
>
> But there are a few good choices in 195/60-14, like the Yokohama AVS
> Intermediate, which is what I'm running.
>
> Gordon Glasgow
> Renton, WA
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