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Piotrush · 12-21-2007, 02:18 PM

what kind of conditions are you going to be driving in? Do you just need a summer tire? Strong rain traction? All season? Also what size? Do you want to go wider or stay stock?

Here are some recommendations assuming you want stock size summer tires based on your possible financial situation (prices off of tire rack):

broke like a joke: Kumho Ecsta SPT $88/tire - ex gf had them on her mkIV GTI and loved them, she didn't drive her car very hard though.

Got some x-mas money and work at a starbucks: Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 $135/tire- old design, but tried and true. Relatively soft side wall keeps this one from being an extreme canyon carver.

Your pimpin' business is booming and you've just expanded into China: Bridgestone Potenza RE 01R $162/tire - The shit on dry pavement, the shit on wet pavement, cuts tarmac like a steak knife through tri-tip.

As you can imagine I'm biased toward bridgestone, I had the SO3pp on my prelude and LOVED them, a must have if you live anywhere there is a decent rain fall. The RE 01R will be my next tire unless something better comes out in that time.

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Piotrush Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stamford CT Age: 26 Posts: 212 Peter iTrader: 0 / 0%	what kind of conditions are you going to be driving in? Do you just need a summer tire? Strong rain traction? All season? Also what size? Do you want to go wider or stay stock? Here are some recommendations assuming you want stock size summer tires based on your possible financial situation (prices off of tire rack): broke like a joke: Kumho Ecsta SPT $88/tire - ex gf had them on her mkIV GTI and loved them, she didn't drive her car very hard though. Got some x-mas money and work at a starbucks: Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 $135/tire- old design, but tried and true. Relatively soft side wall keeps this one from being an extreme canyon carver. Your pimpin' business is booming and you've just expanded into China: Bridgestone Potenza RE 01R $162/tire - The shit on dry pavement, the shit on wet pavement, cuts tarmac like a steak knife through tri-tip. As you can imagine I'm biased toward bridgestone, I had the SO3pp on my prelude and LOVED them, a must have if you live anywhere there is a decent rain fall. The RE 01R will be my next tire unless something better comes out in that time. Last edited by Piotrush; 12-21-2007 at 02:37 PM.