If all you want is grip and TONS of it, give the falken azenis a shot. My second set just came in the mail... $204 to my door for 195/60-14's from tires.com. Really stiff sidewalls, huge tread blocks, and the softest compound out of any "street" tire you'll find anywhere. :) These tires are almost to the level of my toyo RA-1's in the level of stick they have. They're also dead silent in the turns.. not a peep from them. They're _very_ progressive at the limit, so much so that you have to work on noticing how your car is driving as to not over-drive the tires. Downsides? not so good in the wet. They work ok, but with tread blocks as big as your hand they won't be great rain performers. They are LOUD. I never thought of tires as being loud until I got these, but there's a noticable whoosh from them when you're on the freeway. Mine lasted probably a good 8000 miles of really hard driving before they started to really fall off... i stretched them out about another 4000 miles before they were completely bald.
A couple other options are the bridgestone RE730 and the S-03 pole position... if marshall still checks this list I'll let him expand on that (he has used both on his GTI.) If you really "love" the P7000's then you will want to marry what ever tires you get next. In my experience the P7000's had good traction under braking and in the rain, but just generated more NOISE than lateral G's when going through corners. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 4:12 PM Subject: Re: [a2-16v-list] Tire Opinions - Pirelli Kumho Yoko > I'll drive on Yokohamas until I can no longer drive. I even have them on my work truck. The (now discontinued) AVS Intermediate was the best bang-for-the-buck tire I have ever driven on. I liked them quite a bit more than the Kumho 712s I replaced them with(on my old '91 Jetta). When it comes time for me to go back to my summer wheels (on the '88), I'll be ordering a set of AVS ES100s to replace the near-bald set of AVS Intermediates on there now. Every set of Pirellis I've had has given me less-than-expected performance for the price. > > Yokohama AVS Intermediate: Excellent grip(both wet and dry), low noise, even at the limit, plus an excellent price and a tread life that far exceeds it's rating(go easy on the burnouts). I would expect no less from the AVS ES100s. > > Kumho 712: Good tire for the money, but not on par with the Yokohamas. Didn't feel as stable when pushed, and was a bit noisy at the limit. > > Pirelli P700Z: Overpriced for it's return in performance. Save yourself the money and look elsewhere. I believe they have been discontinued anyway. > > You may also want to look at Dunlop and Bridgestone. Not necessarily better or worse, but other options. > > -Dave > '88 Jetta GLI 16V > '81 Scirocco S > '91 Ford F150 > _______________________________________________ > a2-16v-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.a2-16v.com/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v-list > For list archives, see listinfo link above. >
