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I have a bubble in the sidewall of my front driver side tire. Right now I have Michelin Primacy HP's and have been pretty satisfied with them. The car is a 2008 w/ 18" and only has 19K on it and I'm thinking of changing a four tires but I don't know which Michelin tire I want to go with. Every where I shop they want $370+ for the Primacy HP and my second choice right now is the Pilot Sport PS2.
First, why are the Primacy HP's so expensive? I thought the Pilot Sport PS2's were the better tire? I have priced the PS2's and they rage from $250-330. I've also notice that there are several versions of the PS2, so what are the differences? Should I go with the cheapest ones?
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First, why are the Primacy HP's so expensive? I thought the Pilot Sport PS2's were the better tire? I have priced the PS2's and they rage from $250-330. I've also notice that there are several versions of the PS2, so what are the differences? Should I go with the cheapest ones?
Thanks!!!
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I have a bubble in the sidewall of my front driver side tire. Right now I have Michelin Primacy HP's and have been pretty satisfied with them. The car is a 2008 w/ 18" and only has 19K on it and I'm thinking of changing a four tires but I don't know which Michelin tire I want to go with. Every where I shop they want $370+ for the Primacy HP and my second choice right now is the Pilot Sport PS2.
First, why are the Primacy HP's so expensive? I thought the Pilot Sport PS2's were the better tire? I have priced the PS2's and they rage from $250-330. I've also notice that there are several versions of the PS2, so what are the differences? Should I go with the cheapest ones?
Thanks!!!![Uhh...](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/1387914497.gif)
First, why are the Primacy HP's so expensive? I thought the Pilot Sport PS2's were the better tire? I have priced the PS2's and they rage from $250-330. I've also notice that there are several versions of the PS2, so what are the differences? Should I go with the cheapest ones?
Thanks!!!
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i don't know about the HP, but i guess they are better on the wear? maybe that's why they cost a bit more
me personally i think the a/s are good tires, had them before, loved them.
ps2 has a lot of specific version for different cars i think. i doubt they have any specific ones for the gs
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The thread wear for the Primacy HP are 240 and the PS2's are 220 so that's not a huge difference. I'm just wondering are they worth the extra $100/tire. When I bought the car in 08 there were only two car on the lot that had the Primacy HP (the rest had Yoko and Dunlop) and I have been satisfied with their performace and wear. The tires on the car still have approximately 50-60% of thier tread left but I always replace the whole set.
The reason why i'm asking about the HP's are because I've read many of the threads and it dosen't seem like many people either had/have the Primacy Hp's. I've read plenty about the PS2 and Pilot A/S but want the best performing tire out of the Primacy HP or the PS2. I live in S. Louisiana so I don't need an All-Season tire.
The reason why i'm asking about the HP's are because I've read many of the threads and it dosen't seem like many people either had/have the Primacy Hp's. I've read plenty about the PS2 and Pilot A/S but want the best performing tire out of the Primacy HP or the PS2. I live in S. Louisiana so I don't need an All-Season tire.
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again i don't know that much about HP, but i doubt it has better performance than ps2. from what i know, ps2 is still bread and butter for michelin in terms of max performance tires. and i can tell you from driving my m3, that tire sticks like hell.
and for sure doesn't live up to the 220 trend wear, haha... i was barely breaking 10k and it was at 2/32 already.
and for sure doesn't live up to the 220 trend wear, haha... i was barely breaking 10k and it was at 2/32 already.
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again i don't know that much about HP, but i doubt it has better performance than ps2. from what i know, ps2 is still bread and butter for michelin in terms of max performance tires. and i can tell you from driving my m3, that tire sticks like hell.
and for sure doesn't live up to the 220 trend wear, haha... i was barely breaking 10k and it was at 2/32 already.
and for sure doesn't live up to the 220 trend wear, haha... i was barely breaking 10k and it was at 2/32 already.
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lol, i have to say i dont' drive my m3 that hard on the road. definitely more aggressive than the gs350, but never burnout or drift.
the ps2 is just amazing
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I have 30k miles on the original Primacy tires, and it appears I'll get another few thousand miles out of them. I also rotate every 5k.
I have also priced replacements, and feel the cost of new Primacy tires is prohibitive.
The Tire Rack website is an effective research tool. From what I've read there, I may be buying Kumhos when the time comes - around $170/tire with excellent reviews.
I have also priced replacements, and feel the cost of new Primacy tires is prohibitive.
The Tire Rack website is an effective research tool. From what I've read there, I may be buying Kumhos when the time comes - around $170/tire with excellent reviews.
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I have 30k miles on the original Primacy tires, and it appears I'll get another few thousand miles out of them. I also rotate every 5k.
I have also priced replacements, and feel the cost of new Primacy tires is prohibitive.
The Tire Rack website is an effective research tool. From what I've read there, I may be buying Kumhos when the time comes - around $170/tire with excellent reviews.
I have also priced replacements, and feel the cost of new Primacy tires is prohibitive.
The Tire Rack website is an effective research tool. From what I've read there, I may be buying Kumhos when the time comes - around $170/tire with excellent reviews.
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