nitroracer

Being in the midwest, it's a no-brainer not running all-seasons. You need a set of winters to survive around here, so it's only natural to pick something from the max/extreme performance summer tire category for the rest of the year.

Amirz

I agree with you guys; even with a couple of short drives, continentals are floatier and have a more luxurious feel than sporty (I don't have any idea how it would perform in rain and snow). My biggest concern was/is the longevity of these. 10 K miles for Michelins with very very very conservative driving is so bad. If continentals last the same, I would definitely get a set of 17" wheels and tires. I changed my tiers more than my engine oil, and I am tired of spending on tires.

Hondabuff

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After I installed the Figs LCA Bushing 90 rating I was able to get 32k Miles on my front set of Michelin AS3+ tires. Rears where shot at 16k. If you buy them from a Michelin dealer they will prorate them for 50% tread life for replacement since the car is a staggered setup. So my rears where rated for 22k miles and I only got 16k so Discount Tire basically gave me 1/2 off a new set of rear tires. They where around $260 a tire new so paying that for 2 is well worth the initial investment. I would buy the Figs 80d LCA bushing next time.

sunamer

I got almost 12k out of a set of 255 DWS06 on my is350 rwd, but that was due to me over-inflating them to get some driving feel back, which resulted in the middle of the tire wearing out more/faster. Also, wheel alignment in the rear was ****, which also contributed to wear.

On the other hand, I have been driving on Indy500 + sotozero3 summer/winter sets.
According to my tire changing schedule which shows exact mileage I changed them at:
Soto3 (4x 225 18inch, still in use ) - 3 winters in a row, 7.4k miles
Indy500 Front(225/18 wore out 80%) - 28.9k miles
Indy500 Rear(255/18 wore out 110%) - 25k miles
DWS06(225/18F, 255/18R wore out) = 11.6k

Driving style - fairly aggressive cornering, spirited acceleration from traffic lights in 25%- 30% cases, aggressive braking if traffic permits.

In my opinion having two sets is a lot better as you have 2 compounds doing a much better job in their respective temperature ranges, vs one that is lacking either in one or in both.

I hit a curb at about 20-25 mph in soft soto3 and took a chunk out of both sidewalls. Still drivable and fine. But I have never damaged those in potholes (hit a number of them tho) and Indy500s also caught a number of those but were never damaged too.

Also, I have RCF LCA bushings.

MRSTICKY

I got Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires. Car sticks to road at high speed long curvature turns on highway. Nice look too.

sunamer

Would not be Mr Sticky without sticky tires! The next stage would be to get a cup2 set?

MRSTICKY

I think there was a reason as to why i chose the PS4s over the cup tires. I just watched a vid and googled for 5 mins and yea, the reasons were wet weather and the cups are geared more for aggressive non daily-driver driving.

Amirz

10K miles later and my rear tires (continental extreme contact dws06 plus) were destroyed again. Replaced them and I am sure next time I'll change my wheels, get a square setup