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General AS-03's. Very good wet traction performance, fairly quiet, has a firm but not harsh ride. I have 10,000 miles on mine, and they look pretty much new.
If you want to spend the money though, can't really beat the Conti Extreme Contacts.

I recently replaced all four tires on my Bonne with some BF Goodrich Advantage TAs. They're a grand touring tire with a non-directional tread. I purposefully went with a ND tread so I could rotate easily myself if I wanted to. I've been pretty happy with them so far. They have done very well in the rain. Most of my driving is highway.

Q-Ship wrote:I recently replaced all four tires on my Bonne with some BF Goodrich Advantage TAs. They're a grand touring tire with a non-directional tread. I purposefully went with a ND tread so I could rotate easily myself if I wanted to. I've been pretty happy with them so far. They have done very well in the rain. Most of my driving is highway.

I have had these tires for about 2 years now with 24k on them. They are great! They handle everything respectably and are great for the price. Plus they aren't showing too much signs of my abuse. I would recommend them. They are a very quiet tire too. That's the first thing you will notice after you have them installed.

What's wrong with goodyear assurance's? I have 29k on mine and the wife's car has 15k so far and have not seen anything negative from wear to traction.I have had Hancooks, Yokahoma, Bridgestones that all wore out faster than the tires I have now with the same ratings.

There are multiple products within the Goodyear Assurance line. Are you referring to the ComforTred, TripleTred, or Fuel Max?

There are big differences between them.

repinS wrote:There are multiple products within the Goodyear Assurance line. Are you referring to the ComforTred, TripleTred, or Fuel Max?

There are big differences between them.

you are correct, I will have to look. They are not the TT for sure, 70K warr

I had the TripleTreds and they were fine for 20k, then drove me nuts for 5k till I replaced them...

It's also pretty well known that you abused your TripleTreds real good, Ed. They're a passenger car all season designed for long life and wet weather/all around use, not burnouts... Properly treated, they are a tire that will last a heck of a lot longer than 25k. That said, I think they're a reasonably decent value for your money if you're not looking for performance, but rather comfort and treadlife. A direct competitor would be the Michelin Defender - I don't have an opinion on these, but am hesitant since its predecessor, the HydroEdge, was known to dry rot sooner than many drivers could wear them out (I've had this happen first hand).

Cliffs notes, my suggestions/opinion below from best to worst in each category, for all seasons. Go with the best deal you can find. I am assuming you are not looking for a separate set of winter tires, if applicable.

Comfort/Treadlife: Pirelli P4, Hankook H727, Goodyear TripleTred, Michelin Defender
Mid/Performance All-season: Continental ExtremeContact DWS, General Altimax HP, BFG Advantage T/A
Performance All-season: Continental ExtremeContact DWS, Cooper RS3-A, General G-MAX AS-03, Pirelli PZero Nero All Season



If you will be seeing significant winter usage, I really suggest the Continental DWS and not the others, whose performance will taper off very quickly in deeper snow. It manages to be a sporty tire in the summer while maintaining very usable winter performance, yet still has good treadlife. It is a bit more expensive, but a worthwhile choice if you don't want to have separate winter/summer sets.

They had 1 drag-strip day and some hard driving on them, but not THAT much abuse. They should've lasted a lot longer than 25k, considering it's a 60k treadwear tire. 90% of the driving on them was just highway driving...

I know it as a 60k tire too, and there shouldn't be any reason why it won't last close to that long on a Bonneville under normal conditions. My guess is that either you drive harder than you think, or you had an alignment condition you didn't know about, or both. Pretty sure I drive harder than you do (in turns, at least) and at 18,000 miles my low-treadwear rated summer Firestones look like they have at least another 10,000-15,000 to go. This is including one drag day and one autocross. Toe is set at zero, camber is within stock spec.

It's not really worth arguing about, lol. I do probably drive "harder" than I think, and I was 17-19 at the time I had those tires, so yeah I drove the crap out of them, lol.

I'll toss in a vote for Michelin Primacy MXV4's:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... e=Michelin

I did a lot of research, and people all over the country in all sorts of different climates and driving conditions gave pretty favorable reviews across the board. When I swapped mine out from Toyo touring tires (model unknown)...I noticed it before I even drove out of the parking lot. I've only put a few thousand miles on them, but WOW what a difference - smoother, quieter, absorbs bumps better, handles better, corners better. I love them. I didn't want to spend that much on tires, but I'm glad I did. I do about 70% highway driving. Love 'em.