Yokohama AVID ENVigor 205/60-16

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Old 09-29-2010 | 06:45 PM
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Yokohama AVID ENVigor 205/60-16

My Michelins are shot & I'm looking for a good replacement that won't break the bank & until I can get my hands on a set of 06-08 TSX wheels, making these spares.
I've never had any problems with Yokohamas, had the predecessor to this tire on my Saturn when I was Autocrossing it, and never had a problem.
Anyone had any experience with AVID ENVigor's? Or know of a good tire, around $400 for a set?
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Old 09-29-2010 | 07:28 PM
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i was tore between these tires and goodyear eagle gt's. ENvigors are very good tires, but i went with the goodyear eagle gt's since i wanted higher performance and a firmer ride. very satisfied with the goodyears, they perform great in wet and dry conditions, except they do have a weird on center feel which i was aware of before buying them. But for 205/60/16 there isnt many good tires to choose from other than the ENvigors and eagle gt's anymore, unless you want to go back to oem michelin tires
Old 09-29-2010 | 07:39 PM
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i'm on yokohama avid v4's right now on my stockies. not too bad of a tire. not sure what i'm going to put on my 3g tl wheels.
Old 09-29-2010 | 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by gold2003tl (90)
there isnt many good tires to choose from other than the ENvigors and eagle gt's anymore, unless you want to go back to oem michelin tires
Yeah, don't want to pay the premium for the Michelins.
Think I'm going to go with the Yok's. I've always had good luck with them.
Luckily I work at a dealership, so I can get them mounted/balanced for free Just have to figure out how to get them shipped there....
Old 09-29-2010 | 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Yeah, don't want to pay the premium for the Michelins.
Think I'm going to go with the Yok's. I've always had good luck with them.
Luckily I work at a dealership, so I can get them mounted/balanced for free Just have to figure out how to get them shipped there....
Ship them to your house and bring them there?
Old 09-30-2010 | 01:02 AM
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Just put down the dealership address as the shipping address?
Old 09-30-2010 | 09:38 AM
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Or try to pick up a set of TL-S or CL-S rims with tires. I picked up a set of CL-S rims for $260 that had 2 like new tires on them and replaced the other 2 with used but with 85% tread Michelin tires for $120 including mounting and balancing all the rims. So $380 got me a nice set of rims and tires. Try looking around craigslist or black market.
Old 09-30-2010 | 02:25 PM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Yeah, don't want to pay the premium for the Michelins.
Think I'm going to go with the Yok's. I've always had good luck with them.
Luckily I work at a dealership, so I can get them mounted/balanced for free Just have to figure out how to get them shipped there....
Tirerack End of story.
Old 10-01-2010 | 12:21 PM
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Get these tires. I have them on my car right now and they have never let me down. Tirerack, FTW.
Old 10-01-2010 | 12:25 PM
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As the above 2 guys said. Tirerack is the way to go. The Avid EnVigors are rated the highest in their category of tires.
Old 10-01-2010 | 06:19 PM
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Tirerack is where I've been looking. My wife and I are rarely home (40+ hr work weeks, plus commuting), so I don't know about having them shipped to an apt. Don't want them to disappear onto someone else's car. Our main office won't hold packages for some reason.
Wish I could find some 06-08 TSX wheels locally, but haven't had any luck so far.
Old 10-01-2010 | 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Tirerack is where I've been looking. My wife and I are rarely home (40+ hr work weeks, plus commuting), so I don't know about having them shipped to an apt. Don't want them to disappear onto someone else's car. Our main office won't hold packages for some reason.
Wish I could find some 06-08 TSX wheels locally, but haven't had any luck so far.
Just an idea, open up a P.O Box and have them shipped there. Pay for one month service and then close the P.O box. Some P.O boxes will accept packages for you and they will be safe there. BTW I got my 04 TSX wheels and tires on EBAY. Great place to get them cheap!
Old 10-01-2010 | 06:56 PM
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While I know my car is a 3G, I have these & they're pretty good so far. They're quite a bit smoother than my previous S.Drives & they grip fairly well.
Old 10-02-2010 | 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by 00TL-P3.2
Tirerack is where I've been looking. My wife and I are rarely home (40+ hr work weeks, plus commuting), so I don't know about having them shipped to an apt. Don't want them to disappear onto someone else's car. Our main office won't hold packages for some reason.
Wish I could find some 06-08 TSX wheels locally, but haven't had any luck so far.
Use Tirerack and have them shipped to an Installer. They have a recommended Installer program with shops that do good work.

http://www.tirerack.com/installer/index.jsp
Old 10-02-2010 | 07:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Gfaze
Use Tirerack and have them shipped to an Installer. They have a recommended Installer program with shops that do good work.

http://www.tirerack.com/installer/index.jsp
I work at a dealership & have known one of the techs for 14 years, so I'm going to have him install them. I wish I could just have them shipped there, not sure if that'll work, I'll have to look into it.
Luckily we're having some awesome weather, gotta get this done before the rain comes back.
Old 11-13-2010 | 11:33 AM
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Update
Only had them for a few days, but it's been raining quite a bit here. No complaints, I'm happy with them so far, holds the road really well in wet situations.
Went with H-rated tires instead of V-rated because the V's were on backorder and the Michelins I had were dangerous in the rain.
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