phats_away

anyone get these? i've seen threads on the pilots and the falkens, but i was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on these tires? i should be picking up my tl in the next few weeks and i was going to do the buy,switch,sell back the 42s

rets

Ppl ever discussed here before... but no clue... what's the final conclusion??

dheel

Here are a few posts from tirerack about these tires-

Vehicle: 2004 Acura TL 6-Speed
Location: Bryson City, NC
Driving Style: Spirited
Miles driven on tires: 450 Driving Condition: Combined Highway/City
Reviewer's Overall Ratings: 8.75 out of 10
Review Submitted 2004-04-04

Just replaced the awful Bridgestone Turanzas on my TL (9000 miles - WOW). The Yokamahas seem much better. The EL42s flat-spotted every night and then vibrated noticeably for at least 10-12 miles. Poor grib, hydroplained repeatedly.


Vehicle: 2004 Acura TL 6-Speed
Location: Cary, NC
Driving Style: Spirited
Miles driven on tires: 500 Driving Condition: Combined Highway/City
Reviewer's Overall Ratings: 9.62 out of 10
Review Submitted 2004-01-04

I just bought my 2004 TL - 6 Speed and had the dealer install these specific tires. They were putting the summer high performance tires on the TLs and I had them change to these. They are incredible...they handle great and there is no road noise as you typically get with the summer high performace tires. Also, these tires have a higher tread wear than other high performance tires yet you do not lose the solid responsive feel. Outstanding so far....I would highly recommend these tires.

I emailed back in Feb. the guy who wrote the last post and asked him about the Yokohama dbs2's. Here was his response. - I had them put these tires on the car at time of
delivery. I love them.....they are firm yet not rock hard and seem to be
wearing fine.....car now has 2300 miles on it. I have noticed that on
cold days when I go home from work there are flat spots, but that seems
to go away after a couple of miles. I am wondering how long they will
last.....but to be honest with you I live in NC and we tend to get some
snow at times and these tires performed great. They are agressive in
that going into a turn they track like the car is on a rail.

Hope this helps.

phats_away

thanks
i ordered them today. picking up car a week from tues, plan on switching the tires after.

avs007

May not be quite what you're after, but I have experience with the AVS db tires (not the db2, but should be similar right? :toothless )

Anyways, I replaced my stock RSAs on my other car with the AVS db tires. I'm sooooo glad I did. The wet traction on the RSAs was pretty pathetic. I'd hydroplane a lot, and the slip light always illuminated. They also squeeled like a pig on aggressive driving, and were also very easy to light up from a stand still.

When I bought 4 AVS db tires..... The road noise was significantly reduced. The squeeling also disappeared. It was also harder to light up the tires from a stand still. Wet traction is also much improved, as I hardly ever see the slip light turn on anymore. The RSAs were H-rated, and these AVS db tires were W-Rated. I was surprised at how long they lasted. I installed them at 64,000 miles, and I now have 108,000 miles, and they still have a good amount of tread left. I don't drive like a grandma either... (And I have 2 tickets to prove it :clown: Gotta love forced induction engines :devil: )

I rotate the tires myself religeously every 8k miles, so that probably helped.

danno

I have the ES-100s and for the price (130.00) they`re great. no noise. Great grip. Looks good too.

http://www.pwolly.com/EBAY/Dan/car.htm

NsX Pilot

I also just picked up the es100's ( 123.00 ) and free shipping. Much better then stock.

zalik22

Check your PM, it does not involve the tires.

porsche911

I switched out the stocks for the ES-100 in 255/40/17 also.

Dutchml

Can't say much for the specific tire you mentioned, but in general, I'll say my wife had Yokohama's standard on her '98 Subaru Forester and when she traded it in with 80,000 miles on them they were still in great shape. Incredible.