DMZ

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General GMax AS-05
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t-rd

I've run Pirelli Cinturato P7 for just over 70K miles now and the tread is still not down to the indicator mark. However, I do rotate them religiously every 5000 miles and get at least 1 alignment each year.

horseshoez

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I run Pirelli Cinturato P7s as well; the only difference is I rotate them religiously every 20,000 miles. They currently have about 40,000 miles on them and still look nearly new; I'm thinking 70,000 miles is easily achievable.

The above said, unlike the tires referenced in DMZ's post, the Pirelli Cinturato P7s are way too soft to come anywhere near the class of UHP All-Season tires. As I recently posted in a different thread, while I do miss some of the crispness of the BFGoodrich Comp-2s I had on the car prior to the Pirellis, I don't even remotely miss the tread noise.

Scottwax

I have Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ on my G35 and Eagle Sport A/S on my Accord. Happy with both tires, quiet, excellent wet/dry grip, the Eagle Sports were surprisingly good in the snow when I had them also on my G35 earlier this year...snowed on the way to Vegas, even with several inches on the road I had no issues. Do have limited slip though.

The Eagle Exhilarate must be pretty new, first time I've heard of them. But no 16" sizes so I'll stick with the Eagle Sports on the Accord. Thought about going to the Michelins on that too but the tires weigh 3 lb more each than the Goodyears and would negate some of the weight savings from the RSX wheels I have. Plus they match up pretty close and are $40 less each.

fiatlux

I put on the A/S 3+ on my STI thinking with AWD it would do alright in snow. Turns out, it's almost as bad as trying to drive in snow on summer tires. It's all-season in name only and is really a 3-season tire; that said in the dry the grip is phenomenal, better than some summer tires.

DMZ

Michelin Tyiz are like Starbucks coffee, overrated and overpriced. 3 Season tire is the best analysis for them!
I previously had the AS3's and they couldn't handle light snow if their lives depended on it.

The General GMax AS-05's blow the Michelins away in ALL areas, especially since they're about ⅔ the price!
Best bang for the buck!
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horseshoez

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I advise caution here; everytime I post something akin to your post above, the Michelin Mafia comes out after me to suggest I have no idea what I'm talking about.

DMZ

What Mafia? Dares no such ting!

Catzilla

Just ordered 4 GMAX AS05's from Discount, I predict they will be an improvement over the shitshow mismatched junk that came with my Type S. Will post a review.

Catzilla

So far, General Gmax AS05 are excellent.
Definitely an increase in grip and road noise over the old baldies. Haven't pushed them hard yet for cornering, will post updates when I get a low-risk opportunity for proper testing.

Catzilla

Update: General Gmax AS005, at least when brand new, have huuuuge grip in the wet. Perhaps the weight of this FWD tank helps, but in 4 spots during a rainstorm this week I experienced only a minor front wheel twitch when hitting puddles/streams on at speed on the freeway. On the first 1, the new Volvo in front of me nearly went into the wall when he hit it and slowed waaayy down - I had to pass him. The next two were similar. The final one was a known problem puddle on my homeward-bound offramp that gave me code brown in smaller FWD cars (Protege5, Sentra Spec-V) even with good tires. This time I aimed for it, ready for the hydroplane, but got only a medium twitch.
So far 5 stars for these tires.

DMZ

Catzilla

Wet grip continues to impress.

Road noise:
I have learned that the UA7 equipped with good tires is a noisy road-eating machine with the windows down & roof open, but a quiet hoovercraft with said portholes sealed. The previous tires were round black turds, and whisper quiet until pressed upon for cornering - at which point they squealed and slid - so I have no comparison for other brands of UHP tires.

Flatspotting: no.
If you get flatspotting you are:
a. Driving incorrectly, and/or
b. Having ABS issues.