Long story short, just bought me a set of new 18" rims and now im looking for a set of tires but just wondering which one are you guys running right now ? looking for a decent one but not break my bank. Im thinking 235/40/18 ...

 

what category you want? extreme summer/performance summer/ all season/ all season touring?

 

They are round, black, and worn to about 5/32".

Need way more info from you to even remotely being able to reply in a helpful manner. Biggest suggestion is to search. Tires are discussed on a fairly regular basis and gobs and gobs of info and opinions on here.

 

all season would be good and no race , no track ...daily it is !!

 

All season :'(

Conti DWS06 is a good overall package.

Check tirerack for reviews and options.

 

You may want to tell them your budget because you rejected some of the moderately priced tires I suggested

 

continental pro-contact or sport contact, the compound is soft enough for grip, hardly any noise and they do last for while. I think the extreme or Sport contact was on sale where you can get all 4 for around $450 shipped.

 

But....he wants all seasons...

 

Not sure if he knows what he really wants and needs to do a lot more research

 

OK OK you got me sir.

 

we call those "no seasons"

 

which is perfect for me in San Diego hahaha we for sure have no seasons here weather wise!

My car has never seen snow so my next set is definitely going to be summers! I just read that the pilot sport 4 is replacing the pilot super sport...mmmm can't wait til my current tires need to be replaced

 

lol I been rocking with the Super Sport for awhile now, avg every 2 year per front set.

 

That is a start. As other's have said, you haven't mentioned a budget still which may drastically change your options.

All-Season...so assuming no UHP which "technically" would exclude the DWS....but...that is probably one of the most all-around liked tire on here for those that don't do dedicated summer/winter. For your needs, keep in mind that the Grand Touring tires also usually fit the bill. This is where understanding what your actual requirements are.

Define the following and continue your research:
- budget
- what is more important to you?
* traction
* noise/ride comfort
- how important is winter/snow/ice traction?
* where do you live?
* how much snow/ice driving do you actually do?

If you pick traction as more important, stick to the UHP A/S tires. If you pick noise/ride as more important, stick to the Grand Touring tires. I generally pick noise/comfort and therefore run Michelin Primacy MXM4 and have been quite happy with them over the past 4+ years. Others despise the MXM4 since it has made some trade-offs.

I have been working on researching tires for myself for a while now since I need new tires comes this summer. My rankings and logic are going to be based more around noise/comfort, price, and basic dry/wet stopping performance. Please note, my data and opinion is mostly based from TireRack and Consumer Reports published data.
Winter is not critical to me at this point since I now have dedicated rims/tires for that purpose. Although I am not wanting "summer" tires since I will still need these tires to be fully functional in sub-40F temps since mid-West temp fluctuations happen all the time. It can be 70F on Monday, but 25 on Tuesday. Summer only tires would absolutely suck at 25F.

Start on the pricey side of things ($200'ish) and you are at the Michelin Primacy MXM4 and the Michelin Premier A/S. Both are rated high, generally quiet, and have decent mileage and lifetime. My current MXM4 have around 50k miles on them and are worn to 5/32". I am assuming I can get another 5K miles out of them easily....and probably more if I wanted to, but I don't like running tires much lower than that since it greatly impacts performance in the rain.

Move to the middle price ground ($150'ish) and this is where the Pirelli Cinturato P7 AS+, Bridgestone Potenza RE97AS, Pirelli P Zero AS+, and the Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 are. Opinions vary on these, but the DWS seems to have the most positive view overall based on threads on here over the past few years. Many like them, some don't.

Then comes in the sub $125 tires...almost all of these will have some trade-off, but still may be perfectly fine tires depending on your needs. General AltiMAX RT43, General G-MAX AS-03, BFGoodrich g-Force COMP-2 A/S, and Dunlop Signature HP. For "me", each of these has a trade-off be it noise, ride, or poor wet performance....but the price point is very attractive which may end up winning.

What I have done is collected all stats I can find for the MXM4 which I find perfectly acceptable. This establishes my baseline for price and performance for me. Then rank all other tire options against it. I am not going to buy another tire that costs more but has any ratings lower than the MXM4. So if I am going to compromise on anything, it must be offset by the price. This is where the value of the DWS comes into play. At that price point, it is tough to find anything else that is as good all around. Looking at just the numbers, the DWS or the P Zero AS+ are the best options......for me. Or my safe bet is to go for the Michelin Premier A/S since budget isn't my primary driver.

There are gobs of other tires that I am not even looking at nor mentioning. The choices are nearly endless these days....as are the opinions. You have to do the research to find what meets your needs. Look at the numbers first, then go look at the opinions to make sure they align.

 

Ok let so do this ,

The budget is 500 shipped.

Weather : Summer from 80 to 99 degree ?
Winter from 50 down to 20 degree ( snow 3 or 4 times per year ) ?

Noise ? no one wants noise ....agree ?

Am I missing anything ?

I appreciate for all the inputs !!!!

 

$500 shipped for 18" all seasons.

Have you looked on tire rack?

 

yes I did and it comes down to three different brand now Yokohama, Hancook V12 and one more ...I forgot.

 

I don't believe the V12 is an all season.

Which Yokohama?

If your budget was in the 600's, I think you'd have the Continental DWS or Purecontact as an option, as well as a few other decent ones.

I don't know if $500 will buy you a decent tyre.

 

The EVOs are silly cheap...which is why you were drawn to them, I presume? They're decent SUMMER tyres either way. They won't work in snow...just like any summer tyre.

Why don't you buy those now, and then buy a 225/45/17 winter tyre for your stock wheels. 225/45/17 is a great size as it yields a lot of good tyres at inexpensive prices.

I haven't bought all season tyres in ages, as they make me flaccid.

 

Thanks Rolands and if I have to go up to $600 that's fine too.

 

Because that's what they are.

 

Andrew you hear about those new pilot sport 4 tires coming out? Can't believe Michelin will have something replace the pss

 

Oh yeah, they are going to be awesome. But truly, I'm more of a MPS Cup guy, I love using comp tires for basic street use!

 

^^ I can't even find those on tire rack where do you buy them from?? And find specs?

 

For the love of god, why you even use the sport cup on the TL? i mean it so sticky where the set probably last you 10k miles.

 

LOVE me some sticky street tire

 

They're on tirerack, but they don't come in a lot of sizes. Search 265/35/18


Depends on how you drive the car. But I would not put them on the TL, I was merely saying that when it comes to Michelin, I prefer the Cup series. For the TL it's Conti's all the way. I do have a set of GoodYear's on them at the moment, but I stole them, so it's all good. Conti Sport up next though.

 

Just do the V12 OP

 

roger that