What is this years Tire pick??, The best all around street tire Options

[r_towle]

Hi,
So for my kids car,,,the aubergine one, what are the best all around street tires, there will be zero autocross, and no track, purely street.
Year round.

I put the Yokohamas on my car...way to slippery when cold, so those are out for him...

I am looking for a decent year round tire, mud and snow...snow is key..

Good tread wear rating...not to much money...like 80-90 a piece...

Prefer V rated tires.

Rich

[alpha434]

QUOTE (seanery @ Mar 11 2006, 11:24 AM)

QUOTE (alpha434 @ Mar 11 2006, 02:19 PM) Hmmm.... How about those Michelin Pilots? I've got a set of those for when I'm done with my 5 lug conversion. They aren't the best for snow though, so I've got chains. Which might be a good idea to give your son anyway, regardless of the tire quality. Don't want to get him stuck somewhere. That's a summer tire...TireRack calls it Max Performance - Summer. Massachussetts has much more diverse weather (than summer). The kid needs an all-season performance tire. And look at his price point.

I live in COLO-flippin-RADO.


And yeah, I know it's a summer rated tire. Michelin just released an all weather version too. I don't know about the price of them. I get tires for free. 750 a set? That's not terrible. My 914 cost a thou!

Now the point was that "all-weather" isn't neccessarily the best. That's why I mentioned the chains. You could always get your son some steelies and some studded tires for the winter. It's a pain in the ass to do in the morning or whenever, but it's worth it when it comes to safety.