help me pick some Christmas present tires

[chmercer]

want to get a new set of tires for christmas and am having a bit of trouble sifting through all the different brands. ill try to be as specific as i can with what i expect from the tires.

I do not care at all about ride comfort, road noise, etc. The tires are going on a set of s14 rims, so i assume 205/55WR16 would be the best tire size. These tires are going to be used for daily driving mostly, with the occasional spirited twisty road drive. I also hope to try autox and track soon. I live in texas so rain traction is secondary to dry grip, but it would be nice to have a little. I know tires are somthing that you shouldnt cut corners on but i dont think my family could afford 200$ a piece tires, so i am thinking 150$ per tire is probably the max spending range.

what do you guys think? i was looking at the bridgestone s-03, but what do you guys reccomend? thanks!

[Exar-Kun]

s-03's would be excellent.-chet

[chmercer]

any others to consider? or did i pick a winner the first time? heh.

[Exar-Kun]

s-03, Pzero rosso..uhm....yeah, the s-03 will work wonderfully. Probably even better than the Pzero for most purposes. I wuld say pilot sports or something, but thats ungodly expensive.

you may want to check out some AVS ES-100's..cheap and good.-chet

[MainEvent212]

i have pilot sports :pface

i regret them 200%

oh how i miss doing burnouts...now i feel guilty every time i get wheelspin

[chmercer]

hrm, ungodly expensive? the pilot sports are less than the s-03s at tirerack right now. I havent looked at michelin very much, how would they rate next to the bridgestones? they dont get as good of reviews at tirerack but thats not a good way to judge a product. what do you guys have to say about them?

[Grant@tirerack]

In that size and price range I would look at the Bridgestone So-3Goodyear F1GS-D3Pirelli P Zero RossoYokohama AVS Sport

The AVS ES100 is not nearly as sticky. The Goodyears are great at first but do not stay as sticky as long as the SO-3 Pole Position.

[Exar-Kun]

I like pilot sports, but to be honest the s-03 will handle better...its got a far stiffer sidewall, and a more solid tread design.-chet

[chmercer]

ah ok, thanks for all the feedback guys

[Nismo_Freak]

If you can get them from Austin call me... I work at NTB and can get you a good price.

512-797-2207

[chmercer]

cool man, ill probably give you a call somtimes soon, sent you an email too.

[Nismo_Freak]

Ok,

I'll be at work tomorrow from 7:30 am to 5 pm ... our store number is 512-335-3777 ... ask for Alan.

[D Money]

are bfgoodrich g-force anygood?

[Grant@tirerack]

The G-Force KD tires stick like glue in the dry. Not as effective in the wet as the SO-3 or Pilot Sports. The new Pilot Sport PS2 is also very good.