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Lostyankee · 09-17-2009, 10:24 PM

Rolling resistance, no hydroplaining, 50K miles is ok.
My experience from custom tires for a Lotus Elan to a racing Alfa then the 300SD, is that brands mean little as each tire is hand laidup & the mold & layup is key. So a Goodyear XXXX might be great while a Goodyear YYYY is junk and the same goes for each factory of a brand name. I am not shy of the smaller brands. Cost is allways a factor. $ range is $120 / tire. BTW, I live in western Wisconsin, temps. down to -20 & often 1" per hour rains. While I do like performance as a safety feature, I normaly highway drive @ 45-50 MPG.
SOVboy: some day we'll have to compare SVO systems.

09-17-2009, 10:24 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lostyankee Grease Car Named Desire Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Rochester, WI Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rolling resistance, no hydroplaining, 50K miles is ok. My experience from custom tires for a Lotus Elan to a racing Alfa then the 300SD, is that brands mean little as each tire is hand laidup & the mold & layup is key. So a Goodyear XXXX might be great while a Goodyear YYYY is junk and the same goes for each factory of a brand name. I am not shy of the smaller brands. Cost is allways a factor. $ range is $120 / tire. BTW, I live in western Wisconsin, temps. down to -20 & often 1" per hour rains. While I do like performance as a safety feature, I normaly highway drive @ 45-50 MPG. SOVboy: some day we'll have to compare SVO systems.