Potenza RE92 LRR thoughts?

[SVOboy]

I'm planning on getting some Insight wheels with the Potenza RE92 lrrs, but in just looking around at reviews, they get nothing but horrible reviews, with most people saying they would "definitely not" buy them again on tire rack...

A lot of the bad reviews seemed to come from people with performance cars, so I wonder how bad they would be on my 92hp CRX? Do they really suck that bad?

If so, there are other LRRs in the sea for me.

Thanks

[jamesqf]

I have no real complaints with them. I run them at 50 PSI on an Insight. Over 6 years/85K miles I've blown two, both due to sidewall punctures from road debris. That's more than I've experienced with other tires/cars, but could easily be just chance.

[SVOboy]

From a chat I recently had online with ericbecky, our very wonderful hybrid fest organizer:

21:25:35 Eric Powers: in what way. Unfortunately I am not very in tune with this stuff. All I know is they get me good mileage.
21:25:38 Eric Powers:
21:25:47 Eric Powers: And people say other tires decrease their mpg.
21:26:04 Ben Jones: I just mean if they suck in terms of normal tire considerations, traction, rain, etc
21:27:46 Eric Powers: They seem fine for me... but I mostly drive on 4 lane divided highway and city streets. very little country roads. My insight handles like any small car. if we get 6 inches of snow it goes well as long as I don't stop on ahill. Well, that and the fact that I sometimes let them get very worn down. down to the wear bars.
21:27:57 Eric Powers:
21:28:23 Eric Powers: Peole say they track with the road grooves, but I guess if they doi I never noticed?
21:28:38 Eric Powers: Or maybe there aren't a lot of road grooves near me?
21:29:08 Ben Jones: It's probably the car that tracks with the road grooves
21:29:20 Ben Jones: My car basically drives itself if there are some good grooves in the road
21:29:35 Ben Jones: I'm probably gonna pick up a set of insight wheels with re92s soon
21:30:32 Eric Powers: the insight rims are super light, I know that. some people put civic steel rims with better traction for snow in the winter.
21:30:52 Eric Powers: because most of the roads I drive are clear of snow I never much worried about it.
21:31:16 Ben Jones: Yeah, it's only snowy up in NH where I don't drive anyway
21:31:57 Eric Powers: I drove through a several mile section of snow up to where it was scraping the bottom of my car. Things were fine as long as I never stopped.
21:32:05 Eric Powers: So to me. that's good enough.
21:32:47 Eric Powers: Of course. I should mention that I also run mine at 50+ psi at all times.
21:32:51 Ben Jones: You could provide me with that wrecked insight I need next time you need to stop
21:32:58 Eric Powers:
21:33:28 Ben Jones: I'm going to paste this in my question thread on ecomodder now

[bluetwo]

I was just gonna say.... that from what I've read on InsightCentral people seem to think they are great. I've read that they are the only tires that are as lightweight as the Insight's OE tire and the rolling resistance is still some of the best out there.

Of course that's me recalling what I've read, but still: I don't think it would be a bad purchase, especially if you can get them at less than retail.

[SVOboy]

They are the insight OE tire, so I hope they are as light

I'll probably get some in about a week.

[bluetwo]

Right! ....and I forgot to mention that some people think it's possible to buy Bridgestone Potenza RE92's that aren't as light as the tires that you can still get for 1st gen Insight's so if you are going to buy these I say be careful to get the right tires. It's not like they say LRR on the tire anywhere so just a heads up.

[taco]

my wifes old tc had a set stock got 40k miles out of them, they liked to spin in the rain on that car but was a smooth quiet tire, i liked them...

[SVOboy]

Thanks for reassuring me that they aren't total crap

I don't drive like a bat out of hell in the rain like most people do so I probably don't have much to worry about anyway

[ncs]

I think most of the bad reputation comes from manufacturers using them on cars that are too heavy for the sidewall. My subaru came with the stock and they were awful. The squealed around every corner, even when slowly turning into parking lots. The outside edges completely wore down in the first 12,000 miles. I ran them at about 32 psi. The thing is, my subaru weighs 3280 lbs.

My previous car, a 2000 celica, had re92s stock as well. No problems, no issues, no squealing, no sidewall wear. Got 40,000+ miles out of them(and 38mpg). It only weighed 2400 lbs. I think the tire really is great for light weight cars.

[SVOboy]

Yeah, that's a good point, my CRX is basically the weight of the Insight, so I should be fine. Unlike all those complaining WRX owners...