I will be buying new tires by this weekend so I need help on deciding on these two tires. I've heard a lot of good reviews on the Falken but I believe I read somewhere that they just purchase the Falken and didn't like them.

I went to a website and they sell the Nitto NT Neogen VR about the same price but $1 more. They are also all-season like the Falken so these are my two choices because they are cheap too. I'm not in the market for a track sticky tires because it's my DD tires on stock rims.

I heard plenty of reviews on the Falken but would like to know more about the Nitto and which would you guys recommend.

I will buy them this friday so help please.

 

I haven't had any experience with the NeoGen VR, but it looks like Nitto is entering the performance all-season tire market. I'm currently running on my second set of Falken Ziex on my Prelude, and to me they're not the greatest tires in the world, but it does its job well. I'm not an aggressive driver so I don't need softer compounds or more aggressive street tires, and I need tires with some longetivity. They hold up fairly in the rain - why would you be going 80+ on the freeway in the rain anyway?

The Falkens are great for daily driving, and that's about it. Don't expect much more or much less than that. Hope that helps

 

I just need some grandma driving tires that I won't have to worry about when it rains, plus there's a possibility that I might drive on them next winter.

The NeoGen is $1 more at Tire.com so if they are good I might get them but need more info on the two to see which one people prefer.

 

I've got the Falkens, and so far, so good. I really like them. I've heard "Nittos" called "Shittos" more than once. However, I have never owned them, so I can't comment. I have heard a lot of good things about the Falkens (rated best high-performance all-season tire by Consumer Reports).

 

Yeah I've read that "rated best stuff too" and yes I do believe it but would like to hear from fellow HT members more.

So I guess nobodys got the Nitto huh, Dam i hate being the geni pig.

 

personally from my experience I have nitto neo gens and they are nice tires. In this situation I'd go with the Nitto's, cuz I havent been hearin good stuff on those Flalken 512s.

 

NeoGens help out a lot of Toe/Camber inner wear with the dual compound design.

Haven't tried any other Falkens than the OLD Azenis so it's hard to say.

 

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What have you heard, specifically about these tires? I've had the Falken 502s and were quite happy with them....I too, am in a position of getting new tires soon and would like to find out which ones to go with...

 

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Unless you often travel to areas with snow or frigid cold, I would NOT recommend all-season tires for someone in Los Angeles. All-season tires are designed as a compromise in order for them to grip in snow and cold; the compromise is that, at moderate to warm temperatures, they won't perform as well as a summer tire (just about ANY summer tire, even an inexpensive one). If you have to have one tire for snow as well as warm weather, all-season tires are for you. If you never drive on snow, then get summer tires.

If you're looking for inexpensive summer tires that offer very good performance, check out the "ultra high performance summer tire" choices on the Tire Rack website. Tires like the Yokohama ES100 and Kumho Ecsta SPT offer very good performance at a bargain price (often around $60 per tire for the 15" sizes that fit our cars).