For people that have run these tires, approximately how many miles did you get out of them? How many can I expect (under reasonable use......no AutoX, pretty much just a daily driver with some spirited driving mixed in). Thanks

 

The Parada Spec 2 is not a very good tire. For example, the Yokohama ES100 is roughly the same price, but offers much, MUCH better performance.

 

You might get around 20-25k miles on them. I agree with the ES100 recommendation.

 

Thanks guys! They are actually already mounted on some wheels that I am thinking about buying, and I was just wondering how much more life I could expect from them.

Just curious, what makes them "not very good"?

 

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Worse performance (handling, braking, etc, on dry pavement and wet pavement) for the money than today's best budget performance tires.

The Yokohama Parada Spec 2 is similar in performance to the tires that were around at the time that the Yokohama ES100 first came out in 2002 - tires like the Dunlop FM901 and the Kumho Ecsta Supra 712. They offered okay performance at a bargain price. When the ES100 came out, it was head and shoulders above those competitors in performance, but in the same price range. It's only within the past year that other tire makers have introduced tires that are competitive with the ES100, with similar performance and price, like the Dunlop Direzza DZ101 and the Kumho Ecsta SPT. The Parada Spec 2 is nowhere near as good in performance as any of these three tires.

But if you get 'em on a good deal for the wheels, use 'em up and enjoy 'em! Then get something better when they wear out.

 

Thanks for the explanation nsxtasy. Like I said, I am thinking about the wheels (Rota C 8's), but I was curious as to what the rubber on them was "worth".

 

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There's no perfect answer to that question. In general, when buying wheels with tires, the tires may be worth almost as much as their price when new, pro-rated for tread wear, if you were planning to buy the same tire anyway. If they're not tires you would normally buy or want to use, they might be worth close to zero. Most folks fall somewhere in between.

I would say, if you would be reasonably happy with what you're paying if it were the price of the wheels only, and you consider the tires just a bonus on top of that, then definitely go for it! But don't spend a lot of additional money for the tires on top of what you would be paying for the wheels only.

Hope that helps...