looks like I missed out on jonebone's thread (which is now locked) on his drunk accident. I, too, applaud him for sharing with us his story.

I think his probably had more to do with the tires than my recent slipping on black ice did. We both had stock performance tires.

Perhaps sticky tires wouldn't have helped either of us....he was going too fast around a bend in the road (dry road)....pretty much same with me I was only going maybe 35 in a 25mph right angle turn-- but with a tiny bit of moisture on the ground.

So what tires to get? It rains and rains on and off here in Oregon especially during the winter.

My friend says Falken Azenis are good....but no water channels so he says they're bad in standing water --and will hydroplane a lot. He says they're fine for wet roads though.

To drive fairly aggressively, must everyone have rain tires in the wet winters and summer tires in the summer? And studs for the snow? :x

Sorry for the incoherent sentances...iit's late, i've had a little to drink...and it's almost New Years

If you could have just one set of tires for all around driving what would you have? In that case, would you just stick with stock performance tires?

 

bumb for a good question

 

Goodyear f1 ds-g3

 

Stock tires don't suck ive done aggressive driving with no prob at all but i would love some sticky/sticky tires for the spring !

I rec pirelli or falken !

 

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Your smoking rock.
Stock tires are THE worst things ever
there are actually HATE sites specifically for the stock michelins

and until you've done auto x, track visits or some times of crazy runs (deals gap, ITR expo)
you've never done aggressive driving.

 

I would probably give the to anything Type X recommended. The guy knows his pimp gear. Also, what about Proxes 4s?

Mike, did you see that show on MTV "True Life: I'm a Staten Island Girl"?

 

Actually I would think his accident had more to do with the fact that he took a 30mph turn at more than double that speed. Just my thought.

But yeah the stock tires do suck.

My recommendation: Goodyear F1 or BF Goodrich KDWs

Enjoy!

 

If you say so i have stock all-season Micheline tires they have treated me very nice who dosent want a better tire but what makes them crap who is gonna auto-x with these anyway.

There is a reason they cost almost $200 a tire !

 

WHHHAAAAT!!!! $200 a Tire. Jeez!

 

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the reason they cost 200 a tire is because they are OEM equipment
they sell them to Honda VERY CHEAP and to the PUBLIC very high
because 90% of the morons in the public

(ONLY PUT WHAT THE DEALER SAYS)

 

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Mike, did you see that show on MTV "True Life: I'm a Staten Island Girl"? </TD></TR></TABLE>


Yes sadly... I see that show everyday i leave my house

 

Toyo T1R or proxes 4 I have ran both and ran them very aggersively. I ran 28 miles of highway 36 in 22 minutes on proxes 4's


Modified by 20strong at 2:58 PM 12/31/2006

 

$200 for a set maybe. That's about what they're worth.

BF Goodrich KDW or Goodyear F1

 

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Yes sadly... I see that show everyday i leave my house

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I'm just sayin'...there was at least one decent-looking single chick on there. You should hit that

 

From what i have read the michilin pilot exalto a/s is supposed to be a very good ALL around tire. Has anyone tried these or have an opinion on them cause I am thinking about getting these.

 

Stock Michelins ABSOULTLY SUCK in the rain. My car hydrplanes all the time. Once mine are worn, they are history. They are good in dry, but horrible in wet

I always like Falken, I have also liked Bridgestone too.

 

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Do you mean f1 gs-d3 cause thats all I could find. The seem good except for tread wear ride comfort and road noise(kinda peformance compramises but...). they're not even rated in snow or ice so I would think they would be horrible in snow or ice.

 

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Stock si tires=Pilot HX MXM4
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ing=V
Stock si summer tires=Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...ing=V
What I wanna get= Michilin Pilot exalto a/s
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...A%2FS


The Pilot exalto a/s is not the same tire as the stock Pilot HX MXM4.

 

In ALL conditions you would be left sorely wanting with the F1 GS-D3, they would be like ice skates below freezing and in snow. If you rarely get below 40*F and NEVER have snow or ice any summer tire will most likely be alright but if you do have any snow or ice and can only have one set of tires you will have to go with all-seasons (which in reality aren't really good at anything, they are a serious compromise). Some recommended all-seasons would be the Pirelli P-Zero Nero M/S (Loved Em, reasonable price:performance), Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S(Loved Em, but lots of $$$), Kumho Ecsta ASX (I didn't like them, but they are very affordable), Bridgestone Potenza 960 or th,e big dog of the UHP A/S tires, the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S (horribly expensive, but also by far the best IMHO).

Jon

 

I dont know what the problem is about the stocks I was running them at well over 110 in 50 or so corners with no trouble could we be dealing with a little driver error here.

 

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Driving recklessly on the street is cool..............

Jon

 

IMO, the HPT/Summer/ Mich Exalto's kick *** , best all around tires i've owned. i've hadthe aziens and they are great tires but wear out super quick and anything but dry pavement is a joke with them(ran quite a few autocrosses and drag events with 300hp civic at that time on the azeins, which contributed to the quick ownage of rubber). i've also autox'd with ES 100's and was impressed, not the best tires but considering the price they were great for "aggressive" driving and light snow/rain.

I haven't experienced the A/S tires on the si so I cant really comment on the performance of them but the HPT's that are avalaible from the factory are dope as far as i'm concerned

( )

 

I have the Pirelli P Zero Nero 215/45/17's and they stick like glue wet or dry.

 

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Do you mean f1 gs-d3 cause thats all I could find. The seem good except for tread wear ride comfort and road noise(kinda peformance compramises but...). they're not even rated in snow or ice so I would think they would be horrible in snow or ice.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea sorry typo.

they are a "summer only tire"

but for "winter" you should be using a tire like a blizzak in you live in an area with horrible conditions

 

so how much are the Pirelli P-Zero Nero M/S tires each?

Thanks a lot guys... now I won't fall for the stupid FREE TIRES FOR LIFE stealership ploy. I don't ever want to get free car washes each month either at their carwash.

Once I get my car fixed, I'm gonna detail it to perfection ;D