I did a search for tires on this forum. It's amazing how many threads came up that had nothing to do with tires. I'm at 18K and the outer threads is pretty worn down. I know nothing about tires and would appreciate some help. I drive in LA which means rough roads. Do some spirited driving when I can. Should I just get replacements of what came with the car? Is there anything better? Any benefit in having the dealer replace them? I suspect not. Does anybody use Tire Rack or one of those types places? Thanks in advance.

 

Never ever get the OEM tires. If you have the money, go with Michelin Pilot Super Sport. I heard that's the best.

 

Dont go to dealership for tires, go on tire rack website, find the brand of tires you want then print the list out take it to local discount tires store, discount tires would match or beat the price. Price = cost of tires + shipping charge from tire rack)

 

not from the dealer for sure and get PSS.

 

Replaced mine around 20k miles too. Got Michelin PSS.

 

Im at 21k driving in Orange County and my tires are fine. Might be able to get 30k out of them

 

+1 for Michelin PSS

http://www.caranddriver.com/comparis...-sport-page-10

 

There's other tires out there too. Internet people love their PSS though.

Hankook V12's are solid DD tires, arguably more comfortable than PSS, and much cheaper. Pretty much any max/extreme performance tire would be a good option. Keep in mind that most will not ride as comfortably as the OEM's (performance or comfort, not really both). Dunlop, bridgestone, Michelin, continental, Goodyear, etc. all have solid options. Can't go wrong really!

 

Thanks everyone for the tips. @sdotk - you really think you could get to 30K? The outside thread on mine are worm but the center thread or main thread still looks to have considerable life left. @ExSrAaron - the Michelin PSS have been favorites fro years. I think an Acura I bought came with them and it was a big selling point for some people.

It looks like they have the Max and the ZP. Aren't the back tires a different size? How do you compensate for that?

The Hankooks are considerably less money. Could the difference be in the name -- paying a premium for "Michelin".

 

Michelin PSS. I personally have Continental DW's which are a little cheaper and pretty awesome as well after 5000 miles. PSS at the time were sold out on tirerack and locally.

 

I personally think MSS is just brand name premium. I was wondering between the Continental DW or Hankook V12.. Any inputs?

 

hankook v12 gets my vote

 

Thanks for the input everyone. @Toh - I know how brands leverage extra margin off the equity in their brand. Sometimes there is a genuine value add but mostly one is paying extra for the name.

 

Hankooks definitely are bang for the buck but I went with Michellin for better reliability. I've had my 2IS went side way in the rain with Hankooks, it still had a lot of threads left.

 

^^^^^

And we may have a very rainy season.