Glyn M Ruck

General tyres are made by Continental. The General Tyre company was bought out by Continental. Be careful with Exclaim UHPs - They have had run out trouble with stock in Europe from Portuguese, Brazilian & Czech Rep. plants. I know people that have had no probs - luck of the draw.

KA8

I had good experience with Nexen N3000. Cheap but it offers good performance, quiet ride, long tread life, etc

Kumhos are good too but I prefer nexens. Don't know how much 19's will cost but I got 18's for my nissan for $580 installed.

Glyn M Ruck

I see Tirerack has a special on them at present. Maybe worth the risk. They will always replace if they won't balance properly. TemjinX2 & Cintoman run them.

Maybe worth savings some bucks 'till the next pay cheque.

Glyn M Ruck

Sorry Utah - we were typing at the same time

Glyn M Ruck

Small world - The Head Honcho of Continental Germany has just retired & become my close neighbour. My builder is building a new house for him. I thought I was **** - this dude wants perfectly pointed bricks on walls that are going to be plastered

TemjinX2

i've been running generals for the past yr. i would say as a daily driver, there good for the money. They do give up if you take it on some tight turn canyons or auto cross.

The $736 seems a little high. Tirerack is selling general tires for around $150 each at the moment.

You might to check out some falken azenis's. From what i hear, they offer better dry traction but give a little more wear.

Kumho's are decent but they do get a lot louder as they wear.

I had the Pirelli's M &S all season tires on my integra. It was the worst tire i ever had. They were made in turkey with a radial drag. The tires kepted leaning to the left even though my car was properly aligned and balanced. I aligned and balance at least 3 times and still didnt help.
If you can afford it, i would just go with some good year f1's.

Glyn M Ruck

Yeah - Good Year F1 Asymmetrics - Autocar's tyre of the year - direct Michelin crib.

W203E35

on tirerack it says $220 and $253 for F1 Asymmetics
and $269 and $340 for the Nero

that's $946 for F1 and $1218 for Nero.

he quoted me 936 for all four mounted and balanced. I don't know if this guy made a mistake or maybe he has overstock and wants to get rid of the Neros?

Now i'm even more confused. I think "losing my job" hasn't hit me yet. lol

They gave us some BS that the guy was stealing personal information for over a year and we weren't doing anything.
One thing I learned in the Corporate World anyone is easily replaceable.

Sort of like Tires. We are all tires and we keep the car (corporation) moving. Once our performance declines (tire thread wears out) out go the old tires and in come the new ones. Maybe better performance or maybe not.

e1000

just how bad are your tires???? Not like it rains much in Burbank.

SlvrC230SS

I have general for current and past cars, no problem.

BlackLiquorish8

if your looking for summer/performance tires go with Kumho SPT they are cheap and handle better than the other 3 in tirerack.com review. thats where i bought mine... they are sticky as hell and handle! best bang for the buck. i have winter tires on the stock 17 wheels and the kumhos on the 18s

Glyn M Ruck

Tyres are so friggin' personal - I went through years of trying different tyres - Today it's Michelin, Michelin & Michelin - I won't change

Glyn M Ruck

Having been a corporate man all my life I can assure you Corporations suck. They expect loyalty but show none in return - you are a number & expendable. I was lucky - got out on a large package & now contracting back on my own terms. Others are less fortunate. Loyalty is a two way trip - That's why most Asians can't understand Corporations. Their society is far more honourable That's one of the reasons the American business model frequently fails dismally in Asia. They don't understand jerks like Donald Trumpp or Jack Welch.

kirax2

I HAD GENERAL AND I CAN TELL YOU if you have aggressive lowering and negative camber they only last 6000miles that's it, if u push it more the air start leaking and you get all tires "bubbles" whatever you call it

then i downgrade to 18inch with Pzero nero damnnn love it

but yup they still wear too quick so i stop driving my benz and got a true Daily Driver accord

RedG

I haven't seen major runout issues on the tires produced here in the States. I would definitely say that the stateside product is worthwhile, especially considering the Firestone debacle from the late 1990s, and the NHTSA and Federal government involvement in the tire industry and its safety guidelines.

No tire will last a long time when you run them hard, and with gobs of negative camber.

DarthR8er

I have Nero's on my car and I love them. Great tires with good grip. I've put 10k miles on them with some hard driving and they show very little signs of wear. The only downfall of the Nero's, they are pricey!

W203E35

I'm sorry I should have gave some background info.

Right now I have the stock MB rims with tires.

Recently I purchased the Lorinser LM5 and the previous owner had them on an E55. So now I need to get new tires since these tires are bigger and also they are kind of worn out.

TemjinX2

lol...dont forget the chinese tire debacle as well.

I agree any tire with massive camber won't last long without rotation.

My generals have lasted me about 20k so far. I rotated them at 12k. but i'm upgrading tires, not because of wear, but for traction and handling.

SoCal208

Decent tires for the less $, I would refer to Falken FK452 or Sumitomo HRIII. Peruse Craigslist on LA, there are many places really have a good price. Good Year & Michelin are premium tires, so they are so expensive. I used drive a lot (30-32K/year, now retired), 1 set of tires every years, I used Falken & Sumi so many years, good price, quiet, reasonable handling on both wet & dry (thru the seat of my pant), that my experiences with theses brands. They are Made in Japan (not CHINA for Korea). Regards.

W203E35

I remember Rollnnn has bubble issues with is Falkens.

FrankW

Toyo T1Rs are cheap, Falken FK452 are cheap, Sumitomo HRIII are cheap, Hankook Evo S1 are cheap enough, along with many others. don't get stuck on what tires other ppl tell you. do your own search on tirerack. on price, tread wear, noise, etc.

from personal experience, Kumho Ecsta SPT is loud after few k miles. The Pirelli Pzero Nero is harsh, loud, and does not perform very well if you ask me. Yokohama ES100 is loud, but last forever and grips on par with Nero. Pilot Sport 1 were amazing tires didn't last very long. Hankook k104 is decent in performance and noise level, but stiff sidewall. T1R has way too soft sidewall and did not like the dry traction characteristic much. Pilot Sport 2, quiet, awesome dry grip, not as good in wet vs the Eagle F1 GS-D3, the warmer the temp the better it performs on PS2. Eagle F1 GS-D3 was by far the best tire overall I've owned it is on par with PS2s in every sense except it's a little harder to predict the limit. ContiSport2 and 3 are both good in dry, but will hydroplane in wet.

FrankW

all tires WILL bubble is you hit a pot-hole big enough. It may not damage the wheel if the wheels are strong, but it can create enough force to destroy the wire inside the sidewall which is what is creating the bubble.

this thread is pretty redundant to what you already asked in the "tire thread" btw.if Phil see this he will probably merge or delete the thread. LOL

kickR

Bought (2) 265x30x19 for $135 a piece last year and can not complain at all.

TemjinX2

+1

AzCamel

Get the Generals. i ran them on my BMW 330ci for about 2 years, decent wear, good grip and not all that noisy( well i was lowered and had mods on it so noise was not that much of a concern). they are good tires, you will save lost of money and still ahve good tires.