best tires money can buy?

[joyriide1113]

what tires do u guys recommend for dry/wet traction. currently im driving on potenza so-3's but was wondering if there was something better. these tires run at 200 bucks a pop but i dont mind paying for more expensive ones, as i would be purchasing them 2 tires at a time until these wear out.

[Porkanbeans]

I was watching Car and Driver on Spike TV just yesterday and they had a wet/dry tire test. The test vehicle was a 2006 3 series, ironically. Here is the article The results start on page 10.

[Don]

When I was in the market last year, I spent a lot of time at Tire Rack researching as many tires as I could. I finally got the BF Goodrich Traction T/A VR tires.

[Bob]

The best tires I have found have been Avon's. I ran Avon M500's this summer and right now I am running Avon M550's.

[G35stilez]

Originally Posted by Porkanbeans

I was watching Car and Driver on Spike TV just yesterday and they had a wet/dry tire test. The test vehicle was a 2006 3 series, ironically. Here is the article The results start on page 10.

I was gonna post that, too .


My next hi-perf tires will be the Yoko Advan Neova's (#3 spot). Superior dry traction and pretty good wet traction. I'm not much of a crazy driver in the rain, so I don't see a need for amazing wet traction.

joyride: S-03's are some of the best tires on the road. However, as you already know, they are PRICEY!

[Luster]

Originally Posted by Don

I finally got the BF Goodrich Traction T/A VR tires.

I have the same exact tires on my Firebird. Good road grip, good wet and dry traction. And very good on snow (something which us rear-wheel-drive people are concerned about!)

[wytstang]

I've been happy with my pirelli(sp?) p7000

[joyriide1113]

Originally Posted by GSRstilez

I was gonna post that, too .


My next hi-perf tires will be the Yoko Advan Neova's (#3 spot). Superior dry traction and pretty good wet traction. I'm not much of a crazy driver in the rain, so I don't see a need for amazing wet traction.

joyride: S-03's are some of the best tires on the road. However, as you already know, they are PRICEY!

would u say my so-3's are better tires than the ones on the car and driver review page?

i cant really find any comparable test on it. just user reviews. if theres something better i want it. im not a crazy driver in the rain either. so basically i want the ebst dry traction and good wet traction. but if the so-3's i ahve are the BEST of both worlds then i dont see why i shouldnt get them.

[G35stilez]

My dad has S-03's on his Cobra.

When he went to purchase them, he talked with the owner of a tire shop (probably the largest one in Long Island, NY). He pretty much said, "Price is not an option, I want the best tires for dry weather out there". He quickly referred to the S-03's. The tires ended up having to be special ordered and priced out more than his wheels.

I would try to contact C&D if I were you and call around to tire shops. Furthermore, I would talk to people on the BMW forums and see whos using what for Auto-Xing, dragging, road driving (whatever suits your need).

[tubafeak]

If you're looking for huge dry grip with decent wet grip you could always spring for some Toyo RA-1's. Yes, I know it's a race compound, but they're not too expensive (for that much grip) and they have a huge amount of dry traction with wet traction that's high enough to race with. Just a thought.

[JaCkaL829]

Joy: I don't understand, didn't you just get the new set of Potenzas like a month ago? Did you get two blowouts or something that you want to replace them with something else?
Anyway I think you have one of the best tires you can buy, if money isn't a concern. As someone else said C&D just did the test on YOUR car, so you can see how some other tires did, I don't think yours we're in it.