I JUST BOUGHT A SET OF CHAMPIRO 40 GT'S FOR MY 17" TITANS. I LOVE THEM. GOOD FEEL IN THE WET AND DRY. VERY QUIET. I WAS RUNNING YOKO PRADAS. THEY SUCK!!!!!!
TO SOFT THE EDGES WEAR VERY FAST. STRAIGHT LINE HANDLING GOOD BUT CORNER SUCKED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TIRES WORE FAST ON THE EDGES. '99 S70

Like malcolm posted earlier I just bought a set of Dunlop Sport A2's. The customer rating on tirerack.com is very high (i never saw a higher rating)and consumer reports just put them at the top. Discount Tire gave me a better price than tirerack plus 10% off because of their opening the 500th? store. Dollars and cents: An incredible bargain for a premium speed rated tire.
Road Rating: They are classified as a high performance all season. they replaced Mich MXV4's. Much quieter and much more stable (maybe a stiffer sidewall) so much so that I didn't tell my wife I put new tires on to see if she'd notice. "Whats up with the car it feels more solid and faster?" was her uninitiated comment. 80MPH feels like 50, the tires give an incredibly confident ride. Do a little research, but I would throw the Dunny's in as a real good candidate.

Are you looking for summer tires or all seasons? I have a set of snows and am considering replacing my summer tires (Michelin Pilot HX) with Kumho next time at $77 a piece from the Tire Rack. The Kumhos are about half the price of the Michelins, which have been discounted now because they are being discontinued. If you look at the reviews, the Bridgestone Pole Position S03's get good reviews but are close to the Michelins in price.

I've run the Bridgstone Re730's and the Dunlop 500s on my 95 850T.
I just put on a set of Federal ss595's and WOW!!! These things are quiet sticky and handle well in the water. I wish someone would have turned me on to these tires years ago.
Here's link http://www.federaltyres.com/car/index.htm

I got my 225/50/16's for under $400.00.

My '99 came with a new set of MXV4's when I bought it in May. These are the worst tires I have driven on in recent memory. While they do have good wet stability, they have very poor dry traction, and a very squirmy feel when pushed.

I found a set of "Volan" 17's and found one of the closeout sets of Yokohama AVS Intermediates - difference is night and day. I did give up some wet traction, but the driving feel is worth the compromise. Note: These, and the replacement Yoko AVS ES100, are NOT winter tires. They lose traction as the temps get below 40.

For all-seasons, I would look at the Dunlop SP9000, the Kumho Ecsta Supra 712 and the Pirelli P6000. I've used the Kumhos on a different car, and they are an excellent all-around tire for the performance-minded driver. They don't feel very good for the first thousand miles, but they break into it. The 712's also like a slightly higher tire pressure.

You have options, especially for the money. There are better tires for less money than the Michelins. Good luck in your hunt.

-Pat
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'99rS70 T5M, '83 245 DL

...read about all the tires, then you'll be as confused as the rest of us!

With so many choices available, it can get a bit overwhelming.
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RussB in Ct '96 855T - '91 944T

Try Dunlop SP Sport A2. Tirerack prices them at $52. NTB gave me the Tirerack price plus $15, or $67/tire on the rationale that it would cost at least $15 for shipping and mounting. Seemed fair to me. Of course NTB gets its dig in with $11.95 more per tire for "lifetime" balancing. This tire has great customer survey ratings on Tirerack and I understand they are a best buy in Consumer Reports. So far they are doing their job quietly and competently. Of course, I drive sensibly, too.

I put a set of Z rated Michelin Pilot XGT-Z4 in 205/55/16 (stock size), and I love them. They wear like iron, and stick like glue....the down side is they cost about $180 each. They are a MUCH better tire than the OEM MXV4's that are now sitting in my garage(with the stock Volo OEM 15 inch six spoke wheels that came on my 2000 S70/GLT)

I will stick with Michelin.....for me, they give a longer service life....I think I would give Bridgstone S02 a try one of these days though
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Steve F. in Hoboken, NJ

I just put on my second set of Dunlop SP5000s, which are both speed rated and M&S rated (handy, because this snow storm came out of the blue, I'm 100 miles from both home and my snow tires!). Much cheaper than the Michelins.

Sears-NTB's prices seem to have gotten a lot worse since Sears bought them. Also they seem a lot less active, so I may not be the only one who noticed.

Both sets came from Tire Rack. Tire Rack also has lists of local installers, I order and have them shipped to the installer. Much happier doing it this way than with NTB.

-bill d cat

'98 V70T5M, 106k mi.

I am gonna be in the same boat in a few months needing to replace my MXV 4s. The Michelins are a bit too rich for my blood as well. I am yet to be convinced that they are worth the extra $$$. Upon posing the question in the 850 board and the after market board I got some interesting responses. Search (MXV 4+) Pirelli makes some interesting looking all season V rated tires. I have never used them but they seem to rate as well as the MXV 4+'s except for tread wear and snow traction.