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Hello to all, I wanted to know which tires that you have even tried go better for the Legacy I upset

I'm not sure where Pesaro is, but if the climate's like Rome, I'd be of no help as I have to choose tires that can handle occassional snow and lots of rain.

However, I like - Yokohama A550H 195/60H15, but if you like to slide a car around more I found the Falken ZE512 in the same size to be better for that, but the Yokohamas are quieter, grip a little better overall (but the car understeers more) and they hydroplane less than the Falkens.

Steve

The best all around tire you can get is the new Continental ContiExtremeContact V rated Ultra High Performance All season!

I literally compared EVERY tire I could find and slowly narrowed it down to four. This one stood out as the winner. The three runner ups are:
Yokohama Avid V4 V rated 80$
Dunlop SP Sport A2 H rated 87$
BFgoodrich G-Force T/a KDWS W rated 93$
ContiExtremeContact V rated 75$ the winner

Prices are from tire rack. Not only does the Continental have EXCELLENT traction but the treadwear is 400! I dare you to find a better tire for the daily driver.

Just to give you an idea take those four tires in size 205 55 16 on tire rack and compare them. Even the thousands of surveys sent show it to be the winner. Im getting 4 installed for 450$ including tax and road hazard.

I hear the contisprotcontacts are really loud on the road, and really dig in to your mpg. maybe not, i dont have them.

I have Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 on my Impreza. They're great. I haven't gotten them to break loose even on a rainy day when I really throw the car around and molest it's balance. just STUCK to the ground like flypaper.

Rated #1 by consumer reports for "Ultrahigh performance" out of a group of maybe 20 other tires. But be forewarned, this category of tire has a low treadwear rating and are NOT all-season tires.

edit - I will verify just how bad it's snow performance is TONIGHT! WOOHOO!

ciper wrote:I dare you to find a better tire for the daily driver.

ciper, I won't argue the traction advantages, I'm sure the Continentals will probably outperform my tires quite well in that respect. But my Michelin Symmetries are absolutely fantastic tires! For a daily, my opinion is there's nothing better. They're quite grippy (not slick-grippy, but still impressive), have traction in rain or shine, they're very quiet, they ride smooth as glass, and my treadwear is 560 on those! As far as all-around is concerned, Symmetries are definitely worth considering. But I won't doubt for a minute that the Contis offer much more overall traction.

Symmetry have terrible ratings though

Check the specs
Goto http://www.tirerack.com/tires/SearchTires.jsp
Select 215 60 16 as the size (one size that both are available in)
Choose type "Ultra High Performance All-Season" and "Passenger All-season"
Choose brand "Michelin" and "Continental"

Check the two tires and press compare (at the bottom)

Michelins "Would You Buy This Tire Again? Most said: Probably Not (Average of 4.5 out of 10) "
Continental "Would You Buy This Tire Again? Most said: Probably (Average of 8.5 out of 10)"

Dry traction 7.6 VS 8.8
Wet Tracion 6.6 VS 8.8
Hydro Resistance 6.5 VS 8.7
Snow Traction 5.8 VS 8.2
COrnering Stability 6.7 VS 8.3
Steering response 6.9 VS 8.4
Ride comfort 7.3 VS 8.6
Noise comfort 6.5 VS 8.6
Tread Wear 5.8 VS 8.7

Plus the Continentals are 16$ cheaper, thats 52$ more for four tires that aren't as good

Hmmm... Okay then. Maybe since I stepped up to the Symmetries after I ditched the General XP2000's... Could be the vast improvement from the General crap that skewed my opinions...

subyluvr2212: Too bad you are on the opposite side of the country, Id like to meet you some day. Its fun going back and forth with you. Like 1.8 turbos vs 2.7NA

Buahaha! Yes I'm sure the two of us could have hours of interesting debates in person

rallysam wrote:I have Goodyear Eagle F1 GS-D3 on my Impreza. They're great. I haven't gotten them to break loose even on a rainy day when I really throw the car around and molest it's balance. just STUCK to the ground like flypaper.

Rated #1 by consumer reports for "Ultrahigh performance" out of a group of maybe 20 other tires. But be forewarned, this category of tire has a low treadwear rating and are NOT all-season tires.

edit - I will verify just how bad it's snow performance is TONIGHT! WOOHOO!

I've got these tires as well. I've been pretty happy with them. They stick very well. Since temps have started to get cold down here, they require a little bit of driving time to get them up to temp and sticky.

I've had them for almost a year.....tread wear hasn't been too bad. I don't think they'll do so hot in the snow

My only complaint is their sidewall is a little soft....

I have the Goodyear Regatta 2. Pretty nice tires with a 75,000 mile warranty.