Hmm. The first time I hit a wet spot with these Sumitomos, I realized it was
a whole different ball game. The problem is that the "best grip" would
entirely depend on road conditions -- in a puddle, the "best grip" woud be
the all season tire, but as soon as they dried off, it would be the summer
tire. I don't think that would be a safe way to drive, unless I was just
tootling around at 10 under the limit like Mr. Magoo.
I can afford to buy four, I just hate to waste all that tread life, and I
got used to the dry road traction. Now I have to go back to a compromise,
just when it may never rain again around here.
My frustration with the all season tires is that when you read the reviews,
90% of the reviewers live in the snow belt, drive Subarus, and all they talk
about is snow and rain traction, or tread wear and road noise. That
information is not germane, so the reviews and ratings are basically
useless.
So, what are you people using? Vredestein Sprints? By the time I get them
shipped, they were running something like $150 apiece, IIRC.
on 10/21/14 12:39 AM, PaulHunt73 at paulhunt73@virginmedia.com wrote:
> I think you are being over-cautious not wanting to mix axles (if you could
> get any, that is), particularly with rain. As long as the ones with the
> best grip are on the rear you should be fine. Over 40 years ago when I
> first changed from crossply to radial I couldn't afford four, and it was
> really frustrating to put a pair on the back then wait until I could afford
> another pair for the front to get the full benefit. I'm surprised you don't
> have online specialists available to you.
>
> PaulH.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> 3. Moreover, NO summer performance tire OF ANY BRAND is available in this
>> size (175/70R-14), so I can't even mix axles if I wanted to (IMO it would
>> be
>> suicidal to mix summer hi-perf tires on one axle with an all-season tire
>> on
>> the other, at the beginning of the rainy season, when I'm temporarily down
>> to one car).
>
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