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Old 02-19-2005, 07:42 PM
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Exclamation narrowed it down to 3 tires, NEED OPINIONS!!

i'm on a tight budget so here are the 3 choices i've narrowed it down to:

Yokohama AVS ES100
Kumho ECSTA MX
Falken GR Beta FK-451

what do you'll think?
my tire size is 275/40/17 and my car is daily driven in a city where it snows about twice a year for a few days, rains, and the roads are oil slick

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Old 02-19-2005, 07:46 PM
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kumbo? I say that one see it driven on it liked it! But I don't think that is the spelling?
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Firestone Firehawk Wide Ovals.
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I would say the Yokohama ES100s. I got them on now and they are great in the rain and I actually drove a little in the snow/ice we had a few weeks ago and they were pretty good. I will be going to the AVS sports next time to see which actually last longer and perform better. The Kumho are also a popular tire and I've heard good things about them but I like the Yoko's.
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I had the AVS ES100's on my old '01 Mustang and I liked them a lot. They are a great tire for the price. They hooked decent and wet and dry driveability was totally fine. Road noise was little to none. I'd recommend them for that price range.
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i work in a tire store that sells all 3 of your options. I have also had all 3 options on my car. The ES100 is a far superior tire to the other 2. the Falken is junk! The Kuhmo is a good tire as well but looses alot of points in the ugly factor. hope this helps.

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i used the khumo supra 712s and they were a good tire. decent price on tire rack. i think a 285.20. 17 was like 130 or something!




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