Owner reviews for tires

Well, I put a set of Achilles Platinums on my vehicle today. On another forum 2 guys were having a raging debate about the good vs. bad on these tires. Even though these tires are relatively new to North America they do have a racing pedigree in Europe, and they very well exceed the standard American standards for compliance.

I've had several cars of the $150 variety. The best was a 1990 VW Fox that I bought for $150 from the original owner. I then proceeded to drive it about 150K before I spent another cent on it besides oil tires and gas.

I run the sumitomo 215/50s but I got a 185/60 for a spre so it fits under the rear mat.

the summitomo HTR-200 are a relatively decent tire. They are super cheap and come in several sizes that would work for you.

I've run those on my A1s in the past, even had a set of Kleber 145-80R13 snow tires for many seasons. I had both those sizes mounted on the 13x4.5 factory steel wheels.

The new Goodyear 245's I got are killer.

I just put on Bridgestone RE760 Sport's on my car about 250km's ago. I was looking for exactly what you are, good treadlife and good all-around performance for the occasional track day... I cannot say enough good things about this tire, it meets and exceeds all expectations that i have had thus far; and with 340 treadwear i expect these 205/40's to last for a good amount of time. You can't go wrong with this tire!

its a very good tire but dont expect a loong life out of them. good life for a sticky rubber but if you after long life this is not the one to get. this is more performance oriented. i prefer RE-01Rs / RE11 for the stick or G force sport for long life. depends on what your after. but great for autoX / daily driver mix in my opinion.

Have you considered a 205-40-17 Falken 512? It's a crappy tire, but it stretches well.

those sumitomos are a good deal but i put those on my wifes passat wagon in april and all them ****s is hopping now. its like they are 'almost' shifted belts.