Tires Continental or Goodyear

I got the Goodyear Eagle F1 All-Seasons, and love them. They perform as good as the summer-only variation (not easy to find in many all-seasons), yet offer the security of being able to drive safely n low-temps/snow.

Yes they are. I replaced mine with Sumintano HTRZ IIIs and things quieted down considerably.

A large part of the noise is indeed the tires. They are the OEM contintental touring 235/45-17 and they were inflated to 38lbs. I dropped them to the recommended 35 and the noise and ride improved. I am now realizing that 50% of the sound I'm hearing that is objectionable is indeed these tires.

Like Tim said above, it depends on the tire. Some are more dedicated to pure dry weather grip, some have a better rain compound and tread. Like poster #2 above, I have Goodyear F1's. The reason I chose those is because they are just about unbeatable in the rain, it's like driving on a dry road. They can stand the car on it's nose under braking, and grip harder when turning. They give up very little in dry ultimate grip, too.

It depends on the tire. My Eagle F1 GSD-3's are *awesome* in the rain.

yea, the Eagle GT's are what my mother has on her G35. Definitely resist hydroplaning well.

Great tire...Performs awesome in wet and dry conditions:

I had the Continental CrossContact LX installed today. So far fantastic, but, I would expect that any brand new tire would feel great. I am excited not to hear the wamp wamp wamp anymore from the old Pirelli Scorpion STRs.

True dat. Contis ( ) + US spec ride height = GTI loses the armchair racer wars.

My Conti's sound like a 4x4 going down the road