New Tires
#12
I've had both the Continental DWS and currently running the Cooper Zeon RS3-A for over 10K miles.
I prefer the Conti's for snow and the Coopers for rain. I think Cooper's are a pretty good quality tire personally. The Cooper's tread pattern looks a little more aggressive on the car FWIW.
I prefer the Conti's for snow and the Coopers for rain. I think Cooper's are a pretty good quality tire personally. The Cooper's tread pattern looks a little more aggressive on the car FWIW.
#13
I'm sorry, I should have been more clear on what I'm looking for in tires. My car is a DD. I'm more interested in comfort and a smooth ride, but want some performance. Also I need tires that can handle ok in the snow. The Coopers that I'm looking at are under $700 out the door with the sale at Pep Boys. The same tires elsewhere are closer to $900.
What I like about the Coopers are the use them as standard tires on the Roush, although the summer ones, I need the all season ones.
I've had very good experience recently with two different Michelin tire models, but I still wouldn't ever shop for anything in their 'Primacy', 'Energy', 'Defender', 'Premier' or 'Symmetry' lines.
Norm
#14
6th Gear Member
Honestly (and based on over 30 years of PA, NJ, MI and IL winter driving), there's not one all-season tire out there that performs anything close to a dedicated winter tire. Everything is a compromise. An AS tire that does perform better than other AS's will under-perform elsewhere. If you can swing it, buy a good performance tire for the 7-8 months that you can get away with it and but a winter tire (and a cheap set of wheels) for those 4-5 months of crap weather.
If you MUST only have 1 tire, then use the various tire websites customer ratings/feedback to help in choosing. You're driving a lightweight, rear-end underweight, 315 crank HP vehicle and not an SUV. Despite the morons that claim "I can go anywhere in the snow with my Mustang" (mainly because they can AFTER the roads are plowed or other cars have blazed the trail), you truly cannot.
If you MUST only have 1 tire, then use the various tire websites customer ratings/feedback to help in choosing. You're driving a lightweight, rear-end underweight, 315 crank HP vehicle and not an SUV. Despite the morons that claim "I can go anywhere in the snow with my Mustang" (mainly because they can AFTER the roads are plowed or other cars have blazed the trail), you truly cannot.
#15
Honestly (and based on over 30 years of PA, NJ, MI and IL winter driving), there's not one all-season tire out there that performs anything close to a dedicated winter tire. Everything is a compromise. An AS tire that does perform better than other AS's will under-perform elsewhere. If you can swing it, buy a good performance tire for the 7-8 months that you can get away with it and but a winter tire (and a cheap set of wheels) for those 4-5 months of crap weather.
If you MUST only have 1 tire, then use the various tire websites customer ratings/feedback to help in choosing. You're driving a lightweight, rear-end underweight, 315 crank HP vehicle and not an SUV. Despite the morons that claim "I can go anywhere in the snow with my Mustang" (mainly because they can AFTER the roads are plowed or other cars have blazed the trail), you truly cannot.
If you MUST only have 1 tire, then use the various tire websites customer ratings/feedback to help in choosing. You're driving a lightweight, rear-end underweight, 315 crank HP vehicle and not an SUV. Despite the morons that claim "I can go anywhere in the snow with my Mustang" (mainly because they can AFTER the roads are plowed or other cars have blazed the trail), you truly cannot.
#16
I just got the Cooper tires installed. So far I'm happy with them, although I've only driven on them for 15 miles. Next week I'm making a 2500 mile road trip. NJ to MN and back home. I'll report on my take on tires when I get home.
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