Let me explain the story first...
I was on my way home from work Friday. I was going over a narrow causeway when I saw what looked like a chunk of ice in the road. Usually, I avoid stuff like that just in case, but I had nowhere to go due to oncoming traffic. I had to run it over.
Yup... It wasn't ice. Shredded the sidewall on my passenger side front. Here's my issue. When I bought my Acura back in October, I told the dealership to throw new meats on the car because it had 20K on the clock. They put Duralon Widetracks on the car. They're a sub-company of Firestone. The tires actually performed okay. They rode really nice, but the wet traction left a little to be desired. I didn't really mind the choice they went with.
Fast forward to Friday. I come to find out, Duralon was cut from Firestone in December and are now in limbo. I can't find this tire anywhere, especially in this size (235/45/17).
I decided to just buy four new tires and get a set I really like. Here are my three choices...
Dunlop Direzza DZ101
BFG G-Force Sport
Yokohama AVS ES100
So far, the Dunlops are my choice. I'm ordering later today.
These tires are all under $100 at the tire shop I go to. They sell for just over $100 at Tire Rack.
Any suggestions in this price range? I'd like to stick to name brand after this whole fiasco.
I was on my way home from work Friday. I was going over a narrow causeway when I saw what looked like a chunk of ice in the road. Usually, I avoid stuff like that just in case, but I had nowhere to go due to oncoming traffic. I had to run it over.
Yup... It wasn't ice. Shredded the sidewall on my passenger side front. Here's my issue. When I bought my Acura back in October, I told the dealership to throw new meats on the car because it had 20K on the clock. They put Duralon Widetracks on the car. They're a sub-company of Firestone. The tires actually performed okay. They rode really nice, but the wet traction left a little to be desired. I didn't really mind the choice they went with.
Fast forward to Friday. I come to find out, Duralon was cut from Firestone in December and are now in limbo. I can't find this tire anywhere, especially in this size (235/45/17).
I decided to just buy four new tires and get a set I really like. Here are my three choices...
Dunlop Direzza DZ101
BFG G-Force Sport
Yokohama AVS ES100
So far, the Dunlops are my choice. I'm ordering later today.
These tires are all under $100 at the tire shop I go to. They sell for just over $100 at Tire Rack.
Any suggestions in this price range? I'd like to stick to name brand after this whole fiasco.
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