anyone use these tires kumho Ecsta AST. looking for tires and they look like a good deal.

 

Had them on my Miata for 2 years and liked them. Pkenty sticky and good tread wear rating.

 

My suggestion: Check Tirerack and Consumer Reports for test results.

 

ive had them on 2 different cars, and would have put them on the mini if they where in stock . great tires

 

I recently put a set on my 98 Chevy Lumina. They are the quietest tires I have ever had, and they were relatively cheap.

 

Have them, like them, think the Z rated ASXs are worth the extra $$ if you'll be hitting the twisites with lots of vigor. So I run ASTs on my backup wheels and ASXs on my primaries.

 

i've got the asx's and i'm not entirely thrilled with their performance... hmm... i only do daily driving with the occasional spirited run.

 

I've had them on two cars including the mini and I liked them.

great prices too.

 

I've also been thinking about getting some Kumho's and have been trying to decide between the AST and ASX. Living in Ohio, we do get snow and ice several times during the winter and was wondering what people's experiences are with these tires in these conditions?

 

Had them - wouldn't get them again. Look nice, ride nice, do ok on snow. BUT they get way noisy after about 10K miles. That is the biggest complaint in the reviews. I couldn't stand it and had to replace them by 15k, w still quite a bit of life left. My alignment was perfect too, so that wasn't the issue.

Nik

 

I have ASXes on currently and have about 5-6k miles on them. They are a massive improvement from the old runflats in terms of noise and comfort. They do not handle *quite* as well but I was willing to suffer that for a more comfortable ride (mostly commuting in this car with an occasional run).

I actually wanted Bridgestone Potenza RE-01Rs, but was unable to find them locally and HAD to get them locally as I had a flat to deal with.

I really like this page from Tire Rack...you can choose whichever category you think suits you, and see how different tires fared in different conditions.

 

I have the ASX tire now and I love it. I am looking to put my old MX summer tires on the new s-lites. Either tire is good and Kumho is a great prodcut for the price.

I had the AST tire before and loved it. Doesn't wear as well as the premium guys, but 20k shouldn't be a problem out of those tires.