I'm looking at the Yokohama Avid Envigor for all season. It was rated higher than the Michelin. I guess I should go to the 215 also. I'm changing from runflats.

 

Slime will usually take care of nail/screw holes to get you where you need to go. Years after abandoning RFTs, I still don't miss them.

 

What does slime do to the pressure sensors?

 

I just went to the Hankook Evo V12 and love them. Nice quiet smooth ride and I came out $15.00 ahead after selling my runflats.

 

That's a good question. I'm not sure. The bottle claims it is safe for all tire pressue systems. My early R53 doesn't use internal sensors, so I haven't been too concerned about that. I do know that Slime is messy when fixing a tire. I've also heard that Slime can corrode certain kinds of wheels. I certainly wouldn't leave it in the tire either as it presents high-speed balancing issues. It's just a temporary fix.

On the other hand, there's another product on the market that I don't have any experience with called Tyre Guardian. It is also suppose to work fine with modern tire pressure systems (TMPS). It works on the opposite principle of Slime. You add the liquid to your tires before you have a flat. Matter in fact, it's suppose to last the life of the tire. I don't know of anyone who has used this product, but the idea sounds interesting. Here's their website: http://www.tireguardian.com/

 

For what it's worth, I originally made the dealer throw on a set of Dunlop SP Sport 5000a DSST's (run-flats) before buying. I absolutely loved them and got good tread wear.

After about 11,000 miles the front had 3/32nd's left and the rear had 7/32nd's. The plan was to swap the rear tires to the front and replace the rears with two new tires.

Unfortunately a 5 inch bolt on the freeway decided to demolish one of my good tires in the rear. Dunlop no longer makes the 5000a's (all seasons), and I wasn't about to spend the same amount of money on a high performance summer tire with half the UTQG rating which would need to be replaces much sooner than the other tires. Not to mention I live in the Northeast and I drive a lot in the snow.

I needed a car and I couldn't wait for tires to be shipped, the only thing the garage had in stock was the Firestone Firehawk GTA 02's 195/55 16's. I picked up all four.

The ride is much softer and the road noise is diminished. Unfortunately I like a hard ride and this wasn't a good match for me. The point, I think tire selection is more about balancing price and what you want out of your ride.

 

No brainer - gain ride comfort - gain MPG - see my sig for a great tire......

 

Sorry to interrupt such a helpful discussion, but I wonder what happened to scaiken (the OP). That was his first post over 2 months ago, and he never posted again.