BEST rain/wet tire

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^kimona, i'd be curious to hear what you've heard personally on the avid envigors? i talked to a guy at discount tire the other day about them and they're supposed to be very good. i'm in the market for a high-performance all-season(i live in the snow-belt and don't want to buy a second set of winter tires). i know the two terms don't usually go together except for michelin, but i don't want to spend 'michelin money'. thanks and sorry for the kind-of thread-jack!

[ctrj]

Originally Posted by toad

^kimona, i'd be curious to hear what you've heard personally on the avid envigors? i talked to a guy at discount tire the other day about them and they're supposed to be very good. i'm in the market for a high-performance all-season(i live in the snow-belt and don't want to buy a second set of winter tires). i know the two terms don't usually go together except for michelin, but i don't want to spend 'michelin money'. thanks and sorry for the kind-of thread-jack!

I have these in 195/55R15 and really like them. They are nice and quiet and very grippy for a 60k mile tire. I ran them for a week in northern California in the rain on back roads and the highway and they felt very planted. I would highly recommend these to anyone.

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Originally Posted by ctrj

I have these in 195/55R15 and really like them. They are nice and quiet and very grippy for a 60k mile tire. I ran them for a week in northern California in the rain on back roads and the highway and they felt very planted. I would highly recommend these to anyone.

thanks! that's the exact size i've been looking at.

[kimona]

Originally Posted by toad

^kimona, i'd be curious to hear what you've heard personally on the avid envigors? i talked to a guy at discount tire the other day about them and they're supposed to be very good. i'm in the market for a high-performance all-season(i live in the snow-belt and don't want to buy a second set of winter tires). i know the two terms don't usually go together except for michelin, but i don't want to spend 'michelin money'. thanks and sorry for the kind-of thread-jack!

Don't have them on my car, but I have driven on them in dry weather... and I liked how they performed. A good friend in Vancouver has them on his Corolla, and he loves them in the rain, plus they run smooth and quiet and have a great mileage rating. Don't know how they'd make out in the snow; I'm an advocate of dedicated snow tyres if you live in snow country.

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Originally Posted by kimona

Don't have them on my car, but I have driven on them in dry weather... and I liked how they performed. A good friend in Vancouver has them on his Corolla, and he loves them in the rain, plus they run smooth and quiet and have a great mileage rating. Don't know how they'd make out in the snow; I'm an advocate of dedicated snow tyres if you live in snow country.

thanks kimona! i know a dedicated snow tire is better for snow, but where i live we only have serious snow once or twice a year. the ice, however, can be nasty when we do have it.