<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>I bought the pilot exalto's for my SE-R back before my AD22 brake upgrade, they felt very "greasy"... that was really the only word i could find to describe them. I did not like the tires at all. <br><br>_________<div>matt mccrary</div><div>913.669.0321</div></div><div><br>On Oct 7, 2011, at 20:24, "<a href="mailto:jaretr1@aol.com">jaretr1@aol.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:jaretr1@aol.com">jaretr1@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>I put the Fallen Azenis on my SE-R in 195 60 14. They ride as nice as any tire I have had on there, but they stick very very well. They are soft and are a racing tire, and I don't use the car enough to comment on mileage. But for a super sticky roadworthy tire, I give them a thumbs up.<br><br><br><div id="htc_header" style="">----- Reply message -----<br>From: "Jason Puckett" <<a href="mailto:dbax_fan@yahoo.com">dbax_fan@yahoo.com</a>><br>To: "<a href="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org">se-r@se-r-list.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:se-r@se-r-list.org">se-r@se-r-list.org</a>><br>Subject: good 14" tires hard to find<br>Date: Fri, Oct 7, 2011 3:40 pm<br><br></div><br><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:tahoma, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div>It's time for new tires to replace the second set of Yoko AVS ES100s for my (non-SE-R) car and I'm discovering that it's hard to find reasonably priced GOOD tires in 14 inches now, there just aren't many choices anymore. I guess 14 inch wheels are *so* 1990s and no new cars come with them anymore (I'm glad I have 15's on my SE-R! I got the ES100s for something like $85 a tire a couple of years ago.<br></div><div><br></div><div>I've narrowed it down to:</div><div>BFG g-force super sport a/s for $88 each</div><div>Falken Ziex ZE-512 for $69 each</div><div>Michelin Pilot Exalto a/s for $101 each</div><div>*maybe* the Falken Azenis for $100 each but with a 200 treadwear rating can I expect more than 15K miles out of them?<br></div><div><br></div><div>Has anyone had any good/bad experience with any of these? I tend to
drive somewhat aggressively and don't mind noise/rough ride. I want good traction, safe wet handling and hopefully at least 20K miles out of the tires.</div><div><br></div><div>I miss the days of the awesome Yoko A509s that I had or the sticky Dunlops that all cost me $70 to $90. I looked at the Dunlop Direzza but they're $126 each and that's just too high for me. I'm wondering if in a couple of years I'll even be able to find ANY 14 inch tires when I need to replace the next set.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for any input from the good ol' SE-R list!</div><div><br></div><div>Jason Puckett</div><div>'93 Ruby Pearl SE-R (weekend fun car)<br></div><div>'00 Toyota Corolla (daily commuter)<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>+----------------------------------------------------------------------+</span><br><span>The mailing list home page is <a href="http://www.se-r-list.org/"><a href="http://www.se-r-list.org/">http://www.se-r-list.org/</a></a></span><br><span>To modify your subscription, go to <a href="http://www.se-r-list.org/mailman/listinfo/se-r"><a href="http://www.se-r-list.org/mailman/listinfo/se-r">http://www.se-r-list.org/mailman/listinfo/se-r</a></a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>