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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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I need new tires BADLY. shopping around, looking for P235/60R16. trying to find Goodyear Eagle GTs, but cant find that size in nearly any tire (checked Hankook, Falken, Bridgestone, and Michelin). price range is no more than $100/tire. all season, good dry handling, decent winter performance. thank you all!!
 
Old Sep 13, 2010 | 10:09 AM
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General Altimax HP have been good for me, excellent snow wet and dry traction.

The 235/60r16 are $100 each at tirerack.com click the link at look at the surveys tab for some detailed rankings.
 
Old Sep 13, 2010 | 12:45 PM
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I switched recently to Michelin HydroEdge. They look / perform great. I paid about $100 / tire, but today they're showing $119 at Tire Rack. Lately Michelin has been giving $70 rebates on sets of 4. Don't know if that's still happening though.
 
Old Sep 13, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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saigashooter: they dont come in P235/60R16 on tirerack.com. 65R16, yes. i think im going with Falkin Ziex ZE-512 or ZE-912.
 
Old Sep 13, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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why are you doing 235? stock size is 225
 
Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:07 AM
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im going 235 because i want more tread on the road for better grip. plus it looks better, as a bonus. haha
 
Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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I'm about to change my tires too, mine are so bad I just noticed cord starting to show through! :/ So i'm hoping this weekend I can get them changed out. I have Continetal Conti Pro Contact right now, its been a good tire. They were very well priced, and i've gotten 63,000 miles out of them.

I already bought Michelin Hydroedge for when I change them. They are supposed to be excellent tires, and I got a pretty good deal on them, including the $70 mail in rebate, which already came.!
 
Old Sep 14, 2010 | 08:31 AM
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wow, that does sounds like a good deal! the cord on my absolutely TERRIBLE goodyear integrity's has been showing for a couple weeks now. i just noticed it when i roated my tires over the weekend. but im probably going to go with the Falkin Ziex ZE-912. they have a 65,000 mile warranty in my size, and are only $94/tire at discounttiredirect.com
 
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