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Originally Posted by look 171

When I consider tires, I always ask myself how hard will I be on these tires? On the Porsches, it has to have some great grip because I know I can't control myself when the streets start to get crooked and how hard will I push it? Bought a Lexus IS 250 for my younger boy off a friend. It needs tires, and its on its second set of Bridgestones with 60,000 on the engine. This car handles well, just like a sports touring car should. But for him driving, Sports touring tires are going on it unless I come across a smoking deal for a set of summer performance tires. Going off to college in Santa Barbara, so no rain or snow to deal with.

I generally go with the tires that will give me max grip AND good hydroplane resistance. I'm sure that I'm not easy on tires. I also try to get the most grippy tires that I can put on the wife's outback too. If she's got to brake hard or swerve or both, I don't want her sliding. I'd rather replace tires every year than have them not perform in an emergency situation. Of course, the outback doesn't have the same kind of high-perf options that are available for the boxster.