Now that I have a few miles on these tires, I can review these tires:
Tire replaced: Sumitomo HTR 4
The first miles on these tires were interesting...and different from the Sumis. The HTRs were ready to go and noticed better handling right away. The CS5s were OMG floaty for the first 50 miles...not that surprising for a high mileage tire (T rated 80k), but as I said- the Sumis were easy to drive on right away (not bad for a 75k tire)
Have nearly 400 miles on them now...and what a change! These are great over the "poopy" roads in MI...where the other tire did not handle them quite as well. Very smooth, and actually improved the handling over Sumitomos (that's saying a lot for a Cobalt) Kinda makes the car a little more fun..
Got to test in the rain the last few days, and these tires handle just fine whether it be a little or a total downpour. Hoping I don't have to test the snow...maybe much later this year!
People say what they want about Sumitomo, but the tires I had never did me wrong and did their job well. That said, the CS5s BLOW these tires out of the water! Didn't actually think it might make this old chevy a little more fun to drive...but I was wrong.
So far, so good! Will reporting in as the miles add on....
Tire replaced: Sumitomo HTR 4
The first miles on these tires were interesting...and different from the Sumis. The HTRs were ready to go and noticed better handling right away. The CS5s were OMG floaty for the first 50 miles...not that surprising for a high mileage tire (T rated 80k), but as I said- the Sumis were easy to drive on right away (not bad for a 75k tire)
Have nearly 400 miles on them now...and what a change! These are great over the "poopy" roads in MI...where the other tire did not handle them quite as well. Very smooth, and actually improved the handling over Sumitomos (that's saying a lot for a Cobalt) Kinda makes the car a little more fun..
People say what they want about Sumitomo, but the tires I had never did me wrong and did their job well. That said, the CS5s BLOW these tires out of the water! Didn't actually think it might make this old chevy a little more fun to drive...but I was wrong.
So far, so good! Will reporting in as the miles add on....