Serenity now!

[Audi Junkie]

I had a serious issue with my AVONS. They wore concave, below the wear bars in the centre and 5/32nds on the edge after a lil over a month/5k miles!!! I found the date code of 14/04, not fit for sale. I called TR and they offered me a great deal to compensate me. 50% off my next pair. That's ok because I paid only $56 each for the AVONs. Basicly, if I buy a premuim tire of >$100, I get these AVONS for shipping and mounting costs.

I'm looking at the Turanza Serenity. They seem pretty premium and wear is >700. I really want good wear now and have dedicated snows I can use for winter. Here is the kicker, a $100 rebate from Bridgestone!
So, $123 x 3 = $369 - $100 is $269 + shipping. That seems pretty good for this quality tire. Am I missing something? I'm tired of 300-400 wear tires lasting me a matter of months and the experience of these AVONs has shocked me toward higher miles tires. Size is 215/55-16 Any other suggestions?

http://www.tirerack.com/survey/SurveyCom...num%3D155HR6TS#

G-019s come out to $238 after $50 rebate, wear is 460

RE960s come out to $291 after $75 rebate, wear is 400

 

[deven]

I have never had good luck with Bridgestone Tauranza's. I actually have them on my car right now and they are horrible. Flat spotting for 2-3 minutes at start and horrible road noise. I am just too cheap to change them prematurely but i am getting to 30k miles on them and they are getting pretty bald so they'll be going soon.
My favorite tires are Michelin Pilot A/S, Goodyear Tripletreds or Goodyear Assuarance or comfertreds.

 

[JHZR2]

for that size, we have pirelli P6 (OE on the saab), and yokohama avid v4S on the MB diesel. Both are decent, IMO. The yokos are a bit quieter, granted they are on an MB.

Ive been looking at the RE960AS Pole position tires for my saab when its tires wear out. Given that I have two sets of wheels and thus winter tires, Im also looking at the Goodyear F1-GS in that size. Apparently a bit less biased for noise (i.e. noisier by a tad), but overall after millions of miles, they seem to still have a pretty good review and they are decently priced for what they are.

I might give them a shot instead of a set of all-seasons on a highway car that has winter tires...

JMH

 

[Audi Junkie]

I'm looking at rebate tires, Dunlop and Bridgestone. These are about 1/2 price for me if I get 4. The more expensive tire I get, the more I ~save~.

 

[rjundi]

I am beyond happy with the RE960's on my Subaru WRX for a premium high performance all-season. They are stand outs in the rain, great in dry and usable in the winter muck.

 

[DmanWho]

Not sure how this relates to the 'Serenity' type, but I have the Bridgestone Turanza EL400-02's on the AWD Suzuki. These "All-Seasons" came stock on the SX4, and I wanted to hate on them because they were OE, but they're really not so bad.

The compound is definitely on the hard side, good for durability and MPG (40+psi), maybe not so good for road noise, ride comfort, and handling in the winter.

 

[Bobert]

I noticed in your size for the Serenity it is HR rated. The HR tires only get a $75 AmEx gift card. You have to get VR or higher to get $100 gift card from Bridgestone.

 

[dkryan]

Audi Junkie:

I have had Turanza LS-H's on my '01 I30 for 40K+ miles now and I've had no problems. But for the fact they will easily go 50K + miles, I'd change them out for the Serenity version. You'll get the $75 gift card and a quality tire.

 

[Audi Junkie]

I saw that too. The link from my size says $100 though. I was going to order and then ask about it after, or....thinking of a tactfull way to approach it. As far as Turanzas in general, you don't have to pitch me on them. I think they are some of the best quality there is. It just a matter of which ones to get, them or the Potenzas and how it works out financially.

 

[Russell]

I have the same LS-H tires for 63,000 miles on my BMW, had 4/32s left, but were very slick by then on snow and ice. Wanted Serenity, but Bridgestone does make them in 225x60x15 so I went with Michelin Exalto A/S. A very nice tire.


Originally Posted By: dkryan
Audi Junkie:
I have had Turanza LS-H's on my '01 I30 for 40K+ miles now and I've had no problems. But for the fact they will easily go 50K + miles, I'd change them out for the Serenity version. You'll get the $75 gift card and a quality tire.

 

[Audi Junkie]

Here's what it came out to:
The Serenitys would have been $430, -$75 Rebate
The G019s would be $334, -$50 Rebate

So, it turned out the Serenitys were not in the Delaware wharehouse, so an extra $20 in shipping ($60 total) from Georgia.

That was enough to kill the deal on them. I don't really need 4 tires, so paying out that much money now did not seem ideal.
I got the G019s. 1st pair was $118, makes total sense, and the 2nd pair, the extra ones, comes out to $212 minus the $50 rebate for getting 4.

So that's an extra $166 adventure to save a few bucks ahead of actually needing them, acceptable since tire deals are tough to find. Even though I really wanted them, Serenitys just did not work out this time, mostly because I do not need them right now and am just specualting to save money, but that does not work as well when you have to spend a lot more.

 

[dkryan]

Let us know how you like those G019s.

 

[Audi Junkie]

Having second thoughts. I picked up 2 used tires on EBay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Firestone...4QQcmdZViewItem

And I am realizing I just don't need ...not just 4 tires, but I really don't need anything now. I have the beat ones I'm driving now for a couple of months, two near-new Exclaims for late summer/fall, these two Ebay Firestones for late fall and my near-new mounted Eagle Response for going into winter. At most I'll need two new, early in winter. I don't mind buying early to save some money and such, but I'm actually buying 4 that I don't need. The extra 2 would just sit through a year from now +! Not worth it for $50 savings. Maybe I will get the Serenitys after all, just 2 on the 2:1 adjustment I have pending. Thanks for listening, typing stuff out makes you think about it critically.

 

[DmanWho]

Darn it AJ!

I thought for sure, you'd finally buy 4 new tires this time!

 

[Audi Junkie]

$50 no shipping and WalMart will mount and balance for $7. I had to do it!