My leather interior is shot though :(, had to put on seat covers. At least the seat covers are leather :)

Looks like the pricing must have been an error, just went back on tirerack.com and those tires are now $74 instead of $47. It's cool because they only charged me $47 for my set.

You saved yourself more than $100 for buying 4 good tires at the right time.

I see $64. Still a good price.

Yeah, looks like they changed it again.

Hey nfs

Congratulations on a truly great tire purchase! Honestly, you could not have done much (if at all) better.

I had a set of RE960AS on my Taurus, and after that car was totaled my brother put the tires on his Taurus--they are still a sharp, good-handling tire with good tread after 40K mi.

I have also owned ContiExtremeContact, Bridgestone Turanza, and now Kuhmo KR21 on my Buick. The RE960AS has nearly the grip and wet/snow traction of the ContiExtremeContact at half the price, and is a longer lasting tire to boot. The only reason I am not using the RE960AS now is because I can't get them in the size I need.

Way to go! You did good.

Yeah, I can vouch for that. Their winter traction is marginal at best.


They may have one of the best snow ratings in their category (UHP all-season), but that's really not saying much. Typically, UHP A/S tires don't put much emphasis on winter driving. They excel in dry/wet conditions during the other three seasons. And the way TireRack's ratings are set up, you cannot compare ratings across different tire categories. So, a UHP A/S tire with a 7 rating for winter may in fact be worse than a standard touring A/S tire with a winter rating of 6.

We have RE960 A/S on both cars. So, from personal experience I can say that they're great tires and do everything well except for winter. I mean, you can get by, but you really have to be super careful. Considering your circumstances, I think you would have been better served by a less performance-oriented tire that gives up some of that maximum summer grip but in turn offers better winter characteristics. Alas, it looks like you have already made your purchase. Like I said, not the end of the world - you'll manage I'm sure.

Yeah, although I can't see how this tires could do any worse than the previous tires i've owned. I've gotten pretty good at controlling the direction my car slides.

My Michelin Pilot Sport brochure knocks the 960s hard for their snow performance.

For 2x the cost? Why not spend more to get a snow and a summer tire instead?