# Need help kicking the tires **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** rsx, acura\ **Created:** [November 10, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267 "2009-11-10T01:22:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roadkill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bcef8e/32.png) [@roadkill](https://community.cartalk.com/u/roadkill)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/1 "2009-11-10T01:22:09Z")
I’m looking for help picking tires for a 2005 Acura RSX. What is the best (durable) all season, performance, sub-$100 per tire, tire? ---
**Author:** ![lion9car](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/59ef9b/32.png) [@lion9car](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lion9car)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/2 "2009-11-10T01:43:27Z")
Have you looked at the reviews and comparison tests at Tire Rack’s website? That’s one good source of information. ---
**Author:** ![jayhawkroy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/jayhawkroy/32/33_2.png) [@jayhawkroy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jayhawkroy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/3 "2009-11-10T02:03:39Z")
Also look at Nov 09 Consumer Reports issue. Their tests shows characteristics as snow traction, ice, wet & dry braking. Depending on where you live, these qualities can vary in importance. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/4 "2009-11-10T03:08:39Z")
The Yokohama Avid V4s has high tread wear rating, I’m enjoying them on my car, $96 at tire rack. ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/5 "2009-11-10T03:11:21Z")
If you need winter capability in the tires get the Continental Extreme Contact DWS hands down. Excellent tires. ---
**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/6 "2009-11-10T04:01:11Z")
Fuzion HRi, treadwear 400, $77 Sumitomo HTR, 360, $81 Kumho AST. 400, $85 You should find happiness with one of these…The 17" wheels will make staying under $100, down the road, very difficult… ---
**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/7 "2009-11-10T11:57:00Z")
Fuzion is good all around but gets a tad noisy. Excellent budget tire Sumitomo HTR - decent tire for first 10k miles and decent in snow, then they wear fast and get real noisy Kumho-no idea. Typically decent tires. Caddyman, I am on the quest for a budget tire for my wife’s turbo Subaru wagon that needs 17" wheels(brake clearance) capable in the winter in a low profile. Conti ExtremeContact is only one I have seen. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/8 "2009-11-10T12:48:47Z")
Be Advised That Treadwear Ratings Cannot Be Used To Compare Tires From One Manufacturer To Another. They Can Be Useful In Comparing Tires Made By A Specific Manufacturer. CSA ---
**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/need-help-kicking-the-tires/39267/9 "2009-11-10T13:41:35Z")
You’re going to have to make some trade offs. A durable/long lasting tire usually won’t have as much grip as a stickier tire. Nor will an all-season tire grip the road as well as an ultra high performance summer tire. Also for $100 your choices are going to be somewhat limited. I would recommend the BFG G-Force Super Sport A/S’s or the Continental ExtremeContact DWS’s they are both more performance oriented, but qualify as all-season (re: three season) tires. They cost right around $100 per tire, but can be had for less when they go on sale. With that said, I don’t think it’s good policy to skimp on tires as they are the only things keeping you on the road.