Hi guys,

My dad drives around in his E class so frequently that he had to change his tires once almost every 6months! 3 year old car and already clocked 196k on his odometer. He replaces his tires as per OEM fitted to the car when brand new, which is ContiSportContact 3. I find that the tire, while excellent in grip level, it had very loud tire roar and wears out very quickly. Since CSC3 is considered as UHP tires those are expected.

I was wondering, for the size 245/45/17, are there any other tires that are much quieter, last longer and handles better in wet grip? What do you guys think of GY F1 Assy2? How about Michelin?

My choice for UHP tires,

PS3
F1Assy2
CSC5

All can give you at least 40,000km with proper alignment, balancing and rotation. If you sayang your tires, do it every 5000KM, never exceed 10,000km. Maintain a slightly higher pressure for the tires too.

But I can tell you one thing, seems like our Michelin friend quality is slightly drop (used to be the best).....Goodyear quality is unpredictable....and so is Conti.
Thats how it is....

Any other recommendations? not necessary have to be UHP by the way. I just want my father to have safe trips all the time.

GT Radial Champiro HPY.

Unheard of? Tried it for yourself and post your views here.

Only RM450 for the size you mentioned. AS2 is like double the price but does it offer twice the performance or safety? Sadly no.

That's how I justify the price of tires. Heck, these HPY is even cheaper then Nexens but is better.

This post has been edited by teikwing: Feb 15 2013, 08:05 PM

Imho, perhaps can go for Hankook Ventus S1 Evo2

As2 lasts longer, even ps3 will. Suitable if cover a lot of miles.