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Kumho makes some good rubber. Had on the old Accent and did great.

850ish for Nokian WRG3s on my old car with much bigger wheels. Included an alignment, lifetime flat repair, road hazard, etc.

Originally Posted by HangFire I well know the difference between winter and all season tire performance. When my steep driveway is wet and icy, I cannot get a front wheel drive vehicle up it with all seasons. Neither can any of my guests. I can, however, get my Corolla up with winter tires, or...

Nokian Tires! For sure in winter at least. Check out the WRG4 if you are interested in one tire year round that also performs great in the snow. I am in Massachusetts too and have had three sets - all fantastic. If not one tire, look at the Nokian zLine for the summer and the Nokian Hakka R3s.

Typo on my part - they are 16 inch steelies on the LE. All else being mostly equal I'd lean that way for the minefields that are Boston roads.

Anyone ever use R1 Concepts or know anything about?

So quick update. Going to test drive a Toyota Corolla and Yaris on Monday. There is both an LE and SE Corolla on the lot. Some differences in the front though most is the same. Biggest differences I can see are the wheels in 17 steelies versus 17 alloy. Question: would there be a discernible...

Originally Posted by ram_man The z line a/s it's the first tire installed on this car without any vibrations or needing to be road forced. Excellent choice. Beautiful tire. All three sets I've owned came from the same Russian factory and have been the best tires I've ever had for the weather...

Originally Posted by ram_man I went ahead and pulled the trigger on the nokians the factory size was 224/40r18 I went ahead and upped the sidewall to a 45 the darts that run the 17s run 225/45r17 . I did this to get a little better ride. The tires ride good and track well. They are a little...

The best I've ridden on for New England weather year round. Highly, highly recommend.

Usually just repackaged or returned, unused products. Excellent deals to be had.

I can testify the last generation Kia RIO is a wonderful little car as an urban runabout if your drives are less than an hour. If you could find a 2016 or 2017 EX or SX at a fire sale price worth thinking about. I would not go for the new Mexican built version. Nothing wrong with Mexico, but not...

Thanks for the advice all. Yes indeed I understand these Brembo brakes would not be the same as those found on an elite car. That said I would think they'd make at least a middling rotor if they are putting their name on it - hence the interest and question. EBC is definitely at the top of my...

Originally Posted by edyvw Originally Posted by NewEnglander Originally Posted by clinebarger Brembo replacement rotors are Chinese & not any better than Centric. They try to hide the country of origin. I bought Brembo rotors for my Avalon & only then did I find out the COO. OEM rotors are...

Originally Posted by clinebarger Brembo replacement rotors are Chinese & not any better than Centric. They try to hide the country of origin. I bought Brembo rotors for my Avalon & only then did I find out the COO. OEM rotors are probably your best bet....Unless you were unhappy with those...

So I'm getting ready to do the brakes on the Rio and was not happy with the last set of rotors. Not thrilled with the last set and trying to figure out best replacement parts. Brembo makes some good looking ceramic pads I'm strongly considering. They also make front rotors that fit and may go...

For as long as the brand is loyal to me.

Originally Posted by MCompact Originally Posted by NewEnglander Thanks for the feedback. I'm trying to avoid another boring drive if I can! The newer engines. Are you referring to 2015+ or was there a specific year you had in mind? Also if you wouldn't mind, how do you see the regular Mini...

Originally Posted by MCompact Originally Posted by NewEnglander OK the wife asked about a MIni Cooper Countryman. We were next to one of the newer 2017s in traffic yesterday and I have to admit it was far larger than I had anticipated, and certainly seemed bigger than the older design. Anyone...

Nice selections - especially the Ford Escort! Old School!