Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
Originally Posted By: Dumc87
Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
The CS5 is very popular on here, an Official Tire of BITOG
But in Florida, you don't need an all-season tire. Get a grand touring summer tire instead, like:
Falken Ziex ZE914 Ecorun
Hankook Ventus Prime2 (or 3)
Michelin Primacy HP
Goodyear Efficient Grip
Bridgestone Turanza ER300, or the newer T001
Continental ContiPremiumContact
I don't need anything for snow, but "Sunshine State" is very misleading! We get a lot of sporadic rain lol
The best overall tire I've liked is General GMAX AS03, but from what I read, that tire is above-average at best. Also REALLY like Vogue Tyres, but they aren't the easiest to come by. Great deals on DTD though! My current tires are Vogue Signature I believe. Tread looks great at 30k+ miles, but I've no idea what the depth is on them. They handle dry and wet very well. The GMAX cut through water like butter, so there's a slight edge to the GMAX's in my opinion.
Edit* Should also clarify that the only reason I'm not getting Vogue Tyres or the GMAX is 1) no deals at the moment 2) Vogue doesn't appear to make the Signature without the white walls in the size I need and 3) I think the GMAX is overkill for the Matrix LOL
On my Jeep I have Cooper Discoverer AT3's and really like them, though I don't drive the Jeep all that often and have yet to see how the tires perform offroad. That's pretty much the extent of my Cooper experience though.
If you liked the Gmax, there's nothing wrong with getting them again, since you had a good experience with it.
Vogue tires are more expensive than Michelin, and who even makes them? You can get a MUCH better tire for the price. The G-Max and the CS5 are both likely to be better tires than Vogue.
Nevertheless, the tires I mentioned in my other post should be great in the rain. Another good choice I forgot to include is the Vredestein Sportrac 5.
I looked up a few of the tires you mentioned, but I don't see many of them in the 205/55/16 size I need.
I guess Vogue is a small time producer based out of Chicago. I can only speak from my 30K+ miles on them that they are really good. They
look like they'd go 60K but I'll probably sell them with the current wheels I have on the Matrix (aftermarket multi spoke wheel) so I'll never know LOL