S70 needs Better Tires

[slacktide_bitog]

greetings from another person still driving an s70.
I too am in search of tires.
My s70 is a base model and came with 15 inch wheels.

I have noticed that the selection of 15 in tires isn't what it was pre-covid. I also realize fewer cars use 15 inch wheels so there is less demand for them.

I had thought of picking up a set of 16 inch rims to increase my choice of tires but I concluded that the extra price of sourcing used rims wouldn't really benefit me as the choice of 15 in tires I have still contains tires I would be willing to put on the car.

I will look into whether the tires above still come in 195 60r15 .

195/60-15 still has plenty of options, as it was a common size, and of course, tires that small are very cheap too

(Nokian) Nordman Solstice 4 on sale right now
Falken Aklimate
General 365AW
Toyo Celsius II
Milstear AW365
The cheapest all-weather tires in your size seem to be the Lexani Quattro Tempo

 

[edyvw]

I hate cheap tires, but I actually bought a westlake as a full size spare for the Rav4 - from ebay no less, but a reputable tire seller, I forget which. It was Indonesian made.

It balanced easily I was told. I didn't run it much - only a couple times when I had a nails - which is common here, but it seemed to handle fine.

I am sure it wouldn't last all that long, but if I needed the cheapest possible tire I would honestly consider them.

I agree with you on Yoko's though. I had one set - very unimpressive in general.

I bought Sentry for BMW as full spare to have when going to ski. It has everything on the sidewall: UHP, All weather etc. Only Snowflake is missing on the sidewall
I will never understand pricing on Yoko. I used some of their tires on track. Sometimes they have good deals. They are generally OK, but very often run more expensive than Michelin, Continental, and Bridgestone, and one thing is for sure, they ain't those tires.