Sucks to be me....

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When I owned our '88 Accord,(had the car for 18 years/340,xxx miles) it had 185-70-13 tires on it and as time went by, the choices for these 13's became fewer and fewer. By the 14th year, the rims were getting pretty corroded and not holding air very well so, I went for a cheap set(4) steelies in 14" and installed 195-60-14 which was the option on this Accord back in '88 anyway. The choices for the 195-60-14's were much better and not much more money. The very last set of tires I put on the car was 185-65-14 just to get the last child through H.S. The math(no pun) for all 3 of these size tires worked out well.
 
My Accord takes 195/70/14's and I can find plenty of tires in that size. Another bonus is the decent price of this size tire. Last year I was looking at a Scion XD and the car came with a really odd tire size (I forget what it was). There were very few choices in the size and they were very pricey. I ended up buying a Corolla instead.
 
Saw a scion with 185 or 195/55/16s. They just HAD to have 16 inch alloy rims but then needed a cheap narrow tire for MPG. Sad. Ironically a 14 inch steel wheel + tire combo would weigh less.
 
Why not consider the Kumho Solus KR21? Excellent tire, maybe the best you can get for the price.
 
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