twintrbo,
I'm just a tire snob and can call out crap tires after one drive. I drove 85 miles from the dealer and 10 miles to the tire shop. I sold the Toyos for $100 with the little stubbies still on the tread. Switching to quality 215s made a huge difference and I knew that it would so I dropped the cash even though it really, really ticked me off to have to on a brand new car. I'm still very glad that I did though. The Michelins I bought have 26,000 on them now and still look and sound new.
I'm just a tire snob and can call out crap tires after one drive. I drove 85 miles from the dealer and 10 miles to the tire shop. I sold the Toyos for $100 with the little stubbies still on the tread. Switching to quality 215s made a huge difference and I knew that it would so I dropped the cash even though it really, really ticked me off to have to on a brand new car. I'm still very glad that I did though. The Michelins I bought have 26,000 on them now and still look and sound new.