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Got 'em from Luke at Tire Rack for $78 each - 205/55 16 - had 'em installed locally for $68 including tax and disposal fee.
Significant improvement in ride quailty and noise from the old Daytons that were on the car. I guess you don't perceive the slow degradation over time as tires wear.
So far, I'm a happy camper.
Red '98 SVT E0 3098/6535
DMD
other stuff
and a Bullitt fuel door
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Great tires for the most part (and the $$)...just don't push 'em to their limits in the wet... 
2004 Velocity Red RX-8
*Racing Beat Intake and Exhaust
*Grand Touring Package
*Red/Black Leather
*Fender Strakes
*Rotary Accents
*Xenon HID's
*Bose
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Originally posted by Art Hazebrook:
Great tires for the most part (and the $$)...just don't push 'em to their limits in the wet...
Art,
Do you find too that wet traction leaves a lot to be desired with these ES100s???
They just throw up their hands and let go without warning.
In a straight line in the wet, they also feel greasy.
I have the same size as you.
Kerry
99 SVT Contour Silver Frost, #365/2760, DMD
98 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro Tiptronic, 30V -- SOLD!
91 Isuzu Impulse XS Kammback, Handling By Lotus
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Originally posted by kerrychin:
Originally posted by Art Hazebrook:
Great tires for the most part (and the $$)...just don't push 'em to their limits in the wet...
Art,
Do you find too that wet traction leaves a lot to be desired with these ES100s???
They just throw up their hands and let go without warning.
In a straight line in the wet, they also feel greasy.
I have the same size as you.
Kerry
Straight line in the wet they're not too bad... but throw cornering into the equation and they're just a little better than the KDW's with 2/10 of an inch of tread left...
Art
2004 Velocity Red RX-8
*Racing Beat Intake and Exhaust
*Grand Touring Package
*Red/Black Leather
*Fender Strakes
*Rotary Accents
*Xenon HID's
*Bose
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Originally posted by Art Hazebrook:
Originally posted by kerrychin:
Originally posted by Art Hazebrook:
Great tires for the most part (and the $$)...just don't push 'em to their limits in the wet...
Art,
Do you find too that wet traction leaves a lot to be desired with these ES100s???
They just throw up their hands and let go without warning.
In a straight line in the wet, they also feel greasy.
I have the same size as you.
Kerry
Straight line in the wet they're not too bad... but throw cornering into the equation and they're just a little better than the KDW's with 2/10 of an inch of tread left...
Art
Your comment on wet cornering grip is bang on.
Now I have to live with these tires for 4 years. (It rains 50% of the time up here)
Kerry
99 SVT Contour Silver Frost, #365/2760, DMD
98 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro Tiptronic, 30V -- SOLD!
91 Isuzu Impulse XS Kammback, Handling By Lotus
Victoria, BC, Canada
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Originally posted by kerrychin:
Originally posted by Art Hazebrook:
Originally posted by kerrychin:
Originally posted by Art Hazebrook:
Great tires for the most part (and the $$)...just don't push 'em to their limits in the wet...
Art,
Do you find too that wet traction leaves a lot to be desired with these ES100s???
They just throw up their hands and let go without warning.
In a straight line in the wet, they also feel greasy.
I have the same size as you.
Kerry
Straight line in the wet they're not too bad... but throw cornering into the equation and they're just a little better than the KDW's with 2/10 of an inch of tread left...
Art
Your comment on wet cornering grip is bang on.
Now I have to live with these tires for 4 years. (It rains 50% of the time up here)
Kerry
Live and learn...both of us... 
2004 Velocity Red RX-8
*Racing Beat Intake and Exhaust
*Grand Touring Package
*Red/Black Leather
*Fender Strakes
*Rotary Accents
*Xenon HID's
*Bose
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