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Originally Posted by NEZL1
My buddy, who is a big ass cheapskate, puts Lexani tires on his Ferraris.
They're like $75 a tire in size large enough for an FF. Tires are rated for 186mph and he regularly bring it into the 130s-140s on rallies. He doesn't mind doing burnouts with them either obviously.
I also drove that car through what we thought was a tornado. Tornado warnings in that area all day and the rain was hitting the windshield fast enough that the wipers couldn't keep up. Tires were fine though...
Not what I'd put on my car, but if you're cruising around town, they're good enough for a ferrari...
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Interesting. Sadly though, I think the RF aspect is the key. I -COULD- go even cheaper in the non-RF category, I don't have to go the $800 set route. Honestly, I do because those have the highest UTQG rating. If I wanted I could go cheaper, though again those are lower-rated tires. I'm looking for longevity well before 'performance'. I'd like to know how often he R2s his tires, and how many miles he averages a year.
I mean sure, I could trek down to a local wal-mart, pull up, and say "just gimme the cheapest tires that fit right", but the main reason I go through TR is to get, hopefully, a longer-lasting, "better" tire than the $70 cheapos at a local garage. However..... geezus, $1200??
However, if I do go RF that's my price range $1200-$2100.
Also, that's BEFORE install/balance/alignment.