On 04/02/2017 11:08 AM, Jonas Schneider wrote:
Once you've whittled down the selection to tires that all meet or exceed
the OEM specs, then you rank them in the order of trusted specification
that you care about most.

The last set of tires I bought were Cooper CS5's. In part my choice was
determined by reviews by boy racers like this:

http://www.motortrend.com/news/coope...5-tire-review/

I did not chose the OEM tires, Bridgestone Potenza 92E's. While they
have acceptable performance on dry pavement, they are a low rolling
resistance design that helps Toyota with their fleet mileage statistics.
I had two Yaris's that came with the tires and wore them out in under
25,000 miles. I find that unacceptable for a lightweight vehicle.

I won't even start on my process for selecting bike tires, particularly
for my dual sport bike. For example, Dunlop D606's are great in mud but
howl like a banshee at 80 mph on pavement. Bridgestone Trailwings are
civilized on the pavement but only marginally better than any pure
street tire in the mud.

Even bicycle tires are not exempt. Want to know the rationale behind my
recent purchase of a set of Serfas Drifters?