morrias Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Just an FYI, that Tirerack.com now has our stock tire size in Kumho ASX for $48 each. If you have an America's Tire/Discount tire near you, they will usually price match for the tire cost + shipping + installation. I got all 4 installed on my 05 GT for $325 tonight. Not bad! I'm just glad to be rid of the RE92's after 37K miles. Just thought I'd drop a note as these are a good tire at an awesome price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmarko Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Nice find! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn06SpecB Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Kumho&tireModel=Ecsta+ASX&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=145WR7EASX&fromCompare1=yes&place=39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterJMC Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Anyone have personal experience with these tires? I'm looking for a new set and these seem pretty cheap in 235/40/18. I have found that you do get what you pay for though... ($79). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.T.Subie Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 My buddy put thes on his wifes Altima and she made him replace them. Denial is your best friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 ^^^^ Tell your buddy to throw some RE92s on her Altima and see how happy she is. The Kumho is much better (but still budget minded, so if you want to compare them to say, a Pilot all season or a Contiextreme, or a P-Zero Nero, they arent as good.) sick deal from T-Rack though. I bought a used set of ASX in 215-40-17 to replace the RE92's just last month. I paid 200 cash but that was for used ones with about 20% usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrias Posted January 3, 2009 Author Share Posted January 3, 2009 So far, I'm liking mine. We just got a ton of rain dumped on us out here in Oregon/Washington and they are excellent in it. Much more stable than the RE92's. I would have rather put RE960's on it... but really didn't need to spend more than 2x (considering I put a whopping 6K/year on my car). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welby Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 Caught your post when you first added it and have debated ordering them since. Decided to pull the trigger on them since my inspection's due in Feb and my RE92's are about done. Plus I figured if I didn't just hurry up and order them I'd do something stupid like order up all new wheels and tires, which I really can't afford right now. Hard to control the impulse though, but buying these solved that problem, lol. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-lo Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 liked my old set. had them on my stockers before I went to the aftermarket wheels. have a good guy in frederick if you need an installer too. he installs for tirerack. Anyone have personal experience with these tires? I'm looking for a new set and these seem pretty cheap in 235/40/18. I have found that you do get what you pay for though... ($79). 258k miles - Stock engine/minor suspension upgrades/original shocks/rear struts replaced at 222k/4 passenger side wheel bearings/3 clutches/1 radiator/3 turbos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molal24 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I got them on my LGT. Excellent tire and suprisingly decent on the snow. Quiet ride and very smooth. I'm still planning on mounting some winter tires though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 I have these on both my cars (LGT and crappy Jetta for the wife). Great tires especially for the money. I doubt the Herr German tires are all that much better given the price differential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rock2534 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I used to run these on my Acura CL for summer and spring. It was a good tire and easy to rotate due to the tread pattern. I used to run snows in the winter, but did try them once and they were not very good in the snow. If you plan to run other tires in the winter than these are a great deal for summer tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legacydispatcher Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Nice if you need new rubber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I think they're good (for A/S tires) in the snow, espec w/ awd. But they are certainly not snow tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I ran these on my wife's old 2003 Saturn Ion 5-speed (205/55/16 size). I ran them after having Yokohama V4's for 18,000 miles, which were terrible. The Kumho's transformed that car....they were quiet, incredibly smooth riding, while having very confident handling. Did they increase the ultimate objective handling? Probably not. But subjectively, it was transformative. Both of our current cars (2006 Civic SI and 08 LGT) run 215/45/17....for that price, I might pick up 2 sets. Joe Edit: For more details, they are the equivalent of a cross-trainer shoe. Good at everything, not excelling anywhere. If you buy them with the right expectations, you'll be pleased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welby Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 I personally never drive "on the edge", so I'm sure I'll be happy with them, especially at the price I got them for. They seem to be out of stock at the moment (At least where I'm located) and they're expecting them in on the 10th. So I'd imagine they'll show up later next week sometime, no biggie... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSiWRX Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I've got a MazdaSpeed6 friend in CO, who says that his locals really like the ASX as a true "all-season." For the price, it's hard to make any complaints. <-- I love Winky, my "periwinkle" (ABP) LGT! - Allen / Usual Suspect "DumboRAT" / One of the Three Stooges '16 Outback, '16 WRX, 7th Subaru Family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeFromPA Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 If you are on the edge about the Kumhos, go to tirerack and look at the reviews sorted by highest mileage. Look at ALL the positive reviews on these tires from people with 50, 60, or even 70k miles on the tires. Compare that with almost any other tire after 30k on tire rack in the same category. Very few positive reviews. In other words, reasonable people put TONS of miles on this tire and it's still a decent tire. Compared to, say, my Falken 912 with 15k on my Civic SI. The first 5k were amazing, then from 5k-10k it was pretty good. From 10-15k I now want to get rid of the tire. Hence why I'm posting here about buying that tire again Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suds2250 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I'm going to give them a try. 335HP/360Tq VF-22/1820 clone with Meth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTTuner Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I had a set, purchased at 86 bucks a piece. Can't go wrong for the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetterin Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Just had Discount Tire price match TireRack. Will be getting mine installed this Sat for $318 OTD. FWIW, I've got 39,600 miles on the OEM Yoko's and they are probably good for another 5-10K. They have gotten me through 3 Chicago winters and I can actually say I have had much worse tires in my lifetime than the Yokos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suds2250 Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 Mine are backordered and won't be delivered until March. 335HP/360Tq VF-22/1820 clone with Meth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeislord Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Damn.. price is back up. SHIT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vetterin Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Damn.. price is back up. SHIT! Funny you should say that cause I went to Discount Tire Sat. morning to get mine installed and the guy at the service desk was asking me where I got the price that they PM'd? I told him TireRack and he said "that's funny cause I'm looking at their website right now and they are going for $94". I thought he was just being funny until he showed me the screen. I just happened to bring along a printed copy of the tirerack order form showing the delivered price of $228.40. He asked if he could have it for his records and I said sure and he honored the $318 OTD price I was given so I'm a pretty happy camper right now. FWIW, for those of you concerned about the handling you can get the tires siped for $10 each but I decided against it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suds2250 Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 I would have loved to have seen the look on the guys face when you showed him the tirerack order! 335HP/360Tq VF-22/1820 clone with Meth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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