Best advice for factory size all season tires?

[AUGM1]

To start, my 2023 Type R has about 22k on the factory tires.
Got it serviced about a month and a half ago at the dealer with the report coming back as the tires were in the yellow.
Then, a couple of weeks ago I started losing 8 or 10 pounds of air in one tire over the course of 3 or so days.
Just found out there are 3 nails in that tire, and one is supposedly to close to the sidewall for repair, and the tread on the inner edge is starting to crack.
I can confirm as the shop (not dealer this time) showed me.
Anyway, they are telling me a tire called Vercelli Strada 2 is a good tire at way less that the Contie's and others.
Worth a try or just pay the big $$$$ and get some other all season's?
Oh, I live in Central Arkansas, so very little snow, but lots of 70 degrees one day, then below freezing for a week type weather in the winter.
Spring can be wet for weeks as well.

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[asone]

Wow. Vercelli is so cheap. I have Conti on my Type S and I like them. But I have no idea how good or bad Vercelli is. Also, Tire Rack and Discount Tire wouldn't show me a price, so they might match or beat these.

Vercelli Strada II 265/30R19 93W XL, cheapest first:

• Performance Plus Tire, $90.78, the title says SL but the part number matches the XL version
• Walmart, $97.08, sold and shipped by Walmart
• Priority Tire, $101.99
• SimpleTire, $103.96

Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus 265/30ZR19 93Y XL, cheapest first:

• Amazon, $319.99, sold by Amazon, in stock
• Performance Plus Tire, $333.99 each, but the same page shows $1,295.88 for a set of 4
• SimpleTire, $333.99, which is the price at most stores

 

[Cueyo]

To answer your question directly, I don't think a cheap set of tires is worth it on a fwd performance car.

Your temps fluctuate a lot, so maybe a single tire solution is more affordable, but in my experience it's never best. Having two sets always gets you more out of the tires and your car (winter and summer).

 

[Higgs Boson]

I plan to replace my tires with the DWS' if I manage to keep a car that long. Only reason to put offbrand tires on your car is if you need the money to buy a sandwich and that ain't our business.

 

[zumbooruk]

I still have a way to go on the OEM tires, but I already started researching tires.

Top of my list is the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus

I want to get taller sidewall, so I am considering 275/35R19

If I recall correctly, the DWS06 is cheaper than the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, and has about the same performance/reviews.

 

[Unobtanium]

I still have a way to go on the OEM tires, but I already started researching tires.

Top of my list is the Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus

I want to get taller sidewall, so I am considering 275/35R19

If I recall correctly, the DWS06 is cheaper than the Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4, and has about the same performance/reviews.

Ive used dws06+ and psas4. On different vehicles, neither a CTR. The psas4 was louder. Both has good dry and wet performance. The psas4 was shockingly good on snow and ice. Id say about 75% as good as Blizzak ws90. The dws06+ ive not taken through a winter.

 

[NamD]

I’m up north in Fayetteville and will be trying out the Goodyear f1 all seasons since they rated well on tire racks testing. Going to step up in sidewall to 265/35/19

 

[Unobtanium]

I’m up north in Fayetteville and will be trying out the Goodyear f1 all seasons since they rated well on tire racks testing. Going to step up in sidewall to 265/35/19

I won't argue their ratings, I just know I've never had a Goodyear impress me. I work in NWA, so I literally drive the same roads you do. 4 years ago, I used an Acura RDX ASPEC AWD on CC2's in the winter. Did great. 3 years ago, I used a EV6 GT on PAS4's in the winter. It worked pretty well. Next year I used CC2's. maybe 20% better. 2 years ago, I used a Buick Lesaber on Blizzak WS90's. It did decent, not stuck. Last year I used a P7B interceptor on Nokian Hakkapeliitta 10 SUV studded. It worked well except on hills, which still required momentum. Drove from Springdale to Eureka Springs in that car on the Sunday of that snow storm last year. Did fine with that. It was getting to my house that took so much. 20% grade for about 1/2 a mile with turns and reverse banked at that. No fun. DID make it though. Full YEET!!!!

If you mean to drive this car in the snow, I highly recommend an actual snow tire.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...Year=2025&autoModel=Civic Type R&autoModClar=

 

[NamD]

I have an old rwd sequoia I would use for foul weather commuting and most of the roads I travel on are plowed. Worse roads are in my subdivision when the slush melts and freezes.

 

[Blindeye_03]

Wow. Vercelli is so cheap. I have Conti on my Type S and I like them. But I have no idea how good or bad Vercelli is. Also, Tire Rack and Discount Tire wouldn't show me a price, so they might match or beat these.

Vercelli Strada II 265/30R19 93W XL, cheapest first:

• Performance Plus Tire, $90.78, the title says SL but the part number matches the XL version
• Walmart, $97.08, sold and shipped by Walmart
• Priority Tire, $101.99
• SimpleTire, $103.96

Continental ExtremeContact DWS 06 Plus 265/30ZR19 93Y XL, cheapest first:

• Amazon, $319.99, sold by Amazon, in stock
• Performance Plus Tire, $333.99 each, but the same page shows $1,295.88 for a set of 4
• SimpleTire, $333.99, which is the price at most stores

Holy crap those prices...


$286.99 from tire rack for those contis in 265/35-19 I add some meat to protect against pot holes. $333 for them in 265/30-19.

They grip great but wear quick. I get more life out of Michelin pilot all season 4s all seasons.

 

[Unobtanium]

Holy crap those prices...


$286.99 from tire rack for those contis in 265/35-19 I add some meat to protect against pot holes. $333 for them in 265/30-19.

They grip great but wear quick. I get more life out of Michelin pilot all season 4s all seasons.

I got 20k miles on psas4 on my ev6 GT. So far my CVPI has about 10k mi on dws06+ and they are at 6-7/32. Honestly pretty comparable wear.

 

[Blindeye_03]

I got 20k miles on psas4 on my ev6 GT. So far my CVPI has about 10k mi on dws06+ and they are at 6-7/32. Honestly pretty comparable wear.

Well my dws06 on my fk8 lasted something terrible like 18k miles before they were down to 2/32 where as the michelins lasted close to 30k miles.

On my FL5 I bought the Contis again since the Michelins didnt come in or werent available in the size I wanted (265/35-19). They grip great, but dont last in my experience. Currently my Michelin Pilot 4s summers (275/30-18) have less wear than my all season contis and both sets of tires have 12k miles on them.

 

[asone]

Well my dws06 on my fk8 lasted something terrible like 18k miles before they were down to 2/32 where as the michelins lasted close to 30k miles.

On my FL5 I bought the Contis again since the Michelins didnt come in or werent available in the size I wanted (265/35-19). They grip great, but dont last in my experience. Currently my Michelin Pilot 4s summers (275/30-18) have less wear than my all season contis and both sets of tires have 12k miles on them.

Wow. 18k is so short. Is that without rotating the tires, or even with rotating the tire? I have OEM size DWS and put 7k miles so far. I don't have a tool to measure the tread, but I'll find out when I got oil change next month.

 

[zumbooruk]

Wow. 18k is so short. Is that without rotating the tires, or even with rotating the tire? I have OEM size DWS and put 7k miles so far. I don't have a tool to measure the tread, but I'll find out when I got oil change next month.

The last set on my FA5 (07 Si) lasted about 14k miles. Michelin Pilot Sport All Season 4 which has a 45K mile warranty. I rotated every oil change, so two rotations.

I am not sure if it was tire compound or the way I drive.

The current FL5 OEM tires are at 12K miles and about half worn out. might get 18-20k out of them.

 

[Blindeye_03]

Wow. 18k is so short. Is that without rotating the tires, or even with rotating the tire? I have OEM size DWS and put 7k miles so far. I don't have a tool to measure the tread, but I'll find out when I got oil change next month.

Yep I rotate them at least once a season before swapping back to summers and do the same with those. Sometimes more but I do check tread depth.

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