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any recomendations on tires, just for summer use, something that dont cost an arm and a leg for an 03 gt

http://www.discounttiredirect....mance wicked performancehttp://www.discounttiredirect....mancefor Mr. Hohum

I have had very good luck with Pirelle (sp?) 3000s. They are quite, smooth and long wearing. Discount Tire had the best deal on them the last time I bought a set.

Wonder if the Goodyear Assurance Tire (or any tire) is less prone to hydroplaning. My sister-in-law had a near fatal accident recently caused by hydroplaning in heavy rain - flipped the car several times. Seeing the car you wonder how she survived. Broken neck, back, ribs, wrist etc. etc. Will be month's in recovery. Lexus 430 - and none of the 8 or so airbags went off. I don't know how fast she was going. I always back off to no more than 60 mph in heavy rain. Maybe that's still too fast.

Here's survey results at Tire Rack.http://www.tirerack.com/tires/...pe=AS

Thank you for that tire performance chart reference. With all the safety stuff you would think there ought to be some minimum requirement for hydroplaning resistance. Brings to mind something I have been harping on for years - the car companies/dealers should offer better tires as extra cost options on new cars. The customer would like that and they could make some additional profit.