Hi The time has come to replace tires. The last time I bought tires I stayed away from the Pirelli performance variety in favour of comfort, wearability and general good, reliable use. I installed Goodyear Hydroglide (sp?) that were supposed to be pretty good all-seasons with a bent toward wet climates. I live on an island on the West Coast so wet climates I know about. That was about 4 years ago and I would be interested in your 2009 thoughts on what may have come out, or what the current thinking is on what you think might be a good possibility. We actually had a couple of snow storms this year (which totally freaked out the population) I really can't get too bent out of shape planning a tire purchase based on maybe 2 weeks of fairly sporatic wet snow. Thanks, Gerry -- Gerry and/or Marilyn Pyper 102 Dogwood Lane Salt Spring Island, BC 250.537.5756
I love the Pirelli Scorpion S/T's that came on my '01 XC. They get good mileage, excellent rain performance, and are great on highways. They are not at all like the first Pirelli's I got years ago that lasted about 5,000 miles. I have 125,000 miles and am on my 3rd set of Pirelli's.
