How do we get a company to make good tires for a Cobra?

767Jockey · #1 (**permalink**) 07-10-2021, 06:39 PM

I doubt that the Avon ranks at the top compared to many, if any at all, of these.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireS...earDiameter=17

EDIT - Look, if anyone wants to buy the $400 each Avon's, by all means have a party, go for it. It's a $400 tire that is simply matched or exceeded in performance by a raft of others for far less money spent. The only reason anyone here buys it is because there is nothing presently to match it for our cars. Find me one modern sports car that has them mounted. I have never seen one. It's not a terrible tire. However it's not state of the art, and it is not priced accordingly with it's so-so performance. It's priced exhorbitantly high. I am not saying at all that it is not the best tire available to us. It clearly is. However, the price is crazy for what you get. If a Michelin PS2, a Nitto, a Pirelli, a Conti, etc were available at $225 - $300 each, would anyone buy the Avon at $400 each? Hell no, and it has absolutely nothing at all to do with not being able to afford the tires or being able to afford a Cobra. It's just about not wanting to pay super premium prices for a less than super premium product. My original idea was to see if there was a way to perhaps convince another manufacturer to correct this situation. Clearly there isn't much appetite amongst the group to attempt that. That's fine, carry on. No harm no foul. It was just an idea. Disregard.

NROTOXIN · #2 (**permalink**) 07-10-2021, 06:56 PM

Ah, we're talking about 15" here.....unless you think the tires on your link will shrink to fit.

patrickt · #3 (**permalink**) 07-10-2021, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by NROTOXIN

Ah, we're talking about 15" here.....unless you think the tires on your link will shrink to fit.

Why do my MTs have the same traction rating as the Avons? That doesn't sound right.

767Jockey · #4 (**permalink**) 07-10-2021, 07:06 PM

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Why do my MTs have the same traction rating as the Avons? That doesn't sound right.

Patrick, I think perhaps the numbers don't reliably convey performance and feel?

patrickt · #5 (**permalink**) 07-10-2021, 07:15 PM

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Patrick, I think perhaps the numbers don't reliably convey performance and feel?

Well if that's the grading criteria then I could get an A+ in advanced astro-physics.

767Jockey · #6 (**permalink**) 07-10-2021, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by NROTOXIN

Ah, we're talking about 15" here.....unless you think the tires on your link will shrink to fit.

That's exactly the point. In larger diameters there's lots of choices. In 15" there isn't. I posted that to show all the superior tires to the Avon at significantly lower prices. The fact that there are really few choices in 15" is the only reason people pay the high price for Avons. They're way overpriced for what you get. The link is designed to show what's available for far less for more commonly used tire sizes. The Avon's sell only because there's few other alternatives in our 15" size. If any of those linked tires were available in 15" at similar prices, it's likely Avon wouldn't sell another tire. Certainly not at $400 per. My original post was in seeking a way to perhaps try to correct the availability situation in modern, fairly priced tires for our cars. Obviously not many are interested in pursuing that. Fair enough.

NROTOXIN · #7 (**permalink**) 07-10-2021, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 767Jockey

That's exactly the point. In larger diameters there's lots of choices. In 15" there isn't. I posted that to show all the superior tires to the Avon at significantly lower prices. The fact that there are really few choices in 15" is the only reason people pay the high price for Avons. They're way overpriced for what you get. The link is designed to show what's available for far less for more commonly used tire sizes. The Avon's sell only because there's few other alternatives in our 15" size. If any of those linked tires were available in 15" at similar prices, it's likely Avon wouldn't sell another tire. Certainly not at $400 per. My original post was in seeking a way to perhaps try to correct the availability situation in modern, fairly priced tires for our cars. Obviously not many are interested in pursuing that. Fair enough.

McDonald's is significantly lower than a cowboy ribeye dinner....your once again utilizing price in your equation. You go ahead and buy 8 tires to the AVON 4 if that makes you feel any better.