OK, I need some new tires for my '02 GTI. I was planning on buying them in another couple months but a flat has pushed this up a bit in terms of timetable. Size is 215/55R16 and I do *not* want another set of the Continental all-seasons the car came with. They have NO traction at all under any conditions and are almost worn out in 30K miles. I'm leaning towards a set of Kumho Ecsta Supras because Michele seems to be happy with them on her Corrado unless someone has a better idea. Price is somewhat important but more important is wet and dry traction. Snow and ice traction is not a big concern, I live near DC and everything shuts down when it snows anyway (and if I *do* need to get somewhere, I'm confident enough in my skills as long as I take it easy.) Long life, or at least longer than 30K miles, would be a nice bonus.
thanks much,
nate