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  • BMW2ner
    Banned
    • Dec 2005
    • 462
    #1

    Avon Tires?

    anyone have any experience with Avon tires?
    I just ordered a new set of wheels and was looking for a new set of tires. I like my hoosiers, but I found the Avons on tirerack for pretty cheap.
    Any opinions on them?
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    • euroshark
      No R3VLimiter
      • Apr 2006
      • 3491
      #2
      Avons are actually fairly popular in the european car magazines... I don't know what that says about their quality, but they have been around for a while and their tires do well in the comparrison tests (like on Tirerack). I almost bought a set of the Tech M500s or something after I put the same tires on an older Porsche 911.
      '88 528e /// '88 M5 /// '89 951 /// '98 E430 /// '02 M5

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        • BMW2ner
          Banned
          • Dec 2005
          • 462
          #3
          what I hear is that they are about .5 to 1sec slower then hoosiers

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            • Bavarian3
              E30 Fanatic
              • Dec 2003
              • 1230
              #4
              Haven't tried AVON yet but Hankooks are the same way (.5-1sec of Hoosiers).. for the price you can't beat them.

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                • cravnpup
                  Noobie
                  • Feb 2007
                  • 6
                  #5
                  They're pretty decent tires. My buddy ran them last season on his street mod GTI. He was regularly in the top three, and they lasted the whole season.. The life on them alone is a great selling point...

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                    • ZiMMie
                      E30 Modder
                      • Jun 2004
                      • 968
                      #6
                      lol Avon Makes tires?

                      www.stancefactory.com

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                        • Ben Carufel
                          R3V Elite
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 5248
                          #7
                          Originally posted by cravnpup
                          They're pretty decent tires. My buddy ran them last season on his street mod GTI. He was regularly in the top three, and they lasted the whole season.. The life on them alone is a great selling point...
                          That's what I was told today -- that the life expectancy with the Avons is pretty incredible.

                          Came from a very credible source, so +1 for that.

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                            • 2002maniac
                              R3V Elite
                              • Feb 2005
                              • 4260
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Bavarian3
                              Haven't tried AVON yet but Hankooks are the same way (.5-1sec of Hoosiers).. for the price you can't beat them.
                              what does that mean? Over a 3.5 minute lap of a track or a 30 second autocross?

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                                • Bavarian3
                                  E30 Fanatic
                                  • Dec 2003
                                  • 1230
                                  #9
                                  Sorry wasn't speaking in terms of AutoX, but on a track....

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                                    • rede30
                                      R3V Elite
                                      • Dec 2003
                                      • 4697
                                      #10
                                      I have avons and liked them from what i could tell. I only drove on them for about a month before i took my car apart but i hear good things.
                                      https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-h...wE3UqwjjmaTrXg

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                                        • mscott
                                          Advanced Member
                                          • Sep 2006
                                          • 182
                                          #11
                                          I had avon slicks on the track this weekend. Best value for the dollar, they are on sale at tire rack. Even if the Hoosiers are better, I can't drive well enough to feel the difference.
                                          Last edited by mscott; 03-05-2007, 06:15 PM.

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                                            • joshh
                                              R3V OG
                                              • Aug 2004
                                              • 6195
                                              #12
                                              Avon's race tire is pretty good. Theres a great driver that pretty consitantly beats me even with my 710's. He's a better driver though. He likes the Avons.
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                                                • xLibelle
                                                  R3VLimited
                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                  • 2673
                                                  #13
                                                  i asked the guys at a local autox and one guy said one side of the tire was thicker than the other so it has a slope of some kind.
                                                  i find this kinda weird but can anyone confirm?

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                                                    • matt
                                                      No R3VLimiter
                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                      • 3731
                                                      #14
                                                      Hankook makes an R-comp?

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                                                        • e30sd
                                                          Fistee
                                                          • Jan 2004
                                                          • 5517
                                                          #15
                                                          yea z211 and z214
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