Looking between Bridgestone Potenza S-04 or Michelin Pilot Sport A/S. Anyone have either and if so whats your opinion? I live in the DC area so we all types of weather.

 

I like the Birdgestone, the Michelin always seem to wear out faster to me, and with staggered tire sizes that can get costly if you want a refresh all around at the same time. I used them on my XFR

I got a set of cheap Nankangs from Walmart (yeah I know but the car is only worth about 10K now, can;t think of spending 10% of the cost of the car on new tires. ] Its the AWD

Been Pleasantly happy with them

 

Two completely different tires, you cannot compare a summer compound to an all-season one. If you want all weather capability, compare the Michelin's to Continental DWS06. Michelin's offer a sportier ride and have better traction in dry weather, where as the Conti's will be better in wet/cold weather and will last longer.

The S-04's should be cross shopped with tires like Michelin PS4S, Continental EC Sport, or Hankook V12 evo2. Summer compounds will give you the best dry performance in warm temperatures, but once temps drop below 50, the soft compound will harden and you will be traction challenged.

 

+1.

I had the Potenza S-04 on my XFR, I had Conti DWS 05 on it after the S-04s and I have the MPS4S on my F-Type.
The S-04s were a really good summer compound tyre but they wore fairly quickly while the MPS4S are an outstanding summer compound tyre and they have worn very slowly and evenly so far.
I had the DWS 05 on for only a few months before I sold the car but they were a very good compromise / all season tyre and apparently the 06 is better again.
If you really want/need an all season tyre then you can't go past the DWS 06 but if you want a great summer tyre that is not so good in really cold weather then you can't beat the MPS4S.

 

I find very little difference between the MP4S and AS/3+.

 

Here's a handy round up of a range of tyes that you might find useful.

https://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Articl...-Tyre-Test.htm

But it really comes down to how you drive and what you expect. You are balancing grip, handling, noise, wear and price. Whichever you decide is important to you then you have to compromise on one or more of the others.

 

Thanks everyone!