I saw on this board last week that the re730 were suggested as providing good performance at a reasonable price. i called for them at my local dealer and was told that all they could find when they checked for potenza was the re930. they came in at $93/tire. anyone have any experience with the 930s? if so, how did the treadwear hold up?

They 930's supposedly are no longer in production. But, a few places still do carry them. I have had them 205/60 15" on my old Acura Legend and they were pretty good in the rain and snow. The treadwear on them say 300 so they should last at least 25K with some normal driving. I had them for about 10K before giving my car away. But in short, the tires, after 10K didn't look worn at all.

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930's are still a current production item, according to this site:
http://www.bridgestone-usa.com/prodm...#PEBridgestone

The fact that Tirerack and Costco are still selling this tire, without any special sale price, also indicates a current production item.

Actually, the RE930 is discontinued. The current version of that tire is the RE930i with "Uni-T". I had the RE930's on my old 15" stock rims and they were great. As far as all season performance tires go for 15" rims, they are a 10 out of 10 in my book. Great dry traction, and wet traction was better than the dry traction of the stocker Toyos. Good treadwear too. I drove 20k on them and still had over half the tread left, even though I drive very aggressively.

3xmax, if an all-season tire is required, then the 930s are a good choice. However, if it doesn't snow where you live, you should consider finding another dealer or order a set of 730s off the internet: http://www.tirerack.com.
The 730s are incredible at cornering, wet/dry traction, turn-in, price, treadwear... the list goes on. These are tires worth hunting down, don't just take what one dealer says; look around.

justin