Neeferea

I just ordered a set of Kumho ECSTA KH1, but the dude from tirerack called me to inform that the tire is summer only tire. How bad is Kumho ECSTA KH1 during the winter. Should i still get it? Is it better then craptanzas?

sloppymax

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im not sure about their traction rating but all it means is that the traction will be sacrificed when the tire is cold and its cold outside. when the tire builds heat it will handle better but it being cold outside will still hold them back a little. i certainly wouldnt use it as a snow tire but im sure its better than the potenzas in the rain. i personally never had a complaint about the potenzas when it was dry, only in the rain.

Cutler

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Kuhmos blow in the winter. Get the Michelin A/S

Darth Vader

I have then on my ride. It poured all day today and under any moderate exceleration they slipped, get something else.

MetaOrbit

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Hmm...I have them on my car and I love them. I actually tried to get them to spin in the pouring rain and kinda found it difficult to do so... I've found em to be much better than the stock Potenzas in any case.

Can't comment on the cold performance though - I got em this summer and it's still pretty warm (thank southeast!).

Neeferea

Are you gonna use them for winter?

Neeferea

And again my question is, how is it going to be in winter?

MetaOrbit

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Well, I do plan to use them in winter. But you also have to understand, winter here is kind of a joke. We might get snow, maybe once or twice if we're really lucky, and each of those would never amount to maybe 1-3 inches. Also figure, that when it actually does snow here, everything shuts down and no one goes anywhere.

The south is such a joke when it comes to snow.

sloppymax

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that sounds just like charlotte, nc. if it does snow, you dont want to go out. people around here cannot drive in the rain, its down right scary when it even flurries.

MetaOrbit

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Haha yeah... It's crazy. People can't drive in the rain; I wouldn't even take my car out of the garage the one time it snowed last year - there were like 6 hour traffic jams on the interstates and police stopped responding to non-injury accidents - no way I'm going to be around crazy people like that.

It's so different though. When I lived in NE Indiana there could be 3 ft of snow on the ground and people would go about their lives (and people could still drive) like normal. It really is a contrast.

Neeferea

So. Should i get the tires or should i not, I am from IL. I know that the tires are great, if they do as good as potenzas in the winter i will be happy?

Neeferea

cannot pay for them...:-(

Bman

If these tires are summer only tires, I would NOT try to use them in the snow as you could be playing with your life. I spoke to a tire expert recently and he (and other people) said that once it dips below 10 degrees celsius, summer tires, in general, get a lot harder and slick.

Either get all-seasons and take it easy in the winter, or (best solution) find a cheap set of used wheels or steelies and buy a cheap set of winter tires for them. Then you can have better performance in any season.

BTW, don't you mean KH11 tires?

Neeferea

Yes i meant KH11. So are there any tires that i can buy under 100$?

knight71

have u checked out kumho 716 hp4..they're all-season performance tires..check out the feedback section on tirerack.com or epinions.com..Lots of positive feedback on these tires