Given
68%
while driving a
Honda Civic
(195/55 R15) on
mostly motorways
for 8,000
average miles
My wife ordered two of these and when after checking out the reviews here I was extremely worried. However, I've been pleasantly surprised. I have had no problems with braking either in the wet or the dry. I've even tried wheelspinning in the wet and couldn't in normal wet road conditions (ie not driving like a maniac). Personally, I expect to have to drive more cautiously in the wet - but I've not found these tires any worse that the excellent Michelins that I had on my previous car (which incidentally, I notice garner similar complaints about poor grip in the rain elsewhere on this site). So maybe it is down to driving style and type of car. The only time I've noticed any problems is crossing raised white paint lines at speed in the wet, which has sometimes felt slippery. And yes they are noisy, even around town. So for me these are not the death traps some say they are. If you want a sports performance tire and like to drive like an extra in Fast and Furious, then I would suggest these are not for you, but that's why high performance tires cost so much. The only caveat I would add is that I have yet to take these through a winter, which might affect my opinion.