I have decided to go with the Bridgestone Serenity. They cost more but in the long run I think they will be worth it.

 

The Serenity tires are super quiet. MY GOD it is like a luxury sedan now...lol. 1st impressions is they grip well but the initial turn in is not as quick as the Yoko Avid V4's. The ride is much better but I didn't own the Avids when they were new. So far I like them but I knew I was giving up some steering quickness with these tires over a pure sport tire.

 

How is your alignment? I just had mine replaced also with Hankooks. The car now drifts to the right all the time. The alignment was done twice and the suspension is fine. Just curious if you had the same problem since I also have an 03.

 

Alignment is fine. All my other tires(Avids) were wearing even they told me. When I got the Avids rotated the last time my car started pulling left badly at higher speeds. Now straight and true. Sounds like a tire issue I guess???

 

Yeay, I'm thinking the tires are defective. How can I proved it though? This is so frustrating! I took the car back 3 or 4 times to that dealership already and they're sick of dealing with me. They have some bad customer service there. They keep telling me the alignment is right without trying other ways to solved the problem.

 

Did they give you a 30-day guarantee on the tires?

 

Its pretty simple to me. If the alignment and balance, suspenion are ok then the tires are defective. I would talk with mgr and then threaten to go to BBB. They should change out tires or go to different brand.

 

Just for your own sanity, measure the circumferance of the front tires and see if one is bigger than the other. Did they give you a readout of the alignment settings?

 

Yes, I got the alignment setting. It's been about 2 months, so the 30 days rule is out.