I could appreciate what you're trying to say, but in this case the original
poster is correct. When the tires have a treadwear of 160 AND traction and
temperature of B and B. They are just bad.

Fortunately, tires are the easiest part of the car to upgrade.


"Pete" wrote:

> Second, having a lower treadwear index is not necessarily bad. It usually
> means the tire is more sticky and has more grip. That 460 tire on the
> Corolla must be spinning like mad when you hit the gas pedal. So what
that
> it'll last longer if it ain't got no grip? Therefore, it really depends
on
> how you look at it.
>
> Finally, the traction rating refers to wet traction. It does not tell you
> anything about resistance to aquaplaning (driving through standing water)
> and it does not tell you anything about dry traction.
>
> Personally, I never buy a new car based on what tires it comes with
because
> 9 out of 10 times they're crappy anyway and the first thing I do is
purchase
> a set of tires of my own choosing.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Pete
>
>
>