"Kent Finnell" <kentfinn@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:<A6wHc.26681$o62.18930@bignews2.bellsouth.net >...
> "Kent Finnell" <kentfinn@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:l6kHc.26146$9t6.25305@bignews3.bellsouth.net. ..
> > A young woman I know has a 2002 S2000 that's her daily driver. It has a
> > little more than 35k on it and is ready for its 4th set of tires! It went
> > through two sets of Potenzas in about 13k each. The current Michelins are
> > showing signs of wear.
> >
> > Does anyone here have suggestions for better tires, i.e., longer wearing
> w/o
> > giving up much on the handling? She's not a street racer, just a person
> who
> > enjoys a good car.
> >
> > I've tried www.tirerack.com, but since I have absolutely no experience
> with
> > any S2000.
> >
> >
> Well, I got about what I expected, a mix of thoughtful responses and some
> smartass remarks. Thanks for the sincere responses. The rest of you can go
> suck on your Mustangs' tailpipes.

Your friend might consider having the alignment adjusted to the
minimum toe specs. That is, the tires should be set as close to zero
toe (in or out) as the min spec allows. That may ease the tire wear
problems a little; but doing so may affect handling.