Ok my car is too loud on the highway. So I am looking for reasionably priced tires with decient performance that are quieter then the stock runflats. I need some advice. What would you suggest for under 1200 for the complete set? Thanks for any help.

 

GS D-3's were @ Tirerack for about 1,000.

I got 'em local for the same price wholsale, and tire rack rates them very highly.
Very nice ride and quiet too!

 

GS-D3's are a good choice.

 

Kumhos are nice, quiet, and very inexpensive.

 

Which Kumhos? I see the MX XRP the plain MX The SPT and the ASX but those are al season.

Also what about Nitto 555s? I know a few years ago they were pretty popular are they good tires?

 

Pilot Sport 2's I would suggest but they are pretty expensive, but well worth It In my opinion. They are quiet, grip very well, last longer and they are very good In the rain. Plus they are 6Lbs a tire lighter In the rear & 4 Lbs a tire lighter In the front Vs the factory tires.

 

I have heard good things about the Firestone Wide Ovals.

 

Michelin Pilot Sports

 

Some of the new quiet ones get loud after they age for a short while. Read some reviews starting with the lowest score.

 

These are the best tires you can get for dry AND wet surfaces - long wearing, quiet, and fantastic handling - highly recommended!

BTW, in a recent tire test by Car & Driver,

Although they used "only" a 325 BMW as a test mule, you are very likely to experience similar results with your C5. To minimize variables such as driving techniques, track surface temps, etc, C&D enlisted the help of the Tire Rack and their test mule vehicle. Although the track used was small, it's lined with sprinklers that can soak the asphalt. "It took three days to perform all the tests. We accerated to 50 mph and then braked to a standstill. There was a benefit to that lower speed: It ensured that we were measuring the braking performance of the tires and not just brake fade."

"In addition to factoring the wet and dry scores, we gave points based on a tires's price and tread-wear grade, which is a rough estimate of how long a tire will have usable tread." "Our test focused on measuring performance, so we decided that results in the dry-lateral grip, for example - would carry the most weight."

So, without further adeau, here're the results:

(Best to worst):

NUMBER 1: Goodyear GSD3: "As an all-around performance tire, you can't beat this Goodyear. It was the best performer in all three wet-track tests and was very competent in the dry. It generated .94g on the dry skidpad, only .01g off the first place (dry) BFGoodrich and tied with the Yokohama and Hankook.
The Goodyear gripped so well, that you might not have been certain that the road was wet. It held onto the wet track with .82g of stick, an impressive figure considering the worst tire in that test made only .67g.
...And like the Continental, the Goodyear had a high 280 trad-wear grade. At $145, ieach, it's $34 cheaper than the most expensive (guess which tires have THAT distinction!).

2nd place: Continental ContiSportContact 2: "It simply didn't feel as sporty as the others.....on dry surfaces, the Conti never rose above third from last among 11 tires. It felt soft and imprecise. But in the wet, the spread from best to worse was 15 percent, which made for a larger point spread (giving the Contis a boost). Plus the Continental had a 280tread-wear grade that was the highest (tied) for this test.

3rd place: Yokohama Advan Neova AD07: Excellent dry performance, but a bit on the slippery end in the wet stuff - expensive at $175 apiece.

4th place: Michelin Pilot Sport PS2: "At $179, the PS2 is the most expensive tire in the test." Competent, but expensive sums up this tire.

5th place: Hankook Ventus R-S2 Z212: At $99 each, these are the least expensive tires - very good on dry pavement, but "greasy and slow to recover" on the wet stuff.

6th place: Dunlop SP Sport Max: "In the dry, the tire seemed to lose its confidence..."

7th place: Pirelli P Zero Rosso Asimmetrico:"In the dry-lateral-grip test, the Pirelli tied for second to last, and it finished seventh in the dry-braking test.

8th place: Toyo Proxes T1R: "...the Proxes never placed higher than eighth in any test"...nuff said!

9th place: Bridgestone Potenza RE050A: "it felt dull and disconnected and was somewhat soft and imprecise when driven hard."

10th place: BFGoodrich g-Force T/A KD: Outstanding performance on dry surfaces, but very scary on wet surfaces - don't get caught in a rainstorm wearing these shoes...

11th place: Kumho Ecsta MX: "They didn't offer much grip and the time of 30.28 seconds in the dry autocross was .62 second slower than the fastest tire. That may not seem like much, but our course was only 0.3 mille long, and on a longer track, that gap would be commensurately greater." "And although the MX - at $136 per - was the third-least-expensive tire in our test, the high score in the price category wasn't enough to regain ground lost in the performance tests."

On a congratulatory note, the first place tire is made right here in the USA by an American tire company.

 

GS D3 Quiet, grip well in wet and dry, greatly reduce bump steer and price is good. Only drawback if you have to drive in snow or ice this tire is not rated. It's recommended only for summer use.

 

The Kumho SPT is an excellent tire. Purchased a set and did 5,800 mile west coast trip and they were great.

 

keep the comments coming guys, I will be buying tires within the next month and have no idea what to get yet.