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aschen · 06-24-2009, 02:36 PM

Because there are many other tires that are just as good or better (and likely cheaper) for each persons intended application. There is no special lotus magic in these tires. The yokos are great tires but are overpriced imho. The touring (waits for slap) sized front tires are just too small. Why pay a fortune for 175 frons when most decent 205s will grip better. I am not sure how the LTS is different from the regular yokos but I suspect it is a slightly thinner sidewall. In theory the lotus optimized tires should be the best, in reality there are better choices for many.

06-24-2009, 02:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
aschen My car is really small Join Date: May 2008 Location: Woodlands Tx Posts: 395	Because there are many other tires that are just as good or better (and likely cheaper) for each persons intended application. There is no special lotus magic in these tires. The yokos are great tires but are overpriced imho. The touring (waits for slap) sized front tires are just too small. Why pay a fortune for 175 frons when most decent 205s will grip better. I am not sure how the LTS is different from the regular yokos but I suspect it is a slightly thinner sidewall. In theory the lotus optimized tires should be the best, in reality there are better choices for many. __________________ 05 Safron Yellow "bumbleBee" Not sure I can ever go back to a regular car 84 930 turbo "no nickname yet" 06 WRX Wagon "silverbullet"