Should I stay with S04 Pole Position or get anything else?

sambar · 09-20-2015, 03:05 PM

Still undecided. Not that there's any information I am lacking at this point, sorry I don't mean to spam or troll. I have all the info - thanks to everyone - but can't decide

Per my calculation, s04 will cost 900 and take me 18 months (cost of $50 per month), while re11 will cost me 1100 and take me probably 11 months ($100 per month).

Can't make up my mind if the $50 extra per month will be worth the difference between the two. I'm not going to be doing any wet driving (it's a second car and I'm in drought-struck Cali) unless it rains suddenly on a sunny day but I will be driving quite a bit on bad roads.

I guess I don't really have a question at this point- just can't decide

$50 vs $100 per month difference is quite a lot for tires alone.

Guess I'll stick with (pun unintended) the s04 after all. I love how they grip now, they don't lack anything for my level of driving aggressiveness.

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loiro370z · 09-20-2015, 03:31 PM

I was in the same situation, S04 or RE11 , but ordered Nitto Invo

275/305 combo for $986.00 shipped

MacCool · 09-20-2015, 03:42 PM

S-04s are great tires, especially for the money. They run a close second the PSS at about 30% (or more) cheaper.

It's easy to overthink tires. Unless you're some kind of driving expert, it's highly unlikely you'll be able to outsmart Nissan's engineers and come up with a tire setup that will perform better in "spirited" street driving, but you can certainly spend a lot of money and brain-thrashing trying to.

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09-20-2015, 03:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
sambar Base Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Sunnyvale Posts: 56 Drives: 370Z-2012-6MT Rep Power: 11	Still undecided. Not that there's any information I am lacking at this point, sorry I don't mean to spam or troll. I have all the info - thanks to everyone - but can't decide Per my calculation, s04 will cost 900 and take me 18 months (cost of $50 per month), while re11 will cost me 1100 and take me probably 11 months ($100 per month). Can't make up my mind if the $50 extra per month will be worth the difference between the two. I'm not going to be doing any wet driving (it's a second car and I'm in drought-struck Cali) unless it rains suddenly on a sunny day but I will be driving quite a bit on bad roads. I guess I don't really have a question at this point- just can't decide $50 vs $100 per month difference is quite a lot for tires alone. Guess I'll stick with (pun unintended) the s04 after all. I love how they grip now, they don't lack anything for my level of driving aggressiveness. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-20-2015, 03:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
loiro370z Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Miami Beach/Sao Paulo Posts: 410 Drives: 11 nissan 370z Rep Power: 23509	I was in the same situation, S04 or RE11 , but ordered Nitto Invo 275/305 combo for $986.00 shipped

09-20-2015, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
MacCool A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,349 Drives: 370Z PW 2014 Rep Power: 18	S-04s are great tires, especially for the money. They run a close second the PSS at about 30% (or more) cheaper. It's easy to overthink tires. Unless you're some kind of driving expert, it's highly unlikely you'll be able to outsmart Nissan's engineers and come up with a tire setup that will perform better in "spirited" street driving, but you can certainly spend a lot of money and brain-thrashing trying to.