good 14" tires hard to find

[Jason Puckett]

It's time for new tires to replace the second set of Yoko AVS ES100s for my (non-SE-R) car and I'm discovering that it's hard to find reasonably priced GOOD tires in 14 inches now, there just aren't many choices anymore.  I guess 14 inch wheels are *so* 1990s and no new cars come with them anymore (I'm glad I have 15's on my SE-R!  I got the ES100s for something like $85 a tire a couple of years ago.


I've narrowed it down to:
BFG g-force super sport a/s for $88 each
Falken Ziex ZE-512 for $69 each
Michelin Pilot Exalto a/s for $101 each
*maybe* the Falken Azenis for $100 each but with a 200 treadwear rating can I expect more than 15K miles out of them?


Has anyone had any good/bad experience with any of these?  I tend to drive somewhat aggressively and don't mind noise/rough ride.  I want good traction, safe wet handling and hopefully at least 20K miles out of the tires.

I miss the days of the awesome Yoko A509s that I had or the sticky Dunlops that all cost me $70 to $90.  I looked at the Dunlop Direzza but they're $126 each and that's just too high for me.  I'm wondering if in a couple of years I'll even be able to find ANY 14 inch tires when I need to replace the next set.

Thanks for any input from the good ol' SE-R list!

Jason Puckett
'93 Ruby Pearl SE-R (weekend fun car)

'00 Toyota Corolla (daily commuter)
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