Tire choices (non Alfa)

[Jay Negrin <jmnegrin@domain.elided>]

Hi group -

I come seeking the wisdom of the assembled throng.  My GTI needs tires.
The tread is starting to look like it was Xeroxed  on,  I took off the
(crummy) Goodyear GAs one month after I bought the car, and replaced
them Yoko AVSi's.  I maintained the stock 205/50 x 15 size.  I may have
the option of (cheaply) moving to 16" wheels, which would mean going to
205/45s.  The guys at Wesco Tire, here in the San Fernando Valley have
suggested Bridgestone re730s as a good bet.  I asked about Yokohama
530s, but they had little exzperience with them.

Question becomes two-fold.  If I stay with the 15" wheels, what is good
enough out there, remembering that AVSis are no longer available?  If I
move up to 16" my choices seem more numberous, but what is good?
Comments/  Experiences with various brands?

Sorry for the non-Alfa specific content, but thanks for any help.

Jay Negrin
76 Alfetta GT (with new Dunlops)
Mission Hills, CA

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