Damage was repaired well, it was under $1300 damages. No other problems except for road noise. Was going to get new tires and not high performance, it's got Perelli's on it now. What would you suggest for a quieter ride, just in case I keep it. Last question, promise.

 

I am thinking of getting Sumitomo HTR Z III's, they are around $100 a tire. These are a summer tire, I don't get snow where I live. If I did live where it snowed, I would probably get Continental Extreme Contacts or a dedicated winter tire if there is allot of snow.

The problem I have found is that the manufacturers tire pressure is too low. My Pirellis lasted about 20,000 miles (really only about 12,000 miles before becoming extremely loud). With my second set of tires, Bridgestone RE960AS's I raised my tire pressure to 37/38, and I now have 36,000 miles on the tires. They are still relatively quiet, have excellent grip, and may last another 5,000 miles.

I have not had the Sumitomo's before, I hope they are a quiet tire like the Bridgestones. (the bridgestones are $170.00 a tire).

I think the key is tire pressure in what ever tire you choose. Our cars are heavy and I am going to try a 94 load rating tire versus the 91 load rating this time (the load rating number is based the weight of the car).

$1,300 damage is not much and should not affect the value of the car.