It's pretty much agreed the T1S's are great, just at quite a price...... If
you're not concerned about ultimate grip first, last and foremost, you're
like me when I was last shopping for street tires on my miata. I wanted
decent ride, good grip, good handling characteristics (transition and
progressive breakaway), good treadwear rating, A traction and A temperature
and A GOOD PRICE (I've got 5 other vehicles to keep up with!). I bought
Bridgestone 'Eager' series tires and other than having to say and type that
silly name, I haven't regretted it at all! They are very impressive and I
think they were $60 to $65 a piece or there-abouts.

I've heard allot of good things about the Yoko's, but there's plenty to read
up on if you go to miata.net product reviews and / or message boards.

Good luck,
Chris

I'll second both the Toyo's and the Yokohama's as excellent choices. It
seems to me that the Toyo T-1S have a slight edge in the dry and the
Yoko ES100's have a bit better rain traction. I didn't do any type of
tests to verify this, it is just how they felt to me, a bit stickier in
the dry on the Toyo's and a bit better traction and braking in the wet
with the ES100's.

Pat
red '91

Probably not. I seriously doubt they'll be anywhere near the quality of the
ES100s. Last time I was looking for tires, I stopped at a place and asked
what they had in stock. The manager told me that the only thing they had was
a set of Daytons, but that they were really good tires. I declined and he
made the smartass comment "Not good enough for you?". I looked him square in
the eye and told him "Not even close" as I walked out the door.

Local tire dealers generally have absolutely no idea which ones are good. I
recently put new tires on my work vehicle and had a salesman tell me that
the "Big O" house brand tires were the best they had--this from a store that
stocked Michelin, BF Goodrich, Yokohama, etc. I inquired about the
name-brand tires and was repeatedly pointed towards the house brand. I
finally just walked out because it was clear that the salesman wasn't
interested in selling me anything else.

18k miles? Sounds like an excuse to get some *real* rubber on there. I got
almost 15k miles out of my Toyo T1-Ss and it was well worth the price.

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pepper
Italian seasoning, etc.
Tomato gravy (see index)
Fresh or at least freshly cooked spaghetti or other pasta

Mix the ground meats together in a large bowl,
  then mix each of the other ingredients.
Make balls about the size of a baby?s fist
  (there should be one lying around for reference).
Bake at 400?for about 25 minutes -
  or you could fry them in olive oil.
Place the meatballs in the tomato gravy, and simmer for several hours.
Serve on spaghetti.
Accompany with green salad, garlic bread and red wine.

Newborn Parmesan

This classic Sicilian cuisine can easily be turned into Eggplant Parmesan
If you are planning a vegetarian meal. Or you could just as well use veal -
after all, you have to be careful - Sicilians are touchy about their young
family members...

6 newborn or veal cutlets
Tomato gravy (see index)
4 cups mozzarella, 1cup parmesan, 1cup romano
Seasoned bread crumbs  mixed with  
  parmesan
  romano
  salt
  pepper
  oregano
  garlic powder
  chopped parsley
Flour
eggwash (eggs and milk)
Peanut oil for frying.

Pound the cutlets.
Dredge in flour, eggs, then the bread crumb mixture.
Fry till golden brown in 350? peanut oil.
In a baking pan, place a layer of gravy,
  then one of meat, gravy, and chee