Help! I need advice on what to do

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Ok, today I went to tire kingdom to get a rotation, check pressures, etc. They tell me that my right front is starting to separate from the belt, the right rear has a nail in it but not enough tread to repair it and the damn tires aren't even a year old and have 16,500 miles on them. I have not been to the track and I have not driven to aggressively...WTF!
I need to check, but I can't believe these awesome (sarcasm) P-zero's have no warranty (according to tire kingdom) and they are already giving up the ghost.
So, I come here asking for advice on what to do...almost all of us want to mod, so I need your opinions on what you would do if you were me.

I have the 19" brembo wheels, I was always thinking that I would eventually replace those wheels to get away from 19's. The car is not lowered, but that was one of the things that I was going to do eventually. I would have to dip into a savings that I really didn't want to touch if I'm going for new wheels and tires (I want wider)...if I have to I have to.

Should I...
1. Just get replacement tires and of course not P-zero's.
2. Get some 18's and some crappy tires.
3. Get some 18's and good tires.
Now with option 2 and 3, remember, I'm not lowered, so if choosing one of those options, just get tires with giant sidewalls to fill the gap?
4. Get some 18's, good/decent tires, MCS coilovers from Vorshlag.
5. Pretty much empty my savings and go balls out on what's in option 4 plus do all the rest of the stuff for suspension (sort of can't since BMR is not done with the Watts yet and I would like very much to go almost all BMR other than c/o's and c/c plates.

Sorry for such a long post but I wanted to cover as many bases as I can think of. If there is other suggestions/options that I haven't listed, please feel free to suggest.

I'm going to World of Beer now to drown.
 

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I would find another shop to go to first that is not a Tire Kingdom. Get an answer as to what they think.

If they have the same thought then look into some other 19s. Unless you are looking at spending alot of monies stay that way. Rims and Tires will inevitably cost more than just tires.
 

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Wish I could help you out but I've already sold a set of tires. I work for continental tire and get a pretty large (35-50%) discount on most tires and only get 3 discounted sets a year.

As far as recommendations:

I just got the Extreme Contact DW from continental, 285/40/R18. I hook up so good it's ridiculous. My cousin got DWS, which is an all season tire but recognized for great traction as well, and longer lasting life by a long shot.

I'd recommend trying to pick up some extreme contact DWS from tirerack or something if you're looking for long life, or DW if you're looking for great traction out of a street tire.
 

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I put Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position A/S's on mine when the P-zero's went out, and they were awesome:

P-Zero's
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Bridgestones
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i have the Bridgestone Potenza Pole Position A/S's on the front really good tire. im very happy with them.
 

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