TIRE ADVICE PLEASE - The Admiral's Barge needs tires...

[Roccus7]

The Admiral's 2016 Kia Sorento has 32K and her Michelin Premiers are getting a bit thin going into winter, so I'm considering new tires. Tires have always been a "mystery" to me so any advice would be appreciated.

I'd like a set of all season tires with minimal road noise that I can GET, not HOPE to get, a minimum of 50K out of.

• Any suggestions as to manufacturer/models? Michelin, Cooper, Yokohama, Goodyear, Continental, etc???. Is anyone better than the other.
  
  
• Are there brands to steer clear of?

Thanks for any advice

 

[jpd]

I just picked up 4 Continental CrossContact LX25's last week for my 2019 Outback. The only downside so far (7 days) is that they don't fill out the wheelwells like the OEM Bridgestone Duelers. You might need a little more snow performance up there - maybe the Michelin CrossClimate SUV?

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=CSTAS

 

[OVERBORED]

I'll second the Continentals. Have 40K on mine and they still have a deep tread. Tried Michelins. They're great tires but short tread life. Expensive as are the Goodyear Assurance.

Id stay away from the Chinese stuff.......

 

[Chevy1]

I put Continentals on my wife’s GMC Arcadia last year. Excellent in the rain and snow and high mileage tires.

 

[Avenger]

I've always been a fan of Michelins, but they are pricey. When they stopped making the size that the Mighty TDI takes I ended up switching to Generals. The first set was comparable to the Michelins in every way. The second set was a different design and has far superior wet and snow traction. VERY pleased with them. Tomorrow in daylight I'll try to remember to look what model they are.

 

[CELLFISH]

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[movetheboat]

I like good year

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[Avenger]

I've always been a fan of Michelins, but they are pricey. When they stopped making the size that the Mighty TDI takes I ended up switching to Generals. The first set was comparable to the Michelins in every way. The second set was a different design and has far superior wet and snow traction. VERY pleased with them. Tomorrow in daylight I'll try to remember to look what model they are.

Altimax RT 43

The car always was a little weak on wet traction which I assumed was because it's so lightweight it just couldn't plant itself. But these tires stick beautifully.

Probably a year after I got them I was coming back from a friend's in PA. What should have been a three hour drive turned into five in a snowstorm and the Jetta just chugged through it all. Was comfortable doing 40-45 which was about as fast as many the 4x4s were going. Lots of cars spun off the road too. Probably more than 20 on the trip. But the Jetta felt surefooted the entire way.

Not sure if you're looking for an All-Season, but that was my experience. YMMV.

 

[Chevy1]

I've always been a fan of Michelins, but they are pricey. When they stopped making the size that the Mighty TDI takes I ended up switching to Generals. The first set was comparable to the Michelins in every way. The second set was a different design and has far superior wet and snow traction. VERY pleased with them. Tomorrow in daylight I'll try to remember to look what model they are.

I had a set of Michelin’s on my F550, 6 tires the first set lasted 5-6 years, the second set 2 years??

 

[Chinacat]

I recently replaced the tires on my jeep Grand Cherokee
They were the original Michelin Premier LXT's that only had 35K and were worn and dry rotted after 6 years
Very disappointing and no way i would buy another Michelin.

Shopped around had no intention of going to a chain or national store.
Talked to the local guys at a small shop in Speonk
The Continentals they suggested for me were not available and no no idea when they would be.

I went with Good Year Wrangler Fortitudes
Less than 1,000 miles on them but very smooth quiet ride and are rated as a good all season tire.

I'm guessing up where you are you need to go with something a bit more aggressive for snow?

 

[Avenger]

I had a set of Michelin’s on my F550, 6 tires the first set lasted 5-6 years, the second set 2 years??

I'm hearing similar things about Michelin lately. The truck needs tires and it's always had Michelin LTXs which they don't make in that size anymore. I've always had excellent results, getting over 50K miles a set with excellent traction and performance. Now my choice is their Agilis Crossclimate. But the tread pattern looks the same.

I'm going to give Michelin the benefit of the doubt and give it one more set and we'll see how it goes.

 

[Avenger]

I recently replaced the tires on my jeep Grand Cherokee
They were the original Michelin Premier LXT's that only had 35K and were worn and dry rotted after 6 years
Very disappointing and no way i would buy another Michelin.

35K is abysmal, but one thing they were famous for was sidewall cracking. It was always cosmetic and I could run them until you could pretty much see the air inside.

Tires definitely seem to have taken a turn towards planned obsolescence lately with expiration dates and much hand wringing from the vendors. I agree, nothing seems to be what it used to be.

 

[Chinacat]

35K is abysmal, but one thing they were famous for was sidewall cracking. It was always cosmetic and I could run them until you could pretty much see the air inside.

Tires definitely seem to have taken a turn towards planned obsolescence lately with expiration dates and much hand wringing from the vendors. I agree, nothing seems to be what it used to be.

Abysmal. I agree.
In addition to the cosmetic sidewall cracking there was cracking between the treads in all the tires
The worn treads were really bad too...

 

[holty]

My wife's CX 9 needed new shoes a while back. After talking to my local tire shop a buddy says you need to check out Costco first. So I did. They carry all major brands and have various sales every month. I like to stay local but I saved $70 a tire on Michelins. That's $280 I could spend on the boat.

regards Holty

 

[Chinacat]

My wife's CX 9 needed new shoes a while back. After talking to my local tire shop a buddy says you need to check out Costco first. So I did. They carry all major brands and have various sales every month. I like to stay local but I saved $70 a tire on Michelins. That's $280 I could spend on the boat.

regards Holty

I checked Costco as well
They had the exact same Michelins I referred to above at a good price. No wonder
NO WAY I was buying them again at any price

 

[Avenger]

Abysmal. I agree.
In addition to the cosmetic sidewall cracking there was cracking between the treads in all the tires
The worn treads were really bad too...

I don't pay much attention to the ozone cracking on the sidewalls or other thin rubber areas as long as the tires aren't more than 8 yrs old. But it really seems that tire quality and longevity has gotten worse since they went to date coding them. Until about 10, 15 years ago we really only worried about tread life. At least with quality tires. Maybe Wal*Mart brands were a different matter, but it really just smells like the corporate/government cabal conspiring to sell us more cr@p.

 

[jpd]

LOL - they're not rated very highly, basically middle of the pack.

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[Roccus7]

Thanks for all the replies, ended up giving Michelin Crossclimates a shot for multiple reasons, including that having to worry about availability. There was a Cooper I wanted, but I got the dreaded, "Out of stock and not sure when the factory will deliver more" mantra.

I've had reasonable luck with Michelins over the years, especially with snow performance, saving me the storage and remounting hassle of 2 sets (8 total) winter tires.

 

[CELLFISH]

going for a the 3rd round of rubbers, after 72,000 miles… going back to originals from Bridgestones…


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[CELLFISH]

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