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Tire Query

Monroe 4 March 2005 05:58:27
 Folks, after finally returning to a reliance upon true winter tires,
I'm looking for good quality 3-season tires for a 2001 Civic sedan.
Out on the Canadian prairie, 80% of my driving is good highway, with
10% city and 10% daily gravel. Looking for an excellent highway
performer that has very good tread life. My previous 3 -season (BFG
T/80) never made it to a 2nd winter (about 45K km's and worn).
Looking for any and all opinions on the current crop of tires.
--

Monroe
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Imminent Vengeance 4 March 2005 06:50:32 permanent link ]
 Monroe wrote:
Folks, after finally returning to a reliance upon true winter tires, I'm> looking for good quality 3-season tires for a 2001 Civic sedan. Out on> the Canadian prairie, 80% of my driving is good highway, with 10% city> and 10% daily gravel. Looking for an excellent highway performer that> has very good tread life. My previous 3 -season (BFG T/80) never made> it to a 2nd winter (about 45K km's and worn). Looking for any and all> opinions on the current crop of tires.

Despite recent mixed reviews on TireRack.com (after previously having
mostly positive reviews), the Goodyear Regatta 2 is a decent tire if cost
is a factor. I put them on my '93 Accord last spring, and so far they
have performed quite well. Winter traction is surprisingly decent, but I
think I'm still going to get winter tires for next winter. My first
choice of all-season tire was the Bridgestone Turanza LS-T, but nobody in
my area carried Bridgestone tires at the time. But as (bad) luck would
have it, a tire outlet that sells Bridgestone opened up here just one week
after I bought the Goodyears. :-/­

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Keith J 4 March 2005 08:59:14 permanent link ]
 I am not sure of the size you need, and I'm too lazy to look it up. But I
bought Goodyear Assurance TripleTred and LOVE them. They cut through
puddles very easily. Can't comment on the snow aspect as I live in Florida.
The sidewalls are stiffer than what you probably have, which will increase
cornering performance. They are a bit noisier than the extra soft
Michelins, but most harder rubber tires are. Throw in the 80k mile (~129k
km)treadlife warranty, not a bad deal at all... heck, I still love them. If
you detail your car, the sidewalls stay black a lot longer than I ever
expected... just a perk.

<http://www.tirerac­k.com/tires/tires.js­p?tireMake=Goodyear&­tireModel=Assuran
ce+TripleTred>

They seem to come in a variety of smaller sizes. I think I paid $99 each
(out the door) at Discount Tire for 205/65-15

-keith
tallahassee, fl




"Monroe" <minburn1@telus.net­> wrote in message
news:2uff21d525lgij­iheki6gpt3ja83tvu8lm­@4ax.com...> Folks, after finally returning to a reliance upon true winter tires,> I'm looking for good quality 3-season tires for a 2001 Civic sedan.> Out on the Canadian prairie, 80% of my driving is good highway, with> 10% city and 10% daily gravel. Looking for an excellent highway> performer that has very good tread life. My previous 3 -season (BFG> T/80) never made it to a 2nd winter (about 45K km's and worn).> Looking for any and all opinions on the current crop of tires.> -->
Monroe


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Y_p_w 4 March 2005 10:50:48 permanent link ]
 

Monroe wrote:
Folks, after finally returning to a reliance upon true winter tires,> I'm looking for good quality 3-season tires for a 2001 Civic sedan.> Out on the Canadian prairie, 80% of my driving is good highway, with> 10% city and 10% daily gravel. Looking for an excellent highway> performer that has very good tread life. My previous 3 -season (BFG> T/80) never made it to a 2nd winter (about 45K km's and worn).> Looking for any and all opinions on the current crop of tires.

You didn't say what Civic model or what size tire. If you're
staying stock size, then it's 185/65-R15 for the EX or 185/70-R14
for other trim levels. The only summer tires listed by the Tire
Rack in 185/65-R15 is the Fuzion HRi for $43US. Fuzion is a
bargain performance line from Bridgestone. In 185/70-R14 they
only list the Sumitomo HTR 200 for $39US.

If you're really looking for something that lasts, there's going
to be far more choices in all-seasons. Many of the all-seasons
are going to be fine performers, except maybe at the limits. It
doesn't sound like the summer tire choices for the Civic are
great either, unless you're going plus size.

I'm thinking Michelin HydroEdge. Unless you're autocrossing, it's
not likely to matter. There are some reports which estimate a
life of 80,000+ miles.

<http://www.tirerac­k.com/tires/tires.js­p?tireMake=Michelin&­tireModel=HydroEdge>­

Oh - I wouldn't take the ratings on the Tire Rack too seriously.
There's no way that tire is going to outperform some really
high performance speed-rated tires. I think it's all about the
expectations of the average family car driver who is going to
buy this particular tire.
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Motsco_ _ 4 March 2005 20:22:31 permanent link ]
 Monroe wrote:> Folks, after finally returning to a reliance upon true winter tires,> I'm looking for good quality 3-season tires for a 2001 Civic sedan.> Out on the Canadian prairie, 80% of my driving is good highway, with> 10% city and 10% daily gravel. Looking for an excellent highway> performer that has very good tread life. My previous 3 -season (BFG> T/80) never made it to a 2nd winter (about 45K km's and worn).> Looking for any and all opinions on the current crop of tires.> -->
Monroe


-------------------­---------

Watch out for noise rating too. Noisy tires that last forever can be a
very bad value.tirerack.com has ratings, as mentioned.
'Curly'

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Monroe 5 March 2006 22:23:22 permanent link ]
 I'm looking for a set of good quality all-season tires for a 2000
Grand Cherokee. Majority of my driving is highway (est. 80%), gravel
roads (10%) and town (10%). Living on the edge of the Cdn prairie,
cold winters with or without snow. Plenty of icy conditions during
winter, hot summers with sporadic heavy rains. Despite the small
amount of time on gravel, hard-pack drifting snow is there each and
every day in the winter regardless of highway conditions.

There are a set of Goodyear Wranglers on the Jeep right now (purchased
with these). Terrible tires in that with about 40 % tread remaining
they are the poorest tires I've ever used for highway ice and snow. I
have a set of Nokians on my Civic. These have been the best tires
I've ever used for winter conditions, and I'm not sure if they have
anything for the Jeep, but I'm also thinking that there has to be
something available from a more general supplier route (Nokians have a
limited supplier base).

thanks to any and all
--

Monroe
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Carl 5 March 2006 22:37:04 permanent link ]
 check out www.tirerack.com . BFG all terrain t/a seems to do well in
everything except deep mud.

Carl


"Monroe" <minburn1@telus.net­> wrote in message
news:teem025u4naho1­hjm51sqsum1c58j44qht­@4ax.com...> I'm looking for a set of good quality all-season tires for a 2000> Grand Cherokee. Majority of my driving is highway (est. 80%), gravel> roads (10%) and town (10%). Living on the edge of the Cdn prairie,> cold winters with or without snow. Plenty of icy conditions during> winter, hot summers with sporadic heavy rains. Despite the small> amount of time on gravel, hard-pack drifting snow is there each and> every day in the winter regardless of highway conditions.>
There are a set of Goodyear Wranglers on the Jeep right now (purchased> with these). Terrible tires in that with about 40 % tread remaining> they are the poorest tires I've ever used for highway ice and snow. I> have a set of Nokians on my Civic. These have been the best tires> I've ever used for winter conditions, and I'm not sure if they have> anything for the Jeep, but I'm also thinking that there has to be> something available from a more general supplier route (Nokians have a> limited supplier base).>
thanks to any and all> -->
Monroe


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Mike Romain 5 March 2006 22:51:06 permanent link ]
 We are in Canada also and have BFG AT's on our Cherokee. They work well
for the conditions you describe. Just don't go too wide. We lost
considerable traction when we went one size larger than is called for.
Ours calls for P225's max and we went P235's because we got a deal on
them. They spin a bit easier and start to float on the highway at a bit
lower speed than the old P225's.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Monroe wrote:>
I'm looking for a set of good quality all-season tires for a 2000> Grand Cherokee. Majority of my driving is highway (est. 80%), gravel> roads (10%) and town (10%). Living on the edge of the Cdn prairie,> cold winters with or without snow. Plenty of icy conditions during> winter, hot summers with sporadic heavy rains. Despite the small> amount of time on gravel, hard-pack drifting snow is there each and> every day in the winter regardless of highway conditions.>
There are a set of Goodyear Wranglers on the Jeep right now (purchased> with these). Terrible tires in that with about 40 % tread remaining> they are the poorest tires I've ever used for highway ice and snow. I> have a set of Nokians on my Civic. These have been the best tires> I've ever used for winter conditions, and I'm not sure if they have> anything for the Jeep, but I'm also thinking that there has to be> something available from a more general supplier route (Nokians have a> limited supplier base).>
thanks to any and all> -->
Monroe
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Billzz 6 March 2006 00:12:23 permanent link ]
 Michelin truck mud&snow LTX series. I replaced the original Goodyears when
they wore out at 20K miles based on the Jeep dealer recommendation. The
Michelins lasted for 95K miles. And I drove semi-annually from Dallas to
Sacramento on over 100 degree days then through the snow in the Sierra
Nevada. Also took the Jeep to "the highest highway in America" at the
Rocky Mountains National Park, and the lowest at the Saltan Sea. They were
rated for 80K miles and I replaced them at 95K, last month, with tread still
on them, but it's winter in the Sierra Nevada and we live at the
four-thousand-foot level, using 4WD most of the time, so I did it just to be
safe- could have probably gotten another 5-10K. Not only the best tires
I've experienced, the best I've ever heard of. My 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
now has 125K miles, without a single tire problem. I do inflate to 40psi
though, which gets better mileage.

"Monroe" <minburn1@telus.net­> wrote in message
news:teem025u4naho1­hjm51sqsum1c58j44qht­@4ax.com...> I'm looking for a set of good quality all-season tires for a 2000> Grand Cherokee. Majority of my driving is highway (est. 80%), gravel> roads (10%) and town (10%). Living on the edge of the Cdn prairie,> cold winters with or without snow. Plenty of icy conditions during> winter, hot summers with sporadic heavy rains. Despite the small> amount of time on gravel, hard-pack drifting snow is there each and> every day in the winter regardless of highway conditions.>
There are a set of Goodyear Wranglers on the Jeep right now (purchased> with these). Terrible tires in that with about 40 % tread remaining> they are the poorest tires I've ever used for highway ice and snow. I> have a set of Nokians on my Civic. These have been the best tires> I've ever used for winter conditions, and I'm not sure if they have> anything for the Jeep, but I'm also thinking that there has to be> something available from a more general supplier route (Nokians have a> limited supplier base).>
thanks to any and all> -->
Monroe


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Tomes 6 March 2006 06:12:04 permanent link ]
 I use the Michelin X Radial LT on my TJ and like it a lot. Mainly a road
tire (LT = light truck), I have found it to be a big improvement over the
sucky Goodyear Wranglers that it came with. I got mine at BJ's (Costco type
store here). Works good in the snow and very good in the rain. Made the TJ
handle so much better under normal conditions on roads. Does what I want in
my not very demanding off road stuff (never felt tire-limited).

Ad Mike notes, the trade-off for going wider will be riding on top of snow
instead of cutting through to the pavement.
Tomes

"Billzz" <billzzstring@starb­and.net> wrote in message
news:b48c6$440b543d­$9440b19b$1632@STARB­AND.NET...> Michelin truck mud&snow LTX series. I replaced the original Goodyears > when they wore out at 20K miles based on the Jeep dealer recommendation. > The Michelins lasted for 95K miles. And I drove semi-annually from Dallas > to Sacramento on over 100 degree days then through the snow in the Sierra > Nevada. Also took the Jeep to "the highest highway in America" at the > Rocky Mountains National Park, and the lowest at the Saltan Sea. They > were rated for 80K miles and I replaced them at 95K, last month, with > tread still on them, but it's winter in the Sierra Nevada and we live at > the four-thousand-foot level, using 4WD most of the time, so I did it just > to be safe- could have probably gotten another 5-10K. Not only the best > tires I've experienced, the best I've ever heard of. My 1999 Jeep Grand > Cherokee now has 125K miles, without a single tire problem. I do inflate > to 40psi though, which gets better mileage.>
"Monroe" <minburn1@telus.net­> wrote in message > news:teem025u4naho1­hjm51sqsum1c58j44qht­@4ax.com...>> I'm looking for a set of good quality all-season tires for a 2000>> Grand Cherokee. Majority of my driving is highway (est. 80%), gravel>> roads (10%) and town (10%). Living on the edge of the Cdn prairie,>> cold winters with or without snow. Plenty of icy conditions during>> winter, hot summers with sporadic heavy rains. Despite the small>> amount of time on gravel, hard-pack drifting snow is there each and>> every day in the winter regardless of highway conditions.>>
There are a set of Goodyear Wranglers on the Jeep right now (purchased>> with these). Terrible tires in that with about 40 % tread remaining>> they are the poorest tires I've ever used for highway ice and snow. I>> have a set of Nokians on my Civic. These have been the best tires>> I've ever used for winter conditions, and I'm not sure if they have>> anything for the Jeep, but I'm also thinking that there has to be>> something available from a more general supplier route (Nokians have a>> limited supplier base).>>
thanks to any and all>> -->>
Monroe>


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