Opinions wanted – Tires
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11/15/99 Looking for your opinions on tires. Want to put new rubber on a ‘96 Mercury Sable, Car has all sorts of goodies, but need to tie it to the ground. Want wet weather traction, and quick steering response. Michelin? Dunlop? Goodyear? Thanks… Rick Appel — WORK: It isn’t just for sleeping anymore PLEASE speak slowly… I’m a natural Blonde! "Suppose you were an Idiot, & Suppose you were a Congressman, ….But I repeat myself." — Mark Twain
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> 11/15/99 > Looking for your opinions on tires. > Want to put new rubber on a ‘96 Mercury Sable, > Car has all sorts of goodies, but need to tie it to the ground. > Want wet weather traction, and quick steering response. > Michelin? Dunlop? Goodyear?
Dunlop SO-2. Excellent tyre. But expensive….
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Michelin or BF Goodrich. Don’t even consider Goodyear. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > 11/15/99 > Looking for your opinions on tires. > Want to put new rubber on a ‘96 Mercury Sable, > Car has all sorts of goodies, but need to tie it to the ground. > Want wet weather traction, and quick steering response. > Michelin? Dunlop? Goodyear?
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Goodyear best tire for the money. says… – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Michelin or BF Goodrich. > Don’t even consider Goodyear. > 11/15/99 > Looking for your opinions on tires. > Want to put new rubber on a ‘96 Mercury Sable, > Car has all sorts of goodies, but need to tie it to the ground. > Want wet weather traction, and quick steering response. > Michelin? Dunlop? Goodyear?
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Poor treadwear. Poor snow and rain performance. Loud roadnoise. Squeel when cornering. Goodyear is the worst tire for the money. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Goodyear best tire for the money.
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> Michelin or BF Goodrich. > Don’t even consider Goodyear.
Amen. How about Cooper? Works for me! <http://www.coopertires.com/>
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gotta disagree with you there…i’ve got goodyears on my subaru….seem to be wearing fine, they’re quiet even when cornering faster than i probably should be in a station wagon….and as far as rain and snow, i didn’t have any problems getting anywhere last winter in the snow, even driving 30+ miles to work, and playing on some back mountain roads.
> Poor treadwear. Poor snow and rain performance. > Loud roadnoise. Squeel when cornering. Goodyear > is the worst tire for the money.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Goodyear best tire for the money.
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> gotta disagree with you there…i’ve got goodyears on my subaru….seem to > be wearing fine, they’re quiet even when cornering faster than i probably > should be in a station wagon….and as far as rain and snow, i didn’t have > any problems getting anywhere last winter in the snow, even driving 30+ > miles to work, and playing on some back mountain roads.
On your Subaru ? Enough said.
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> Well, you asked for options and that’s what you got. > Now for some advice. Use the tires that were original > equipment on the car. That’s what the vehicle was > designed for. Tires are more than traction devices. > Tire properties are very important in determining how > a vehicle will handle dynamically, and the suspension > is designed with those properties in mind.
Poor advice. OE tires are always cheap. Exceptions would be what comes with a Corvette, however.
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says… > Poor treadwear. Poor snow and rain performance. > Loud roadnoise. Squeel when cornering. Goodyear > is the worst tire for the money. > Goodyear best tire for the money.
Never owned Goodyear have you. Running wranglers on my 2000 Silverado LT extended cab and don’t experience any of the above.
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Excellent on my Bonneville. Plan to replace at 60k miles with same.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> gotta disagree with you there…i’ve got goodyears on my subaru….seem to > be wearing fine, they’re quiet even when cornering faster than i probably > should be in a station wagon….and as far as rain and snow, i didn’t have > any problems getting anywhere last winter in the snow, even driving 30+ > miles to work, and playing on some back mountain roads. > On your Subaru ? Enough said.
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I was referring to passenger car tires. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Never owned Goodyear have you. Running wranglers on my 2000 Silverado LT > extended cab and don’t experience any of the above.
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>Michelin or BF Goodrich. >Don’t even consider Goodyear. > 11/15/99 > Looking for your opinions on tires. > Want to put new rubber on a ‘96 Mercury Sable, > Car has all sorts of goodies, but need to tie it to the ground. > Want wet weather traction, and quick steering response. > Michelin? Dunlop? Goodyear?
I Agree. Michelin/BF Goodrich are the best tires money can buy, PERIOD!! I never cut corners when it comes to tires. Oops, no pun intended. BTW, they are the same tire. The French company Michelin also owns and manufactures tires under the BF Goodrich label.
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>Well, you asked for options and that’s what you got. >Now for some advice. Use the tires that were original >equipment on the car. That’s what the vehicle was >designed for. Tires are more than traction devices. >Tire properties are very important in determining how >a vehicle will handle dynamically, and the suspension >is designed with those properties in mind. >dave y.
Non sense. I suppose the next thing your going to tell me is that the set of General tires that came standard on my Sonoma are better than $85 a piece Michelins’. The only thing relevant as far as replaceing OEM tires is the sizing.
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Try a set of Michelin X-One’s … especially if you live in snowy or rainy regions. Goodyears are "good enough" … but you never know what’s better unless you are willing to try something different. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > Excellent on my Bonneville. Plan to replace at 60k miles with same.
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I had OE Goodyears (Invicta GS) on my 93 Beretta. They went 77,000 miles….of course I kept them aired up and rotated….I went to replace them, but at $90 per tire I went with Big O. I was very satisfied with them, too….free balance and rotation for life, free road hazard replacement (NO proration as long as there is 1/16 tread left)! So long….
