Tires

[Peter Stahl]

Anyone buy either Firestone or Michelin tires? If so which ones and how do you like the ride? I like the Michelin but we have a Firestone dealer much closer to our house. The Firestone FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE2 or the Michelin Michelin Defender LTX. Tires are for a Honda CRV. Where else to talk about tires, after all a woodworker probably made the first wheel.

[Mike Null]

I haven't bought Firestone in a very long time. A couple of years ago I bought Cooper for my Odyssey and was very pleased. I'll buy them again when I need new tires.

I bought Michelin a few years back for another car and felt they were pretty good as well. I'm partial to a smooth, quiet ride with good wet weather traction.

[Don Orr]

I have Michelins on my Prius and have had good luck. Second set now. 90,000 mile warranty is kind of a joke. I don't drive hard and barely got 60k out of them. They did pro-rate a discount on the new ones though. They will probably be the last tires for this car since I just hit 95k miles yesterday.

[Kurt Kintner]

I have Firestone Defenders on my Ford Ranger, and Michelin Latitudes on the Nissan Murano...
I like both ....

[Dom Garafalo]

My daughter's AWD Chevy Equinox had FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE2 tires as original equipment. They were reasonably quiet, good in rain and snow and lasted 50,000 miles. In fact, we liked them so well, we replaced them with the same ones. I'd buy them again without hesitation.

[Jim Becker]

Defender LTX is reported to be an excellent tire...many folks in the Grand Cherokee world love them. (I went with Pirelli Scorpion Verde Plus, but the LTX was my second choice)

[Jerry Bruette]

We put a set of Michelin Latitude Tour on our '07 CRV on 8/2010 and we're looking to replace them now. Been happy with the performance and traction in the winter.

You can go to Tire Rack and get all sorts of reviews and explanations about tires.

[Art Mann]

In 2008, I bought a new SUV that came with Firestone tires. One of these tires was defective and the internal layers started separating. It was noisy and rode badly. We took it in to the local Firestone store exactly like the warranty instructed and they said they were not obligated to fix the tire. Eventually, I forced them to acknowledge that they were responsible for replacing the tire but their customer service was so offensive that I will walk before I will buy another Firestone tire. I refuse to buy a new vehicle that has Firestone OEM tires on it, regardless of any other features or reliability ratings.

[Mac McQuinn]

I had (2) sets of Michelin Latitude Tours on my Highlander and was very happy with them, hence buying them twice.
No problem getting 75K out of the first set w/5K rotate intervals.
Mac

[Andy Haney]

We run Firestone LE2 on both of our vehicles...a Toyota Highlander and a Tundra. We're on the second set due on each due to good luck with the first set. We got approximately 80k on each vehicle with the first set, and have been impressed with snow, ice and rain traction. Proximity of the Firestone store was a contributor to the original decision, making it easy to get in for regular rotation and any road hazard issues. We also liked that there should be a store nearby wherever we might need service while traveling.

Andy Haney

[Jerome Stanek]

I had Firestone on my explorer and on my F 350 crew cab and I had 1 tire on the explorer and 2 on the 350 that had to be replaced Firestone only replaced the ones on the explorer due to a recall but would not do anything on the 350 one tire on it had a big bubble on the side wall inside and the other the bands broke when I was doing 70 on the interstate

[Chris Padilla]

Go check out tirerack.com for reviews and options. I buy all my tires through them and get 'em drop-shipped to my favorite tire installer.

[Rich Riddle]

We run Michelin tires on all our vehicles. The Michelin tires focused on rain work superb for us.

[Shawn Pixley]

I run either Michelin or Pirelli on my cars. I favor softer rubber for better turning and braking grip (sacrificing wear longevity). I once ran Firestones on a Jeep but didn't like them much.

They are all quality tires. The real choice in my mind is, "what is your priority?"

[Myk Rian]

Michelin on our 2010 Taurus, and General on my 2010 Ranger PU.
Both are the best tires I've ever had.