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    Your favorite Car Tires

    Anyone have a tire they really like that is quiet and lasts? My Sentra came with Bridgestone tires and they seem to be getting noisier as they get older plus the tread is getting low, time for new ones. There is a new Firestone store close to me so that is a option but definitely not a deciding factor. If I have to spend $500+ on tires I'd like to get a quiet one.

    thanks, Pete

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    I have Michelin on my 02 Trailblazer with 71k on the tires. Smooth riding and quiet. Need to replace soon.

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    I had michelins on my last car, liked them a lot. They wore well and evenly and were quiet.

    Still on OEM tires on the current car (goodyear eagles, I guess they can't sell them to anyone so they seem to be OEM on everything i've gotten in the last 10 years). FIL has had very good experience with Goodrich Touring T/A tires (you can find them for a good price at sams and probably not too pricey at walmart - they're a bit cheaper than the good michelins). Not noisy, and he's got 60k miles on his set on a honda accord and they still pass inspection easily.

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    I drive exclusively Cooper Tires. I started about 20 years ago and have had great service from them.

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    I love Kelly Navigator Gold tires on my Mazda 6 and General Grabber HTX on my Tribute. Both ride well have excellent snow, wet and dry traction and best of all are quiet. I had Michelins on my Mazda 6 when it was new, worst tires I've ever had for traction on wet roads or with even a little bit of snow plus they were outrageously expensive.
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    We're on our second set of Michelin LTX's on our Excursion. The first set gave us almost 80,000 miles of service.

    The amazing thing about the first set was that whenever we rotated the tires and had the balance checked, they were always still in balance! I've never seen that before with any other tire.

    Smooth ride to the end too.

    I'm about to put a set of Michelin's on my F450, but am cringing at the $2,800.00 price tag for a set of 6 (19.5" rim, load range G's).

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    I like Michelin as well. They balance up nice, wear well, and give good performance. Have you considered Tirerack as a source. www.tirerack.com

    They can recommend an installer in your area. I have been buying tires from them for more than ten years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Archambeau View Post
    I like Michelin as well. They balance up nice, wear well, and give good performance. Have you considered Tirerack as a source. www.tirerack.com

    They can recommend an installer in your area. I have been buying tires from them for more than ten years.
    Yes, but I have never bought tires from them. What do they do for road hazard, who fixes them?

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    Another vote for Michelin's. I put Hydroedge's on my Altima and they were fantastic. I replaced them with some Kumho's, and when they are done, I am going back to Michelin. I really noticed the performance in the rain.

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    I put a set of Yokohamas on our Camry. I was surprised at the smooth and quiet ride. I was told at the time that they were comparable to Michelins, only less expensive. I've never had a set of Michelins so I can not say how they compare.

    I am due for another set of tires soon and unless there is a quieter tire out there, I'll buy another set of Yokohamas.
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    Another vote for Cooper tires, the new CS4 is a really nice wearing, quite tire.
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    Check the reviews on Tire Rack if nothing else. A good tire for a truck or SUV is rather different than a compact car. For my money-I love Toyo as a brand but not sure they make a great car tire. Yokohama would probably be my favorite non snow specific car tires. I had a set of Michelin's on a 4wd pick up that I did not like. They lasted about 40K and I thought the snow traction was weak. I have some OEM Continental car tires now that I really don't like much. Not much performance, but quiet.

    Tire Rack ships to you or a local independent garage who installs and handles road hazard warranty work.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Greg Peterson View Post
    I put a set of Yokohamas on our Camry. I was surprised at the smooth and quiet ride. I was told at the time that they were comparable to Michelins, only less expensive. I've never had a set of Michelins so I can not say how they compare.

    I am due for another set of tires soon and unless there is a quieter tire out there, I'll buy another set of Yokohamas.
    Greg, Do you know which tire it is. Looked Yoko's, lots of different one. Thanks.

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    I'll let you know this evening. Car isn't nearby right now.
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    I have had really good luck with Michelins and Toyo's.
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