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07-28-2005, 07:57 PM
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Need new tire soon
I had a tire blow out on the way to work this morning. It cannot be repaired/patched, so I'll probably be purchasing 2 new tires tomorrow.
I've got Michelin's on there now and they've been great. They are the X-One model that was out a couple years ago. I can't really afford the equivalent model presently, so I'm looking at other options. I've looked at some of the other Michelins and a sales guy recommended Toyo.
Do you guys have other suggestions for tires? I'm looking for less than $100/tire including installation and balancing.
If it matters, I have a 2000 Dodge Intrepid that uses 225/60R16 and I need a good all-season tire.
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07-29-2005, 10:07 AM
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Maybe you can find Dunlop tires for cheaper or Kelly tires. Both are excellent tires that I have purchased in the past. You'll probably have to do some calling around to see if they can get them. Just looking at tirerack.com shows that Dunlop makes a lot of different tires in your size. I'm sure Kelly makes them as well.
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07-29-2005, 10:16 AM
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Seth...what state are you in?
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07-29-2005, 02:56 PM
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I would have to second the Potenzas. I had them on my car and they were MUCH better than the Goodyears that they replaced!!!
God bless!
jeffrey noel
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07-29-2005, 04:37 PM
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I'm in Connecticut for the next two weeks. Snow is a concern for me. I don't see too much of it at school in Virginia, but I'm in the mountains of VA, so we definitely see some. Wet traction is also very important to me.
I will definitely look into the Potenzas.
I'm open to more suggestions . . .
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07-29-2005, 05:15 PM
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I'm open to more suggestions...
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Some others you might want to research: the Continental ContiExtremeContact and the Kumho ECSTA HP4 716 (I'm using the latter). If you're willing to up your budget to ~$115/tire, the Michelin HydroEdge may be the best bang for your buck as A/S tires go. I recommend heading on over to Tire Rack's website, where you can do a side-by-side comparison of tires, as well as read customers' reviews.
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07-29-2005, 06:16 PM
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I'd love to get the Michelin HyroEdge. The tires I have on the front right now are the Michelin X-One's which were the top-of-the-line before the HydroEdge, but I just can't put that kind of money toward tires right now.
The Bridgestone Potenza G009's are looking like a winner right now. Tirerack has them at $74/tire which is pretty good and in the range I was hoping to spend.
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07-29-2005, 10:18 PM
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I was driving to work one morning and heard a sound that I thought was something stuck to my wheel, going round and round. I pulled over...turns out it was a strip of rubber that came off completely around the wheel. They say it wasn't a defect in the tire, but couldn't explain it either...
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Can anyone?
Kyle McKnight
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07-30-2005, 11:38 AM
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I can get those for you for $90 installed if you wanna come to New Jersey!  |
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