|
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
10-06-2009, 04:05 AM | #1 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 73805
Join Date: Nov 2004
Vehicle:24 TypeS ZO6 White |
Consumer Reports Rates Michelin Models Best in Tests of Four Categories of Tires
Quote:
* Registered users of the site do not see these ads.
|
|
10-06-2009, 08:25 AM | #2 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 17548
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Land of No Turn Signals
|
Hmm. What does CR know about performance tires?
|
12-21-2009, 02:11 PM | #3 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
I made the mistake of replacing the old Nokian WR's on my wife's minivan, having listened to some of the folks here and elsewhere that some A/S's are only a little bit worse than "real" snow tires. The WR is the only passenger A/S with the Mountain/Snowflake rating.
We bought Pilot Exalto A/S and had a chance to drive them in snow yesterday. I am an idiot: should have bought another set of the Nokian WRG2's. They are OK stopping but going and turning is poor compared to the Nokian WR. Last edited by Garandman; 12-23-2009 at 10:57 AM. |
12-22-2009, 03:38 AM | #4 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 73805
Join Date: Nov 2004
Vehicle:24 TypeS ZO6 White |
Always put Snow Tires on in the Winter, and Summer tires on in the summer. Throw the A/S out. Should got Nokian Snow Tires not WR's. Blizzak is good too.
|
12-22-2009, 05:23 AM | #5 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Quote:
Although the R's are better on snow and ice, WRG2's do just fine on my WRX. What do you have on yours? Last edited by Garandman; 12-22-2009 at 05:28 AM. |
|
12-22-2009, 08:02 AM | #6 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 73805
Join Date: Nov 2004
Vehicle:24 TypeS ZO6 White |
^^ Hi
No I have not.. Nice WRX.. I am looking for an article just done this fall, comparing All season, snows and summer. It was good write up. The all seasons did pretty good in the snow too. They mentioned the WR also. Let me try and find it for you to read. |
12-22-2009, 08:07 AM | #7 |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 73805
Join Date: Nov 2004
Vehicle:24 TypeS ZO6 White |
Tire Test: All-Season vs. Snow vs. Summer
^^ here is one of the articles, still can not find the WR article..
http://www.insideline.com/features/t...vs-summer.html |
12-22-2009, 02:07 PM | #8 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Yup, Car & Driver has published two similar articles. Canadian Driver tested the WR, which has been replaced by the WRG2. Auto Zeitung tested the WRG2 on an STI.
I don't suppose you get much snow in Las Vegas, anyway. Last edited by Garandman; 12-22-2009 at 02:17 PM. |
12-22-2009, 02:17 PM | #9 | |
Scooby Newbie
Member#: 87716
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Vehicle:2005 FXT |
Quote:
pilot exalto a/s is probably one of the worst tires to choose for a minivan. you went from a snow tire to a performance all season tire.... no wonder you hate it in the snow. there are tons of better options for a/s tires for a minivan. |
|
12-23-2009, 04:04 AM | #10 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 73805
Join Date: Nov 2004
Vehicle:24 TypeS ZO6 White |
Quote:
I am at Eagle Lake,ME alot of snow , also I commute from Harveys Lake ,PA to Washington DC (VA too) 5 days a week when I am not in Maine. 1500 a week in the snow. I run the LM 25 right now. |
|
12-23-2009, 10:02 AM | #11 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Quote:
LM25 seems like a good choice for those miles. |
|
12-23-2009, 10:59 AM | #12 | |||
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Quote:
It's not the end of the world: we only get 4-5' of snow a season in Boston and they are quieter and smoother-riding than the WR's. There is a gulf between snows and A/S's. From the C&D test: Quote:
Quote:
Last edited by Garandman; 12-24-2009 at 04:15 PM. |
|||
12-23-2009, 01:54 PM | #13 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 198376
Join Date: Dec 2008
Chapter/Region:
MAIC
Location: Delaware
Vehicle:23 RAM 1500 diesel BMW ///M4 23' C8 23' |
CU reports are way out of touch granny nerds. Try www.tirerack.com for some real world and test comparisons.
|
12-23-2009, 04:10 PM | #14 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Quote:
Only problem with tirerack is that they don't test any Nokians or other tires they don't sell. That said, they sell plenty of other popular and good-performing snows. |
|
12-23-2009, 09:12 PM | #15 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 52189
Join Date: Jan 2004
Chapter/Region:
MWSOC
Location: Elgin, IL
Vehicle:2006 MINIiiiiii :) |
Quote:
This is actually an interesting test as it has 2 of the best tires plus Michelin. Good year never had any outstanding winter tire which shows in this test. |
|
12-24-2009, 12:57 AM | #16 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 120244
Join Date: Jul 2006
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Everett, WA
Vehicle:2006 Legacy SE Sedan 2006 Legacy GT Ltd Wagon |
Quote:
So far the H727 is a great budget alternative to WRG2... less than half the price makes it an outstanding value, particularly for older cars where you don't want to fork out 1/3 of the car's value for tires. I'd still keep the WRG2s on the '06 Outback, which is our vehicle that sees the most snow by far, but next time 'round I'd give serious thought to replacing the WRG2s with H727s on the '06 Legacy. We'll see how well the Hankooks age, but so far so good. |
|
12-24-2009, 08:00 AM | #17 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 73805
Join Date: Nov 2004
Vehicle:24 TypeS ZO6 White |
Tires Q&A: Winter tires or not
Quote:
|
|
12-24-2009, 09:50 AM | #18 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Quote:
|
|
12-24-2009, 09:52 AM | #19 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Quote:
|
|
12-24-2009, 11:13 PM | #20 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 120244
Join Date: Jul 2006
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Everett, WA
Vehicle:2006 Legacy SE Sedan 2006 Legacy GT Ltd Wagon |
Quote:
The H727s aren't rated as a snow tire, though, as far as I know. Just an all-season that is supposed to do reasonably well in snow (but not as well as the WRG2s, which I have driven in plenty of snow). |
|
12-31-2009, 09:09 PM | #21 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 101117
Join Date: Nov 2005
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: Dorchester MA / Sunapee NH
Vehicle:2005 Outback 3.0R Red |
Quote:
I really don't want to have two sets of wheels and tires for this vehicle, so I may just dump the Michelins for WRG2's. |
|
09-05-2010, 12:09 AM | #22 | |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 34877
Join Date: Apr 2003
Chapter/Region:
Tri-State
Vehicle:2005 Legacy GT sedan |
Quote:
|
|
09-06-2010, 12:05 AM | #23 |
Scooby Specialist
Member#: 120244
Join Date: Jul 2006
Chapter/Region:
NWIC
Location: Everett, WA
Vehicle:2006 Legacy SE Sedan 2006 Legacy GT Ltd Wagon |
Never found out about the Hankooks in snow... that car was sold before it saw any (there was no snow here in the Puget Sound lowlands all winter). We also sold the Outback with the Nokian WRG2s, and sadly replaced it with a Honda Pilot, due to a growing family. The Pilot had some nearly new Goodyear Wranglers I didn't like much... but a pair of them developed some cupping very quickly, so I replaced all four with more WRG2s. The Pilot's ride firmed up immensely with the Nokians and handling feels much improved. I also like the "green" aspects of the Nokian product. I'd still do the same as before, putting the Nokians on newer vehicles and Hankooks on vehicles that make Nokian price harder to justify, but that's just me.
|
09-06-2010, 09:07 AM | #24 | ||
RIP 1/19/64 - 7/23/11
Scooby Guru Member#: 24654
Join Date: Sep 2002
Chapter/Region:
NESIC
Location: saraseager.com
Vehicle:1957 Taggart Comet atlasshruggedpart1.com |
wrong forum!
Quote:
Quote:
|
||
09-07-2010, 04:09 AM | #25 | |
Scooby Guru
Member#: 73805
Join Date: Nov 2004
Vehicle:24 TypeS ZO6 White |
Quote:
What is with you telling me about Wrong Forum?? Then you go on and do the same.. |
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Consumer Reports rate Ford Flex and Mazda CX-9 in the top 5 SUVs | AVANTI R5 | Non-Subaru News & Rumors | 8 | 10-10-2008 10:23 PM |
December 2003 consumer report rating | Power1pete | News & Rumors | 25 | 11-12-2003 07:48 PM |
Consumer Reports Rates Forester #1 in June 2003 Issue | professordave | Forester Forum | 5 | 05-11-2003 12:17 AM |
Consumer Reports rates WRX - Most Fun to Drive | ajday | North West Impreza Club Forum -- NWIC | 4 | 03-14-2002 02:08 PM |
Consumer Reports rates Impreza WRX highest in class | Rebellion | News & Rumors | 3 | 11-09-2001 03:28 PM |