Need some tire recommendations please.

[johnnybeltway]

So it has come to that time that I need to replace the tires on my wife's 2009 5. I feel like they should have lasted longer than 35k miles. This vehicle is used mainly for running around town, and it is our "road trip vehicle" when the family goes home for x-mass etc. I am looking for the best bang for my buck. I am used to tires lasting about 50k+ (granted this was on my old ford pickup).

I don't know a lot about the tires for this car and I don't know what sizes I can get away with putting on these rims. I have seen people going with wider, thicker, thinner etc. I just need a good durable tire that will last a long time. Im not opposed to buying online as I have a tire shop right next to my office that can likely mount them for me.

Thanks all.

John

 

[rkhanso]

I like going to Discount Tire. I just got a set of Michelin Primacy tires. Haven't had them long, but have noticed they're pretty quiet tires. They have a 60,000 tread life and are around $130 each. I'd recommend Michelins, or a lot of people are going with the Continental DWS. In the past, I've liked Yokohama and Kumho, but that has been on a different type of vehicle.

The set of Michelins were $695 after rebate (not including tax) and that also included a TPMS sensor, Discount Tire certificates, lifetime balance/rotate, 2 TPMS repair kits, tire disposal and the Michelins come with a roadside assistance to replace a flat with the spare. The guy at Discount Tire gave me a good deal.

It probably depends on your location (snow, ice, rain or sun most of the time).

 

[Robotazky]

I like going to Discount Tire. I just got a set of Michelin Primacy tires. Haven't had them long, but have noticed they're pretty quiet tires. They have a 60,000 tread life and are around $130 each. I'd recommend Michelins, or a lot of people are going with the Continental DWS. In the past, I've liked Yokohama and Kumho, but that has been on a different type of vehicle.

The set of Michelins were $695 after rebate (not including tax) and that also included a TPMS sensor, Discount Tire certificates, lifetime balance/rotate, 2 TPMS repair kits, tire disposal and the Michelins come with a roadside assistance to replace a flat with the spare. The guy at Discount Tire gave me a good deal.

It probably depends on your location (snow, ice, rain or sun most of the time).

I think that's about what I paid at Sears. I would not recommend using any retailer that does not have a road-force balancer. It's really hard for some reason to balance tires on this car.

 

[red headz]

I just purchased a set of Kuhmo Ecsta LX Platinum 225/45R18 tires from Discount Tire. Out the door was around $750 for 18" tires and included the full meal deal as listed above.

My three main priorities were:

1. quiet ride
2. grip/handling in the rain
3. longevitiy/tire mileage

Everything else is pretty much standard, grip in dry conditions, cornering... whatever... it's a mini-van. I did not look into snow traction as we run a separate set of studless snows mounted on 16" rims.

Most of my research was done on tirerack.com, but I ended up purchasing from DT just down the road from me. It makes sense to have tire shop nearby with my car on record.

michael.

 

[thaxman]

So it has come to that time that I need to replace the tires on my wife's 2009 5. I feel like they should have lasted longer than 35k miles. This vehicle is used mainly for running around town, and it is our "road trip vehicle" when the family goes home for x-mass etc. I am looking for the best bang for my buck. I am used to tires lasting about 50k+ (granted this was on my old ford pickup).

I don't know a lot about the tires for this car and I don't know what sizes I can get away with putting on these rims. I have seen people going with wider, thicker, thinner etc. I just need a good durable tire that will last a long time. Im not opposed to buying online as I have a tire shop right next to my office that can likely mount them for me.

Thanks all.

John

It would be good to know where you are before making any recs. A good half the forum has 2 sets of tires, so are you part of that group that needs snows and so can get summer tires instead of M+S tires? Do you like in a dry climate or mild winter climate? My only suggestion is to stay away from the Falkens as much as the OE Toyos. The Ziex line is pretty much worthless & for $15 more/tire you can get much much better.

 

[doctorz]

We've got Michelin Pilot Exaltos and are really happy with them. 35k so far and still tread left. I do think with tires you get what you pay for.

 

[Robotazky]

Yeah, wish we could say the same thing about washers and dryers. My gosh those things are junk now. Same with other appliances as well.