First, what's a good brand to buy? There are so many out there that it gets a bit overwhelming when doing a search and second, what type should I get? I live in the Salt Lake City area, so there's snow, but it's usually not too extreme and I live in the city, so all of my driving is on paved roads. I'd like a good all-around, all-weather type of tire without breaking the bank if that's possible. I don't mind paying for good tires because of their importance. I've got a front-wheel-drive Nissan Sentra. Thanks!
I just had michelin's put on my wife's Lexus and they are excellent. And if you want a little more information watch my video how to choose tires for your car Scotty
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+1 to michelin. Having the right tires is such a great feeling. Having the wrong ones, like when I used to budget gerry rig stuff never paid off.. You can buy 4 used tires at a junk yard, no problem, but the wear is going to get you. Paying 500-700 for a nice set of michelin / goodyear and rotating them every so often, will make your car feel a lot safer and newer
I just purchased a set of Hercules Roadtour 855 SPE tires for my 04 Subaru Forester. These tires are made in the USA and are backed by a very good warranty! Hercules tire used to be affiliated with Cooper tire, but now they are a part of American Tire Distributors. Hercules tires have been around since 1952 and have established a very good reputation as a high-quality, affordable tire.
I'm really impressed so far as they seem to be an improvement over the Pirelli P7 Cinturato All Season Plus tires which were very comfortable, excellent in dry weather, but they hydroplanned terribly so I replaced them with 7/32nd of tread left.
Tires are the most important thing on a car, investment is key, and as Mr Scotty always say, keep the right amount of air in your tires @ all times for optimal performance.
Tire choices are all across the spectrum.
My rural mail carrier uses recap tires on her 4x4 jeep. Lots of stop and go at low speed, constant turning, etc. She gets as many miles from them as when she bought new tires.
Buying 60,000 mile tires make no sense if you plan on trading/selling a vehicle long before that many miles.
All the tire manufacturers have tires they recommend for different types of vehicles and applications.
I bought a set of Altimax RT43 General all season 75,000 mile tires for a XJ Jaguar. 45 day trial period if I didn't like them. They made the car handle better than the Pirelli tires it had.
Over the years I've bought hundreds of tires for cars, pickups, utility trailers, semi trucks and trailers, off road construction equipment...always had good results with General, Hercules, Michelin, Yokohama, Hankook, Firestone, Kelly.
Less than happy with Bridgestone, Goodyear, BF Goodrich, Pirelli, Continental, Cooper, Toyo.
Tire pressure, alignment, good steering and suspension components are key to tire life. Curbs and potholes are tire killers. Mall crawling not so much 😎
