Originally Posted By: HTSS_TR
Originally Posted By: Char Baby
Originally Posted By: Boss302fan
It is a no brainer, use the Hankook 727's... The Odyssey is known to chew through tires. if your current 727's lasted 70k, I would stay with the 727's.
Yea, I agree! And I have mentioned this in other threads. If you're have good success with a particular tire(even OE), stay with them unless they're way our of your budget.
I have had tires that worked so well on a particular vehicle(even though others hated'em) that I just kept buying them even though their price increased over time. You can't argue with success
I don't agree with don't change mentality. Tire is one of many thing are improving every few year or so. The best value tire of 2-3 years ago isn't the best value today.
I had Hankook 727 on Mercury Tracer and Yokohama Touring-S on LS400, bot tires were very good for what I paid but both are much more expensive now. If I need tire for one of my cars I would buy different brand/model because those two above aren't as good as newer tire(s).
With that being said, I agree with you too!
And I don't find the H727's a good value these days. Myself, part of my criteria is snow/ice traction due to my climate. I can't answer for the OP's climate/driving habbits.
I have been buying tires based on professional testing and customer reviews with vehicles like mine(when available). I have been having great success this way.
Yes, newer tires are certainly eclipsing older models and offering even better value. But we need to keep criteria in mind and the fact that we don't know the OP's particular needs or if the OP even wants to do much tire searching for rating/reviews.
I like to keep with the tires that work on a paricular vehicle(ONLY when I really like the particular tire). Unless I can find reviews of another tire(lesser cost) on same vehicle that shows improvements over what I have aready. I had lots of tires that I only liked, So, So! Moving on was easy
The only reasons that I'll change the model of tire is...
If that model is discontinued
I didn't like my tire choice and need to move on.
Budget...as the vehicle get older and I plan to get rid of the vehicle soon but, still need some new rubber to get me to that point.
Choosing tires for another member is very difficult at best. And too, I still know tons of folks that prefer to buy localy and pay more!
When folks need tires, they need to do some tire searching on their own to find what best meet their criteria/budget. That's why I'll almost always say to a stranger..."If you like what's working now, stay with it!"
