My wife's car will soon need new tires -and so begins the selection process. With 5 cars in the family, I go through this process a lot and often times, am not satisfied even after selecting what I assumed would be a quality tire.
All the cars are passenger vehicles, ranging from model year 2007 to 2018. All are Mazdas or Toyotas and are driven by good drivers. Mix of local and highway driving in Maryland where our winters are moderate. I usually purchase all-season, sized to the original replacement specs, have them delivered and get them installed locally. The old tires come off evenly worn and I always get the alignment checked/adjusted when replacing them. I'm well aware of how tires are sized, understand about UTOG ratings and how mileage/longevity tends to impact noise/handling characteristics.
I've purchased fairly costly, name-brands and ended-up with lackluster results. Often they develop a cyclic rumbling after 10-20k miles or, develop an out-of-balance noise/vibration at varying speeds etc.
Question: Is there such a thing as a brand or make of tires that you can count on to deliver decent to average performance throughout it's expected lifetime? It seems so darn hit-or-miss these days. Maybe I should buy the cheapest junk out there and see if I get lucky.
Ray
All the cars are passenger vehicles, ranging from model year 2007 to 2018. All are Mazdas or Toyotas and are driven by good drivers. Mix of local and highway driving in Maryland where our winters are moderate. I usually purchase all-season, sized to the original replacement specs, have them delivered and get them installed locally. The old tires come off evenly worn and I always get the alignment checked/adjusted when replacing them. I'm well aware of how tires are sized, understand about UTOG ratings and how mileage/longevity tends to impact noise/handling characteristics.
I've purchased fairly costly, name-brands and ended-up with lackluster results. Often they develop a cyclic rumbling after 10-20k miles or, develop an out-of-balance noise/vibration at varying speeds etc.
Question: Is there such a thing as a brand or make of tires that you can count on to deliver decent to average performance throughout it's expected lifetime? It seems so darn hit-or-miss these days. Maybe I should buy the cheapest junk out there and see if I get lucky.
Ray