The Michelin X Radials I bought at Costco that I currently have on my 1996 Beretta. They are poor in rain and have absolutely no traction in snow. We just had a dusting of snow (1/2 inch) and the car was all over the road and forget about trying to stop. These tires only have 7000 miles on them. I bought these tires because they were highly rated in Consumer Reports.I just learned that their ratings aren't what they are cracked up to be.
Worst Tires Ever?
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We had XZXs on our early Civic (12" rims), our Vanagon, our two MB 123s, and our MB 115. I always considered them pretty good tires. They had very gentle breakaway wet or dry, decent wet and snow traction, wore well, and rode pretty smoothly and quietly. Perhaps tire quality is more a matter of perception than objective reality?
Worst Tires ever....Anything that says Goodyear on it....
now,now. i heard that a lot from many different people. but how come their recent tires like triple treads and eagle f1 one of the highest rated tires out there? who can explain me that ???
Michelin Cross Terrains. And to make matters worse, I used them after BF Goodrich Long Trails. I have nothing good to say about either of those. I replaced them with Michelin AT's. I like them.
Firestone 500: radial tires with report.
Eagle F1 is made in Germany.
so what? it's still a goodyear. and it's sold in USA too.
The only tire which ever exploded at 80mph, caught fire, and burned my '75 Torino to the ground, was the Uniroyal Tiger Paw, whitewall, 205/70R14 size. Granted, it was bald, and also, I should have changed it before attempting a 900 mile trip, but it shouldn't have caught fire while coasting to a stop from 80.
I then had Tiger Paws on a pickup truck which I promptly replaced before the same fate occured to the truck.
I then had Tiger Paws on a pickup truck which I promptly replaced before the same fate occured to the truck.
Might be mostly true, but not entirely true. The newer Assurance series (TripleTread and Comfort Tread) get almost unanimous rave reviews. The Goodyear Viva and Viva2 available only at WalMart get suprisingly good reviews. I know a couple of people who have the Allegras and they have no complaints. But there's no question that GY has made an awful lot of #@$%! tires.
The Goodyear's that came on my '02 Dakota SXT. Seems like everyone on the Dakota forum I'm on hates them, and I'm not too fond of them either.
I despise Goodyears also. My "Cavasmear" had G'year Integrity tires on it from factory also. I had since then BFGs on it, Firestones, and now Douglas's. I am leaning towards Dunlop or Bridgestone next. I somewhat watch Nextel Cup, but did alot more before Earnhardt was killed. I was practically brainless trying to find and use only sponsors products at that time.
Similar experience here with the Turanza LSTs in a 225/60R16 size on an Intrepid. Long wearing tire but mushy cornering, poor wet/dry traction and NO traction with any snow or slush. And these are expensive tires.
Believe it or not, I replaced them with cheap MotoMaster (Canadian Tire) LXRs and there was a huge improvement in handling and wet/dry traction that is still there 58K miles later. The MotoMaster LXRs have some drawbacks too, but at half the price of the Turanza LSTs, they are still a better performing tire on the Intrepid.
Bump and nominate for sticky. One of the best threads anywhere.
Yokohama A008's - great tire as long as you never encounter a drop of rain. Otherwise, forget about it.
Bridgestone Potenza RE-92's stock on the WRX and various other OEMS.
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ALL OEM tires
Out of all the cars/trucks & tires I've used, which is plenty, I could agree more with the quotes below! These came on a new Acura I purchaed in '05. They were by far the WORST tires I've ever had. Most OEM tires have not compaired to aftermarket as well for some reason. I would like to say, however, that the Uniroyal Tiger Paws that came on me new G6 are quite impressive in all conditions.
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