Best Tire Choice?

[Ironman]

In your experience, what is the best choice of all season tire in terms of... Handling, Performance on paved and non paved roads, Performance on snowy/slushy or wet roads, Durability, Longevity, Safety, Value, Warranty. The reason I ask is that I am in the market for new tires (I believe I have the original good fears) for my '03 Touring. My wife will be using the vehicle and it is the only car my 7 week old daughter will be riding in, so obviously, safety, handling, durability, and longevity are at the top of my list. Thanls for your input!

[ado63]

You'll get lots of opinions,but I'll start with mine. I will never buy anything other than Michelin for any of my vehicles.Mileage,traction and comfort have never been an issue,so thats what I am sticking with.

[crusierdad76]

for sure as many ideas as there are tires I like Coopers but like already said every body like a different flavor of ice cream

[damilleniumboy]

Michelin or GoodYear.

[Ironman]

So, when I was looking at the Michelin Hydro-edge, and they told me that the speed rating was lower than spec. Is that a problem? BTW I live in MN where it the temps have dipped into 45 below and can be as high as 108. the roads can be icy, slushy, wet, dry. And as I said before, safety is my biggest concern.

[ado63]

Originally Posted by Ironman

So, when I was looking at the Michelin Hydro-edge, and they told me that the speed rating was lower than spec. Is that a problem? BTW I live in MN where it the temps have dipped into 45 below and can be as high as 108. the roads can be icy, slushy, wet, dry. And as I said before, safety is my biggest concern.

I live in Mn. also. You will not be happy with the hydr edge. They are crap in the winter for traction. Go with the Exalto a/s. As far as speed rating-do you routinely cruise at over 118 mph? In my opinion speed rating is jusy a gimmick to sell young kids more expensive tires.

[Ironman]

Has anybody used the Good Year triple tread? Any good for icy roads?

[lakersfan1]

Well, since comfort and noise aren't on the list, I'd just get a good set of mud and snow tires to best handle the adverse weather conditions. My wife wouldn't appreciate the subtle difference between a $900 set of HydroEdge vs. a set of $300 end Mud&Snow tires, and I'm sure yours wouldn't either. A decent set of Mud&Snow rated tires will be every bit as good and safe as those more expensive "high end" bull-crap (I'd never put them on my own vehicles) tires from Michelin and Goodyear, but with a little more noise and not as attractive of a tread.