Appear to be a solid Tire
Written: Dec 04 '06
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Pros: Great looking tire, wide tread, tractions holds the road in rain.
Cons: not as quiet and abit on the pricey side for a x-over vehicle.
The Bottom Line: if the tire's fit - then u must "acquire".
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| db54's Full Review: Michelin Cross Terrain SUV Truck/SUV Tire |
Replaced the Goodyear ALL TRAC Spec that came with the Pacifica (2006) with these tires and there was a maked improvement and road handling is noticable -
They cling to the road in the wet weather and will find out soon in the snow. They are a hefty tread and seem to be deserving of an 8.9 Overall Score on the Michelin web site.
I am not so sure they get a "10", as the michelin site indicates, on quiet ride., as you can hear the road but also "feel the road" as I consider the latter important but that is from my days driving performance cars.
Since it is just underway, will wait and see about he 65k miles but other opinions on the site seem to indicate that 65k is seldom as opposed to usual...
The cost of these tires radically differs. At the dealers they quoted $300.00 per, while tire fare indicated $199.00 per and the best buy was at sears $165.00 per (in my neck of the woods) so do compare but remember to add valves, balance and alignment.
One interesting item was the balancing at sears - they could not get the toe & chamber on the right side aligned. When back at the dealer (6 days later) they indicated that the toe & chamber (to start with) were out of alignment and then brought it into spec. The moral of the story is that the alignment machine used by sears need a severe calibration!
Recommended:
Yes
Amount Paid (US$): 165 per tire
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