Are more expensive tires better?

Re: Are more expensive tires better?

• Roni.Cedra

  November 2010

  What type of driving do you do? I buy the cheapest and maintain air pressure (ok, DH does that part and gets mad at me for not doing it). I am not a race car driver, I am not driving in snow, I don't peal out like a mad woman (at least not that often), so I look for all weather and as long as they get good ratings, I don't find there to be much difference in the tires. Last time I get Michelin, I wasn't pleased with them at all. 

  

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• hudsonsmama

  November 2010

  I just buy the cheapest tires w/ good mileage. I don't go on 4-wheeling or up to the snow. I basically need tire to drive on roadways that are not rough, so I don't think which brands really matter.

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• hudsonsmama

  November 2010

  Also forgot, when you're buying tires, they guarantee "x" amount of miles. If it starts balding, and you've maintained your portion of the warranty (air pressure, rotation), they will prorate the difference for you. Generally though I don't know many who actually argue this, I just get new tires, and go for teh 60-80k tire treads.

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• PinkHighlighter

  November 2010

  I'm a pretty normal driver. Nothing aggressive, and I don't drive my car to the snow or anything.  My husband, on the other hand...  when he drives my car, he drives pretty aggressively.  Most of the driving is on the freeway.

  I think I'll just go with the cheaper ones.  Wheel Works has less expensive Michelin ones (like $250), so I think I'll go with them.

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• cheryl2006

  November 2010

  I just asked my husband his opinion (he's a mechanic). He said Michelin are better. I then asked him if they are worth $200 more per tire. He's a little iffy on that. He said it just depends on the performance you want from them and possibly the type of car you have.
  

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• ErikandAfton

  November 2010

  I had to get tires on my SUV last year. My Uncle owns a tire shop and put a brand that he likes on my car. I paid around $550 and another shop wanted to put Michelin on my car which I had had before for $900. My Uncle said that even though the Michelin would last a little longer with type of driving I do it wouldn't really matter.
  

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• PinkHighlighter

  November 2010

  Thanks, all!  We're going to get the Michelins that are cheaper from Wheel Works.  And they even match online prices, so I'm going to do a bit of price shopping to see if I can get them even cheaper!

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• starla487

  November 2010

  I've noticed that when I used to get tires from, say, Wal-Mart, they were a lot noisier than tires I tend to get now. I drive "normal," have a four-door sedan, and have a light commute. But, since the hubs and my BIL are picky car buffs, they typically tell me to get name brand.

  I guess if you don't really notice the noise when the tires hit the road, then I don't know if it really matters.
  

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