For The Toad GOODyear A BAD idea?

[MEXICOWANDERER]

I just cannot see paying a hundred twenty two dollars a tire for a piece of tin that weighs a whole 2,700 lbs. That and the days of trying to emulate Mario Andretti are long past.

WallyWorld has Goodyear tires at a price that is attractive. Reviews give me a headache. How does a person navigate their way through a galaxy of one and five star reviews.

Fact is, I don't trust the reviews

But I do trust you...

Please share. Thank you.

[MEXICOWANDERER]

Good grief!

"Cheap Name Brand Tires"

Used to be an oxymoron. But I am reluctant to spend more for the tires than the Kelley Blue Book low book value for the car.

One misfire of the automatic transmission and the to-be-crush-cubed car will be aboard a barge on its way to China. Living on Social Insecurity ain't as easy as it used to be.

[EsoxLucius]

I suggested those others before I knew you had "performance" tires. All I knew was you had a 2700 lbs. toad and assumed it was a compact car. Good Luck.

[dan-nickie]

EsoxLucius wrote:
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Sumitomo&tireModel=HTR+A%2FS+P01+%28W-Speed+Rated%2...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Fuzion&tireModel=Touring+%28H-+or+V-Speed+Rated%29&...

Thanks for the links. But that is not "Hankook, General and Goodyear".
I knew about the Sumitomo and may try them.

[EsoxLucius]

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Sumitomo&tireModel=HTR+A%2FS+P01+%28W-Speed+Rated%2...
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Fuzion&tireModel=Touring+%28H-+or+V-Speed+Rated%29&...

[mena661]

subcamper wrote:

I have been running Fierce Instinct VR tires for about 4 years now on my Chevy HHR. These are made by Goodyear, and I bought them on the recommendation of my trusted tire dealer.

This is exactly what I'm talking about. It doesn't make sense to by cheap name brand tires.

[lightfoot]

Try the Tire Rack.

[subcamper]

I understand where you are coming from, MEX. You want decent tires for a reasonable price that won't wear out so fast that it negates any price savings.

I have been running Fierce Instinct VR tires for about 4 years now on my Chevy HHR. These are made by Goodyear, and I bought them on the recommendation of my trusted tire dealer. I have found them to be good in the rain, good dry weather traction, and decent in the snow. I drive in a 'spirited' manner and they stick well to the road. They are also about 2/3 the price of a major-branded tire. I believe they compare favorably to all tires, except maybe for the very highest rated tires ($$) such as the Goodyear Triple-tread or Michelin Primacy.

Also, we run Kelly tires on our minivan and they also seem to be good tires overall. I'm not sure which Kelly model they are.

Steve

[mena661]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
High performance tires on MY toad? Jeemaneez, that would be like putting a turbo and NOX system on a Checker Cab 😞

I know MEX. Doesn't make sense but those ARE the best tires you can get on a car. Everything else, with the exception of truck tires, is substandard. IMO, you're no better off with a set of cheap name brands then you are with a set of even cheaper Chinese tires. Seriously. So if you don't want the "high performance" tires, then just get the cheapest you can find.

[dan-nickie]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
High performance tires on MY toad? Jeemaneez, that would be like putting a turbo and NOX system on a Checker Cab 😞

Problem is...for some tire sizes (like my 215/50/17) that's pretty much all they make is high performance tires....even though the HHR is far from a high performance car.

What size are your tires?

[MEXICOWANDERER]

High performance tires on MY toad? Jeemaneez, that would be like putting a turbo and NOX system on a Checker Cab 😞

[JRS___B]

smkettner - x2 based on my experience.

[mena661]

Not sure I can help much here MEX as I only buy expensive, high performance tires. Cars are my hobby and they only wear premium shoes. Those get all the R&D love and the latest tech. Even my former 1992 Nissan Sentra with 250,000 plus miles wore the latest Pirelli P Zero's. Tires are the onlynthings between your car and the road. Don't skimp. That said, I find that the best tires are the one's in highly competitive categories. Any really high performance will be excellent but have short life. A good compromise is the ulta high performance all-season. I like the Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric all season and the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3.

[dan-nickie]

EsoxLucius wrote:
Hankook, General and Goodyear should all be about $60 a tire. They all will be fine on a toad.

Where can I find those?
I've been shopping for a week and nothing is close to that price that I have found for our HHR.

215/50/17 is the size.

OP, the best deals I have found is NTB as they are having a 'buy 3, get one free' sale on select brands right now until Aug 4.

Afraid I can't help with the reviews as I feel the same way you do.

[EsoxLucius]

Hankook, General and Goodyear should all be about $60 a tire. They all will be fine on a toad.