What tires do you recommend?

I think I need new tires. ('96 Camry, 152,000 miles)

What do y'all recommend?

Is Costco a good place to get tires?

Michael

On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 14:05:14 -0700 (PDT), mrdarrett@ you
wrote:

>I think I need new tires. ('96 Camry, 152,000 miles)
>
>What do y'all recommend?
>
>Is Costco a good place to get tire

...only if you want to pay $200 each for a Michelin

go to tirerack.com instead.

I have Sumitomos on both our 07 Camry hybrid and or 02 Lexus LS430.

really like them. Quiet, excellent traction in snow/rain/ice and
decent pricing.

mrdarrett@ wrote:
> I think I need new tires. ('96 Camry, 152,000 miles)

> What do y'all recommend?

> Is Costco a good place to get tires?

Avoid the Pirelli P4.

Had a set put on my Sienna and they won't balance properly-
out of round. Tire dealer insists they are okay. I'm now
avoiding him too.

Mark A wrote:
> "Mark A" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:ZVE0k.86413$%15.52667@bignews7.. ..

> Actually, I think the Yokohama is now called the YK520. If you have 14" inch
> wheels (4 cylinder engine) then I don't think it is available in that size.
>
The Yokohama AVID TRZ is available in 14" and I've been real happy
with them.

Costco running $60 off for 4. Get Michelin Primacy. I think they rid
of the cheap Bridgestone line from Costco.

costco hand-torque the lug nuts. Many other places use impact
wrenches. You also get nitrogen charge if that matters to you. Free
road hazard and rotation. Service centers across the nation.

On Jun 1, 2:05 pm, mrdarr...@ wrote:
> I think I need new tires. ('96 Camry, 152,000 miles)
>
> What do y'all recommend?
>
> Is Costco a good place to get tires?
>
> Michael

On Jun 1, 4:05 pm, mrdarr...@ wrote:
> I think I need new tires.  ('96 Camry, 152,000 miles)
>
> What do y'all recommend?
>
> Is Costco a good place to get tires?
>
> Michael

My 2003 Camry SE that I bought used, had 4 Michelin Energy MXV4 Plus
tires. When it came time to replace them, I got 4 Continental
ContiProContacts. They cost much less than the Michelins, and were
recommended by a mechanic friend of mine. The Michelins were a higher
performance tire, but as a consequence they also had a stiffer ride.
The Continentals ride a lot smoother, and they come close to having
the same performance stats as the Michelins.

I don't know if they're available at Costco. They were available at a
number of local tire deaIers in the chicago area; Tire America,
Discount Tire, etc.

HTH.

- Dave

The older Contis used to wear quite rapidly. However, the ProContacts
have 600 wear rating!! Not bad at all. For myself I'll go with the
Michelin Primacy, with the 620 rating.

On Jun 9, 10:34 am, HL0105 <tron9...@msn.com> wrote:
>
> My 2003 Camry SE that I bought used, had 4 Michelin Energy MXV4 Plus
> tires. When it came time to replace them, I got 4 Continental
> ContiProContacts. They cost much less than the Michelins, and were
> recommended by a mechanic friend of mine. The Michelins were a higher
> performance tire, but as a consequence they also had a stiffer ride.
> The Continentals ride a lot smoother, and they come close to having
> the same performance stats as the Michelins.
>
> I don't know if they're available at Costco. They were available at a
> number of local tire deaIers in the chicago area; Tire America,
> Discount Tire, etc.
>
> HTH.
>
> - Dave