Thanks again. Feedback has been pretty consistent. I think I will end up replacing with a better set of tires.

 

To play devil's advocate..... Would I buy them if I needed new tires? Heck no! But - you already have them on and by now, you should know (for the most part) how they perform. You've already had quite a bit of snow, so how did they do? If they perform like crap and are downright dangerous, than I'd ditch them ASAP. BUT, if they are fine, why not drive them for 10, 20K miles and then replace them?

 

You make a good point. I haven't driven in snow so cant say how they perform, otherwise they seem fine. I will probably try them out for next 1-2 months & if they are fine I may end up keeping them for sometime. Long term I will definitely switch to Michelin. Thanks for all the suggestions !

 

IMO, tires are the single most important safety feature on the car. Theyre the only thing that connects the car with the ground. You have no way of knowing how they will respond to an emergency maneuver or panic stop, how resistant are they to sidewall blowouts at high speed? I just would never have confidence in them vs tires from a quality manufacturer.

 

Quick update on this thread. Finally replaced the Ironman tires on my 2017 v6 accord with a set of Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus Tires. Very impressive set of tires i must say.

 

Good choice. I have had those on two of my cars and it’s an excellent all around tire.

 

Yep.

I would only use them if they came on a cheap car I'm using for work or some mindless A-B type task. Even then I wouldn't trust them much. My Jeep has my worst set of tires on them and they are still quite good

 

thanks … yes I am very happy with them so far. Car rides and drives much nicer.

Yes I got rid of them have replaced them with set of continentals

 

Perhaps second only to the steering system or brakes, but, yes, I agree......they rank WAY up there, at or near the top.

That was where Michelin tried to get you emotionally in their ads (and you, as a parent, could probably identify with this)........."So much is riding on your tires".




(ads like that also make me nostalgic for whitewalls LOL)

 

I would say steering is second to tires, if the tires can't grip or explode it's worse than losing steering since you can't even attempt to brake or stop.

Steering failure is way worse than brake failure, I've been through both on test drives but tire failure is the king. You lose everything if they go.

 

Many years ago, I had a rear tire on an old Chrysler of mine blow out on the Pennsylvania Turnpike new Pittsburgh. No big deal.....I was easily able to pull over, stop, get the jack out, and change the tire myself...although I had to use an old snow tire for a spare and it hummed like crazy all the way back to D.C. LOL

I agree, though, that a front-blowout can be far more serious....that is partly what led to numerous Ford Explorer accidents/roll-overs with the Firestone Wilderness tires.

 

Nothing but Michelin for me going forward.

 

In general, Michelin and Continental are probably the two best overall brands, but my brother has the Dutch Vredestein tires (which are not currently widely available in the U.S.), and loves them....had them special-ordered.

 

Ive had Michelin and still. A bit overrated as some newer brands are making great tires. Now I got Hankook which are great. Yokohama and Bridgestone on my SUVS. And still have Michelin pilot on my matrix

 

Steering and braking are dependent on tires.

Example, my S560 has about 16,000 miles on it. I drove home late last night from WV and it was really raining heavily, I could feel that my tires have considerable loss of hydroplaning resistance...I could probably drive these for another 10k miles but I'll replace them here shortly.