seeking Summer Tire recommendations

[lycos100]

We have an '06 Pilot and our original tires are shot. We're very happy with our snow tires (Blizzak's) but we're looking for a really solid fair weather tire.

Our priorities (which I realize are somewhat contradictory) are:

- handling (lots of curvy roads in our area)
- mileage (planning to take a couple road trips this summer)
- road noise (I already find our Pilot poorly insulated from road noise & I'd hate to make things worse)

So... ignoring cost at this point, and looks (I'm a function over fashion type), what top 3 tires would people suggest we consider?

Any ideas, advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

[bigdadi]

www.tirerack.com/tdg

Helpful way to find tires by answering a few short Qs about how and where you drive.

Below are tires for Light Truck and SUV

Street/Sport Truck ........ (summer or all-season)
Handling / Looks / Low-profile / Large rim / Good traction & handling

Highway Rib ........ (sumemr only)
Straight rib for highway / Good wear / Low noise, traction on dry & wet road.

Highway All-season
Very good on-road performance / Traction on gravel road, sand & moderate snow.

On/Off-road All-errain
Much capability off-road & on-road / Goof for dirt, sand, gravel & snow.

Off-road Max-traction
Bite into loose, muddy surface for max-tarction / newest design are more refined for highway travel also

[bigdadi]

Bsed on Dry road Cornering / no snow --- top 3 (with customer satisfaction)
Check your tire size availability

Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S

Bridgestone Potenza G 019 Grid

Yokohama AVID V4S

[lycos100]

That was very helpful. Thanks!

[Schmed]

Originally posted by bigdadi
Bsed on Dry road Cornering / no snow --- top 3 (with customer satisfaction)
Check your tire size availability

Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S

Bridgestone Potenza G 019 Grid

Yokohama AVID V4S

By the way, we put the Yoko V4S on our Odyssey and liked how they handled, but got a LOT of wear on them in a short time. In fact, after two summers (12,000 miles), we had to replace them!

[bigdadi]

Originally posted by Schmed


By the way, we put the Yoko V4S on our Odyssey and liked how they handled, but got a LOT of wear on them in a short time. In fact, after two summers (12,000 miles), we had to replace them!

12,000 miles worn out? Did you claim the warranty?

Yokohama AVID V4S

Performance Category:
High Performance All-Season

Tire Warranty Information
Treadlife Warranty : 60,000 Miles (Applies to 50 series and higher)
Uniformity Warranty : First 25% of wear
Workmanship & Materials Warranty : 5 Years - Free replacement first year or first 2/32", then prorated to final 2/32" of tread.
Manufacturer's Road Hazard Warranty: None
Manufacturer Special Warranty: 30 Day Test Drive

[Schmed]

No - I didn't claim the warranty. I definitely should have, but used a different shop for the 2nd set of tires and didn't even think to check the warranty.

Next time..... next time....