Cooper LSX

[Wes]

I needs new tires on a budget. NTB is having a buy 2/ get 2 deal and you can get Cooper LSX for $517 out the door (the catch is you have to get an alignment and road hazard - so not a great deal, but better than nothing) which works out to $130 a tire. Does anyone have any reviews or comments on this tire?

I can get Michelin MS2 for $777.

I am in the Atlanta area. Any other recommendations, suggestions are appreciated.

[rocky]

Dunno about the Cooper-but you can get the Michelins for about $650 from Tirerack

Can't see the Coopers on their website.....Maybe its one of those Chinese specials that they create from time to time.

[xGS]

The NTB buy-one-get-one-free deal also applies to the Yokohama Geolandar H/T-S, which would be a better choice than the Cooper.

If the Michelin LTX M/S2 doesn't bust the budget, then get them.

The General Grabber HTS is relatively inexpensive and is top rated by Consumer Reports.
General has a $50 rebate offer through June 4th: General Tire - Off-Road and Performance Tires - Team GT - Fast Five

[Wes]

I couldnt bring myself to get the coopers because of lack of information on them. I spent the extra and got the Michelin's. I got the tires, install, alignment, TPMS rebuild, road hazard, and all the other crap they add on to get the "deal" for $757 out the door. I dont think thats too bad. Discount tire quoted me $899.

By the way - I have wild spirits on my 01 pathfinder, thats a store brand for NTB made by cooper and so far I like them Ok. These were going on the wifes car so I wanted to get something I know is good and would last.

[makpilot]

I got coopers and love them.

[cwa107]

The last time I had a set of Cooper tires on a car, 3 of the four tires had unexplained blow-outs. They were replaced under warranty and one of the replacements had a blow-out. It was at that point that I had them pulled off and completely replaced.

I wouldn't put Cooper tires on a vehicle that carried anyone I cared about.

[makpilot]

i have a three year old girl and i feel safe with these tires.

[jerryhere]

About the blow out issue. In the mid 90s I bought 4 General brand tires from Sam's Club (Wal-mart's big box store here in Florida) 3 out of 4 of the first batch went bad (out of round/belt shift) within a month or two of purchase. 2 of the 3 replacements did the same. I later learned that big discount operations like Sam's (and others including Wal-Mart and maybe B.J.s. Have special deals with tire companys to buy their tires called "first runs" (tires cast when the tire molds are not fully heated up, which does not always allow for complete bonding between the plys). these tires are then sold to the consumer with the big box store knowing they have a greater chance of failure (this was actually told to me by one of Sam's tire guys after much *****ing on my part ). Wal-Mart Also sells top brand tires that look identical to the one's sold at your local tire shop but are sold for less because they're made with less tread depth ( and possible other cut corners)than the same brand and type tires you would find at your local tire shops. The example I will give are the Good Year tires I bought from Wal-Mart. Unfortunately I learned of this Wal-Mart tactic after my purchase. Now I just hope that I remember what I "already know" and not go to the Wally/Sam's/B.js etc. for tires when my Pilot needs new shoes. Last time I only looked at the dollar cost. I was "Pennywise Pound/tread depth foolish!"

[auburnmk]

+1

Got the Coopers as well after dead set on Toyos. However, the overall advantage made sense: Lower price, longer warranty, and Made in the USA. I will say I believe I've lost some MPG vs. Toyo HC's because of the more rugged tread design.

As far as blowouts go, every manufacturer at some point had/has issues with real world conditions of their tires when a new composition/manufacturing technique/tread design is introduced. Add in the potential of a bad batch/lot# and the worst that can be said of any tire manufacturer is YMMV.

Originally Posted by makpilot

I got coopers and love them.

[cathyshonda]

I HATED my coopers and replaced them at about 20,000. They were VERY noisy.

[kappaknight]

I got M/S2 from Costco for $899 as well. Wish I had known about the $757 deal.

[koolmikeski]

Where did you get the MS/2?