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Whats a decent cheap quiet tire?

AustinInDallas

AustinInDallas

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Now I know that getting all three of these things is nearly impossible to have at the same time...but im just looking to replace my wife's grocery getter.

Traction isnt the biggest issue since it hardly ever rains for more than an hour, and pretty much never snows. So nothing high performance is needed
 
I've got Yokohama Avid Touring-S's on the Civic. Very cheap and pretty solid so far.

The Continental PureContacts are very well rated on Tirerack.
 
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Meh, most low-end tires just aren't worth it IMHO. Inferior grip, construction and wear characteristics. They're the last things I would ever cheap out on. Michelin and Bridgestone are where its at generally speaking.

I would probably go with a Turanza.
 
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Advanced tread design for superior acceleration, braking and cornering power. High tensile steel belt and durable nylon cap provides high speed stability and resistance to centrifugal forces. High technology silica and carbon tread compound for excellent grip in wet and dry conditions. Three-dimensional lateral grooves efficiently evacuate water and balance tread stiffness for improved wet traction and a smooth ride. Triple tread radius optimizes footprint shape for even pressure distribution.

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]These shocked me,

Seriously, 28 years of Bridgestone, Yokohama, Toyo, Pirelli, Dunlop, and frustration.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Last 12 years on Silver stone, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]My All wheel drive turbo gtt is amazing; awesome breaking and G’s. And no spin off the mark, good surface road,, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] My old ute does not have the twitchy ute back feeling at all, actually the rear feels really locks in when I really want get away quick, , Good V6, 5 speed, breaking is excellent, rarely carries any weight, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Toyota Lite Ace 7 seater, auto is one of the best vans I have driven, excellent breaking, and handling for a van,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Cheapest and “best” tyre,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]They deliver by post and I have a few mates who fit or can fit my tyres, and for absolutely no reason other than just getting right, I recommend advanced balancing, [/FONT]

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Advanced tread design for superior acceleration, braking and cornering power. High tensile steel belt and durable nylon cap provides high speed stability and resistance to centrifugal forces. High technology silica and carbon tread compound for excellent grip in wet and dry conditions. Three-dimensional lateral grooves efficiently evacuate water and balance tread stiffness for improved wet traction and a smooth ride. Triple tread radius optimizes footprint shape for even pressure distribution.
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Seriously, 28 years of Bridgestone, Yokohama, Toyo, Pirelli, Dunlop, and frustration.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] 12 years on Silver stone, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]My All wheel drive turbo GTT is amazing; awesome breaking and G’s cornering. And no spin, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] My old ute does not have the twitchy ute back feeling at all, actually the rear feels really locks in when I really want get away quick, LSD kicks hard when I do not see a small potholes but grabs traction split second later, , Good V6, 5 speed, breaking is excellent, rarely carries any weight, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Toyota Lite Ace 7 seater, auto is one of the best vans I have driven, excellent breaking, and handling for a van, silica tyres took it to the next level of safe,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]I would suggest Silverstone silicone are cheapest and best tyre,[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]They deliver by post and I have a few mates who fit or can fit my tyres, and for absolutely no reason other than just getting right, I recommend advanced balancing, and wheel alignment is good value in the long run, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Please note, Silica is said to increase K,s, and to me noise is not an issue, but I am a little old and deaf, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]No memory or concerns of Aquaplaning, please note tread pattern.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]We (brother) will soon be testing Silicone on oversize or big all wheel drive SUV, should be interesting,??.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Also changing over to Silverstone, I quickly changed my line of thought in a panic stop, from that split second panic, to maximum pressure on brakes so as to not lock a wheel, panic, back driver side wheel does lock up, what I do, thank God he is changing lanes, I am still travelling too fast under brakes, feeling drained thinking that was close. [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Now, last 12 years I think. " split second panic", and I ask myself do I need to stop 6" before hitting something, cause I have the confidence to stop 20' before that, ( or change lanes and watch the guy behind me run into the guy that was in front of me, that has happened to me twice,) then "second split second panic" is I again remember I am not thinking what is behind me, because the 3 vehicles above stop much better than most other cars on the roads here, [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Another point here is the shopping kids car, could be the backup car if the good car is off the road, and soona then later you might have to take the shopper with kids on a long trip, with cheap bad tyres, I suggest buying cheap good tyres, means, lets burn some rice and have some fun thinking the little shopper can stretch her legs, with a sporty feel, also cheaper to run then the Good car, [/FONT]
 
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I think the OP is just trying to avoid something like this but wants something like a Cooper Lifeliner or Falken Ziex or Hankook Ecsta or Pirelli P6 or the like:

http://www.onlinetires.com/products/vehicle/tires/mayrun/225%2F45-17+mayrun+mr800+94w+bsw.html

Gotta love the name, though.

The problem you have, OP, is your size really lends itself to performance tires, from what I've seen anyway. And it appears that $100 is going to be the entry price to a decent tire in that size.

Now, if you're not adverse to buying online and then taking them to a local tire shop to get mounted/balanced (and I've done this numerous times with no drama from most shops), the guys I linked above seem to have a decent deal on some Michelins:

http://www.onlinetires.com/products...2F45-17+michelin+primacy+mxm4+zp+90v+bsw.html

Michelin Primacy MXM4, $115/per tire. But, you gotta add in shipping. But, they qualify for a $70 rebate for a set of 4, so your cost is probably down to around $100 or so per tire.
 
I would just go to sears / discount tire / costco etc and buy some cheap tires instead of asking about options.

You are price point driven, all other factors are a moot point.

Find the best 4 tires installed and call it a day.
 
When buying tires don't focus on Cheap.......focus on Mileage.

You can pay 50-75 a tire, but you will also replace that tire 2-3 times vs a tire with high mileage.

Mount costs etc are not cheap.....

For $130 or so a tire you can get one that is warrantied to 90k miles.....cheap tires will last you 1/4th of that......
 
I would like to note: use craigslist as a search tool, people are always upgrading tires and you might get a good deal.
 
onza said:
I would like to note: use craigslist as a search tool, people are always upgrading tires and you might get a good deal.
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I did something like this...My Camry came with a new pair of Sumics up front and old Fuzions at the rear...the SUMIC tires (see above post recommendation) are OEM tires from Toyo...

In any case...the dealer had MISTAKENLY put the new tread up front...so I spent the 1st month calling around to used tire shops for a matching pair of LIKE-NEW PULL OFFS to replace the rear garbage...

That's when a smart kid took a photo of the new Sumics with his phone and took it and me back to the rack and found a matching pair, though branded differently (Doral)...a pair of virtually new tires for $35/ea out the door...

...and I've been pleased with these tires, as already posted...
 
onza said:
I would just go to sears / discount tire / costco etc and buy some cheap tires instead of asking about options.

You are price point driven, all other factors are a moot point.

Find the best 4 tires installed and call it a day.
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I would put road noise first, then price. I mean if I had to spend 25 bucks more per tire to get a significantly quieter tire, I would.

Id like to try to keep it around 130 or less
 
I was putting General Altimax HPs on my IS250 when I had it and I loved those tires, I was getting 225/40/18 for <$100 each.

They also had a 50k tread warranty
 
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