[tony15gck]

I live in Oregon (lots O rain, not snow except a drip once a year), looking for replacement tires on my 2000 CRV.
I narrowed it down to The Cooper CS4 Touring or Yokahama Avid Ascend.
Which would you advise I get for the 80 or so per tire price range? Or is there one you really like better?

There was a thread about Cooper CS4 in the forum - http://www.crvownersclub.com/forums/23-tires-wheels-suspensions/4277-cooper-cs4.html

I am considering Cooper Tyres too but looking for other options to compare.

 

[Champagneinhand]

I love Pirelli as well, and I have used them on super sport motorcycles as well, and only Dunlop were comparable in really demanding situations. I think there are a lot of crossover tires and light truck tires that have come out recently that are very good. I like Michelin but they are pricy as are Goodyear. Pirelli are not inexpensive like cooper but I am researching to replace tires on a 2005 EX AWD and we live in a heavy snow belt. Thanks for all the opinions.

 

[Champagneinhand]

FYI, we get around 140 inches of snow and ice each and every Winter. The Michelin, Continental are tops. People around here have Goodyear Potenza tires on 20 inch rims but they really are mediocre at everything. They are cost effective but one really need snow tires or just wheels with snow tires in the garage if using low profile tires. I use 18" Michelin on the Jeep Grand Cherokee, but my wife does okay with the Bridgestone on her 2013 CR-V. They aren't nearly as good in snowy weather but when its really THAT snowy out, we stay in or use the Jeep. Its nuts to live with Winter's like we have here, but we have great Summers and Falls. Lake Ontario and the rest of the Great Lakes having ice breaking up, keep our Springs a bit cold and can through bad frosts into late May, which has ruined many a grape vine, but you have to take the weather here seriously and tires are a big deal, as are brakes. I'm not surprised this thread doesn't have 100,000+ hits by now.

 

[ade333]

I put a set of 4 Fortera TripleTreds on a few years back and was foolishly lazy about rotating... my fronts need to be replaced but the rears are still in great shape. It looks like the Fortera TripleTreds have been discontinued... there is now an Assurance TripleTred.

Anyone know if I could mix these tires? Are they similar in performance?

 

[Sportymonk]

The Continental True Contacts are highly rated at Tire Rack.com

 

[rocky]

Tires get mixed. Don't sweat it. But It would put the new ones on the front with no rotation.
Replace all tires next time regardless due to age.

 

[Hondel]

My Michelins keep dry rotting so I started buying Goodyear. TriplTreds are the best handling and braking tires I've ever bought. While there are different needs for different regions I think the Bridgestones will be replace with Goodyear Assurance TriplTreds.

 

[jla930]

These tire discussions are like politics. My candidate is the best. No, mine is. I voted for X, and will again.

Every now and then an 'undecided' will ask a question. And it'll start again. Mine is best. No. Mine is, Blah, blah, blah.

Yes, everybody has their own opinion, and each person swears by something that nobody else likes, etc etc. But there's nothing wrong with an "undecided" asking for an opinion, some place to start. And so what if it "starts again"? Would it be better to visit every tire manufacturer's web site where each one says "We make the best tire on the planet"? Forums and forum threads like this one at least give people some things to compare. Opinions from people about their tires are a lot more constructive and believable than Goodyear and Michelin and Cooper and Pirelli each trying to convince everybody that theirs is the only tire worth looking at.

By the way, I don't recall ever having seen anyone say "Blah blah blah" in a post. So I think you're misquoting there.

 

[bcuinohio]

The Continental True Contacts are highly rated at Tire Rack.com

I put a set of Continental True Contacts on last fall. They worked very well. We had less than normal snowfall last year so I did not get to test them as much as I would have liked.

 

[bcuinohio]

Tire Rack is showing the Michelin Defender LTX M/S as their Consumers Highest Rated tire. I don't need tires on my CRV but I may put them on my wife's CX5.

 

[Gas_Pumps]

Looks like tires make a big difference in noise and ride. I have a 2014 that definitely rides harder than my 66 Mustang with "sport" suspension. I was prepared to purchase new Michelin Defender tires to replace the original Continentals. The local tire shop talked me into trying a set of Blacklions at 1/2 the price with a 30 day ride satisfaction guarantee. If I am not happy, I will get a full refund toward the Michlelins. I am amazed at how quiet they are and the ride is dramatically improved. We will see how the tread wear works out. This is a new brand from China. I am a low mileage user and I live in San Diego which is coastal desert (5-9 inches of rain per year and no snow).

 

[wymark]

Still really like the Cooper SRX on my 2012. Just did a ~1000 mile road trip to visit the daughter at college over Labor Day weekend and realized that the wind noise in the CR-V is pretty noticeable. Never realized that with the OEM tires because they were so noisy.

The ride is smooth, stable and very quiet. And they aren't made in China.

U.S.A.

 

[fischcamp]

I live in rural Florida, have a 4WD, and occasionally do some light towing, does anyone have experience with Michelins?

 

[Cool Riding Vehicle]

I have the Goodyear TripleTred... have had them for a year now... They work great on dry, wet & snow... They may have a little more noise but that doesn't bother me... I want the traction and the TripleTreds give me just that...

 

[LDB]

Michelin Defender LTX M/S is the best tire in OEM size in the Tirerack survey, excellent in all categories that don't involve snow/ice and still good in those. Most important to me after the mandatory excellent handling/braking scores is the also excellent noise rating. My OEM Continentals score well into the good range with a few excellents so I'll probably use them up but unless some supertire comes along in the next few years it will be these Michelins to replace them.

 

[zen_]

I got a set of Pirelli P4 Plus @ Sam's Club about a month ago to replace Dunlop Signature II's (Dunlop is a Goodyear brand). The Dunlops came with the vehicle, and only had about 12K on them with 8/32 of tread left, but they had all kinds of problems. Choppy ride on city streets, impact noise was pretty bad, the sidewalls were starting to dent in a few spots on each tire, and they wore unevenly despite rotations every 5K + good alignment. I drove about 15K on them (for around 27K total), and they were done @ 5/32" with a bulge starting to form on one of the inner sidewalls. They also had very poor traction on the first round of light snow and ice we got. I would avoid the Dunlop Signature II for sure. I had similar problems with Goodyear Assurance (the standard ones) on another vehicle for that matter.

The Pirellis were actually really hard to find in this size. For whatever reason Sam's Club is the only place that has 205/70R15 for the 2nd gen with 15" wheels. It came out to the same price as General Altimax R43's would have though, and the Pirellis are reported to have exceptional tread life, while being a good all-around tire. Handling is good, ride quality is good, winter traction has been very good except pure ice, but no all season tire will perform on ice like a real winter tire. They do, however, have an annoying droning noise at highway speeds on most types of road surfaces. It's probably the tread pattern + weight of the vehicle. If they last a long time, I can live with the noise, but I am having some second thoughts on whether the Altimax R43 might have been a better choice, even if they wouldn't have lasted as long.

 

[mugglesport]

I've always had good luck with Bridgestone tires and I've been happy with the set currently on our 2009 LX (Ecopia EP422 Plus size 225/65R17). They have a 70,000 mile warranty, are T-rated, and have a 102 load index. They are supposed to increase your fuel economy (they claim 20 miles per tank, but that's obviously dependent on tank size). I can say that we almost always exceed the EPA's 27mpg rating when we're on highway trips (unless we're packed to the gills with people, dogs, cargo, etc.). They're pretty quiet and handle decently for our driving style (family-hauling transportation appliance).

There are a lot of reviews online where people complain that they wear out too quickly. We've put about 30,000 miles on ours and they are still good and even (of course, I drive like my grandmother). One thing I've learned in my 15+ years of driving and shade tree mechanic-ing is that the same tire will perform/wear very differently on two different cars. These seem well-matched to CRVs.

 

[justincheckin]

Costco only sells Bridgestones and Michelins with their set replacements that gets sale pricing every revolving quarter.

Has anyone here bought replacement tires that are quiet between these 2 brands?

 

[Sportymonk]

I have had the continental true contact on for about 12,000 miles and I liked them my wife says they sound much better they drive well I really like the tires I put a set on her Honda Civic and she loves him them .