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Tires on a 2003 Accord
Almost as soon as I got my new 2003 Accord EX, I noticed that the tires
seemed to lose grip sooner than I expected when braking. I was used to a '99 Cougar. I have continued to be surprised how soon the anti-lock function engages. With only 23k miles, I decided to see about replacing the front P205/60R/16s -- Michelin MXV4s. When I told the tire store I wanted something other than Michelin MXV4s, they were surprised and claimed these tires had a good reputation for traction, etc. Any opinions on these tires? I'm tempted to get a pair of GoodyearTripleTred Technology tires. |
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Had them on my accord - really lousy wet and snow traction - somebody
who knows a lot about tires said these things are made to deliver mileage and for some reason this design makes them let loose really quickly. Once you loose traction with these things - your ass is swinging free. Replaced them with Michelin X One - very good tire. Go to tirerack.com - Bridgestone Touranza's have a very good reputation for traction and being silent. The people at tirerack have specific recommendations. I buy from them and have a local store install - nobody around me can match tirerack's price. When replacing tires - be very careful how they tighten the lug nuts on front tires - very easy to warp honda rotors. Never ever let them use a torque wrench even with torque sticks. |
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T.L.Miller said
> Almost as soon as I got my new 2003 Accord EX, I noticed that the tires > seemed to lose grip sooner than I expected when braking. I was used > to a '99 Cougar. I have continued to be surprised how soon the > anti-lock function engages. > > With only 23k miles, I decided to see about replacing the front > P205/60R/16s -- Michelin MXV4s. When I told the tire store I wanted > something other than Michelin MXV4s, they were surprised and claimed > these tires had a good reputation for traction, etc. > > Any opinions on these tires? > > I'm tempted to get a pair of GoodyearTripleTred Technology tires. I put the TripleTred's on my 2003 EX V6 Coupe and I love them. My car handled noticeably better when I changed from the OEM Bridgestones. It's a stiffer tire but I like the feel and the way they corner. As far as traction (wet or dry) it's hard to beat the TripleTreds. Casey |
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In article . com>,
butch burton > wrote: > Had them on my accord - really lousy wet and snow traction - somebody > who knows a lot about tires said these things are made to deliver > mileage and for some reason this design makes them let loose really > quickly. Once you loose traction with these things - your ass is > swinging free. > > Replaced them with Michelin X One - very good tire. Go to tirerack.com > - Bridgestone Touranza's have a very good reputation for traction and > being silent. The people at tirerack have specific recommendations. I > buy from them and have a local store install - nobody around me can > match tirerack's price. Thanks for the tire and website recommenations. It's surprising to learn at that website how many people dislike MXV4s and how many others think it's great. Maybe it works better on some cars than on others???? |
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Depends upon how you drive - if you drive at the limits in wet or snowy
conditions - forget the MXV4 - if you drive like a granny - no problem. The biggest bitch I had about those tires was when you break loose - it is impossible to recover - you are just along for the ride. When you break loose the X-One you can recover if you know what you are doing - when the MXV4's break loose - forgetaboutitall. Also your anti lock brakes could sense those things breaking loose and that is why you got the anti lock pulsing. |
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In article <hhBue.26290$%Z2.23737@lakeread08>, Casey
> wrote: > I put the TripleTred's on my 2003 EX V6 Coupe and I love them. My car > handled noticeably better when I changed from the OEM Bridgestones. > It's a stiffer tire but I like the feel and the way they corner. > > As far as traction (wet or dry) it's hard to beat the TripleTreds. Two hours ago I replaced those Energy MXV4s with 23k miles with the Goodyear TripleTreds. I was tired about worrying about driving on wet roads! |
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On Thu, 23 Jun 2005 11:18:21 -0500, Casey >
wrote: >T.L.Miller said >> Almost as soon as I got my new 2003 Accord EX, I noticed that the tires >> seemed to lose grip sooner than I expected when braking. I was used >> to a '99 Cougar. I have continued to be surprised how soon the >> anti-lock function engages. >> >> With only 23k miles, I decided to see about replacing the front >> P205/60R/16s -- Michelin MXV4s. When I told the tire store I wanted >> something other than Michelin MXV4s, they were surprised and claimed >> these tires had a good reputation for traction, etc. >> >> Any opinions on these tires? >> >> I'm tempted to get a pair of GoodyearTripleTred Technology tires. > >I put the TripleTred's on my 2003 EX V6 Coupe and I love them. My car >handled noticeably better when I changed from the OEM Bridgestones. >It's a stiffer tire but I like the feel and the way they corner. > >As far as traction (wet or dry) it's hard to beat the TripleTreds. Any noticeable loss of fuel economy? (I figure it's always a tradeoff: the softer the tire, the better the performance, but the less fuel-efficient it is. I'm always looking for something that will improve performance of the OEM without worsening my mileage significantly.) Ron |
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Milleron said
> Casey said > >T.L.Miller said > >> > >> I'm tempted to get a pair of GoodyearTripleTred Technology tires. > > > >I put the TripleTred's on my 2003 EX V6 Coupe and I love them. My car > >handled noticeably better when I changed from the OEM Bridgestones. > >It's a stiffer tire but I like the feel and the way they corner. > > > >As far as traction (wet or dry) it's hard to beat the TripleTreds. > > Any noticeable loss of fuel economy? > (I figure it's always a tradeoff: the softer the tire, the better the > performance, but the less fuel-efficient it is. I'm always looking > for something that will improve performance of the OEM without > worsening my mileage significantly.) Actually, I'm not sure I'd call these tires soft. But to answer the question, I haven't noticed any change in miles per gallon. Casey |
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