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Passenger, Touring, Performance, etc., which tire is "best"?
I am confused by tire classifications like passenger, touring,
performance, etc. Which one is 'best' for a 'normal' person---let us say someone like me? :-) (1) I drive about equally in city and highway. (2) I live in an apt, with no room to store winter tires, so I do need all-weathers. (3) I value safety (good grip) most, then comfort/quiet, and tire life last. For a safe and quiet ride, I wouldn't mind changing tires more often. (4) I live in midwest, there is some rain and snow but it is not exactly arctic. Maybe 3 months of snow per year? (5) I walk to work, so driving is mostly discretionary. Which is why I know little about cars. :-). Other than getting caught in unanticipated bad weather, mostly I can choose not to drive during particularly bad weather. Which tires, tyoe or brands or models, are best for me? 'Best value' if you have an opinion? My car is Camry, tire size is 205/65/15. Thanks. |
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If value means anything, you don't want performance.
This site can help - http://www.tirerack.com/tires/dg/Sel...akeAndYear.jsp |
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"RPS" > wrote in message ... >I am confused by tire classifications like passenger, touring, > performance, etc. Which one is 'best' for a 'normal' person---let us > say someone like me? :-) > > (1) I drive about equally in city and highway. > > (2) I live in an apt, with no room to store winter tires, so I do need > all-weathers. > > (3) I value safety (good grip) most, then comfort/quiet, and tire life > last. For a safe and quiet ride, I wouldn't mind changing tires more > often. > > (4) I live in midwest, there is some rain and snow but it is not > exactly arctic. Maybe 3 months of snow per year? > > (5) I walk to work, so driving is mostly discretionary. Which is why I > know little about cars. :-). Other than getting caught in > unanticipated bad weather, mostly I can choose not to drive during > particularly bad weather. > > Which tires, tyoe or brands or models, are best for me? 'Best value' if > you have an opinion? My car is Camry, tire size is 205/65/15. Thanks. You want PASSENGER tires. I'd suggest Goodyear Assurance ComforTred. They might be a little pricey, but they will give you good traction year-round, and should wear pretty well if you keep them rotated and keep your car aligned properly. -Dave |
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If your question arises from the Yokohama tire site linked yesterday,
recommended them for excellent value, good quality. They have a new tire designed specifically for the Camry : http://www.yokohamatire.com/TireFeatures.asp?TireID=80 (you can see their application graph on the pdf spec. page) Tread pattern and compounds affect the tire designation. Touring tires typically give many of the qualities you've listed: long wear, comfortable, safe, quiet ride. Performance tires have softer rubber compounds to stick better (and wear more quickly) plus a more aggresssive tread design that can be noisier. Touring tires often have a continuous center rib (longer wear, quiet) though now performance tires are adopting this also. Touring tires typically have tread blocks oriented closer to a straight line parallel to the direction of rotation - generally speaking, plus smaller spaces between blocks. The AVID touring I've been using have plenty of grip, far as I can tell, plus an 80,000 mile warranty. If you see an 80,000 mile warranty, that's a touring tire. Treadwear rating over 600 is a touring tire. Lower treadwear numberrs are performance tires. Also my heat rating is B, whereas performance tires would be A, but my tires are cool even after driving highway on hot days. Also, I have speed rating S (112 mph continuous), performance tires can go to Z (150 mph). |
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For the last 20 years or so I've been buying the second cheapest tire that
Sam's Club sells and I've never had a problem. Lived in Denver and Tulsa. If you can walk to work forget about all the tire talk, use what you have till they wear out. Front wheel drive is better in snow than rear wheel drive and if you have any decent tread left you'll go. If you see lots of cars slipping and sliding around, going in the ditch, no tire will help much,so just walk. Hank "RPS" > wrote in message ... >I am confused by tire classifications like passenger, touring, > performance, etc. Which one is 'best' for a 'normal' person---let us > say someone like me? :-) > > (1) I drive about equally in city and highway. > > (2) I live in an apt, with no room to store winter tires, so I do need > all-weathers. > > (3) I value safety (good grip) most, then comfort/quiet, and tire life > last. For a safe and quiet ride, I wouldn't mind changing tires more > often. > > (4) I live in midwest, there is some rain and snow but it is not > exactly arctic. Maybe 3 months of snow per year? > > (5) I walk to work, so driving is mostly discretionary. Which is why I > know little about cars. :-). Other than getting caught in > unanticipated bad weather, mostly I can choose not to drive during > particularly bad weather. > > Which tires, tyoe or brands or models, are best for me? 'Best value' if > you have an opinion? My car is Camry, tire size is 205/65/15. Thanks. |
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I think you would be best served with All Season Touring tires. These will
give you good solid performance over a wide range of conditions. They will stop and turn well for you, and they will be about as quiet as can be expected. And they will give a good life. They won't be the "best" at anything, but they will be good at almost everything. Certainly they will provide a casual driver such as yourself with all of the qualities you are likely to exploit. "RPS" > wrote in message ... > I am confused by tire classifications like passenger, touring, > performance, etc. Which one is 'best' for a 'normal' person---let us > say someone like me? :-) > > (1) I drive about equally in city and highway. > > (2) I live in an apt, with no room to store winter tires, so I do need > all-weathers. > > (3) I value safety (good grip) most, then comfort/quiet, and tire life > last. For a safe and quiet ride, I wouldn't mind changing tires more > often. > > (4) I live in midwest, there is some rain and snow but it is not > exactly arctic. Maybe 3 months of snow per year? > > (5) I walk to work, so driving is mostly discretionary. Which is why I > know little about cars. :-). Other than getting caught in > unanticipated bad weather, mostly I can choose not to drive during > particularly bad weather. > > Which tires, tyoe or brands or models, are best for me? 'Best value' if > you have an opinion? My car is Camry, tire size is 205/65/15. Thanks. |
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Get a set of michelin harmony tires and you will love them. If you want
something else, try the goodyear tripletred tires. As for buying cheap rubber, remember that only 4 rubber contact patches the size of the palm of your hand hold you to the road. "RPS" > wrote in message ... >I am confused by tire classifications like passenger, touring, > performance, etc. Which one is 'best' for a 'normal' person---let us > say someone like me? :-) > > (1) I drive about equally in city and highway. > > (2) I live in an apt, with no room to store winter tires, so I do need > all-weathers. > > (3) I value safety (good grip) most, then comfort/quiet, and tire life > last. For a safe and quiet ride, I wouldn't mind changing tires more > often. > > (4) I live in midwest, there is some rain and snow but it is not > exactly arctic. Maybe 3 months of snow per year? > > (5) I walk to work, so driving is mostly discretionary. Which is why I > know little about cars. :-). Other than getting caught in > unanticipated bad weather, mostly I can choose not to drive during > particularly bad weather. > > Which tires, tyoe or brands or models, are best for me? 'Best value' if > you have an opinion? My car is Camry, tire size is 205/65/15. Thanks. |
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Also, have a look at http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp
for tire ratings "Car Guy" > wrote in message ... > Get a set of michelin harmony tires and you will love them. If you want > something else, try the goodyear tripletred tires. > > As for buying cheap rubber, remember that only 4 rubber contact patches > the size of the palm of your hand hold you to the road. > > > "RPS" > wrote in message > ... >>I am confused by tire classifications like passenger, touring, >> performance, etc. Which one is 'best' for a 'normal' person---let us >> say someone like me? :-) >> >> (1) I drive about equally in city and highway. >> >> (2) I live in an apt, with no room to store winter tires, so I do need >> all-weathers. >> >> (3) I value safety (good grip) most, then comfort/quiet, and tire life >> last. For a safe and quiet ride, I wouldn't mind changing tires more >> often. >> >> (4) I live in midwest, there is some rain and snow but it is not >> exactly arctic. Maybe 3 months of snow per year? >> >> (5) I walk to work, so driving is mostly discretionary. Which is why I >> know little about cars. :-). Other than getting caught in >> unanticipated bad weather, mostly I can choose not to drive during >> particularly bad weather. >> >> Which tires, tyoe or brands or models, are best for me? 'Best value' if >> you have an opinion? My car is Camry, tire size is 205/65/15. Thanks. > > |
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I would go to your local tire dealer, tell them your requirements and
let them lay out some choices for you. If you were satisfied with the tires that came originally with the car the tire shop should be able to come very close to replicating the ride, traction, comfort and wear characteristics. If this is of any help had very good luck with a set of Yokohama tires on a Volvo 960. |
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Car Guy > wrote:
: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/index.jsp Greatly appreciate this reference. However, this has introduced a yet another category to me: "grand touring"! My basic conditions are as follows: I don't drive to work, so can avoid some of the worst weather. Lots of pot-holes on some of the roads I have to take. Not much rain but Midwest snow (3 months/yr?). Summers can touch 95 deg. Most driving is within 25 miles (speed 45-60, roads can be bad), but we do take a few 500 miles trips (speed average 60-80, good roads). I care about safety first, then quiet ride, then smooth ride, and tread wear the last. Which of these groups fit me: Passenger, Touring, Grand Touring, and Performance? |
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