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Michelin Tires
The time has come to replace the tires on my 03 Eddie Bauer.
I was looking at Michelin tires and saw the LTX which everyone always has nice things to say about and the Cross Terrain as well. The Cross Terrain were about $20 a tire more and the attendant said they have a smoother ride. What is the opinion here on these tires? For background, I live in Southern CA. Drive streets and freeways. No off-road, no snow, etc. So what I really want is a smooth ride. Feedback welcome! |
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Michelin Tires
You might also take a look at Goodyear Fortera Silent Armour http://www.goodyearfortera.com/goody...html/index.jsp Had a set of the Michelin LTX/M&S, but when they finally wore out decided to give the Fortera a try. On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:22:24 -0800, "Gummy Mummy" > wrote: >The time has come to replace the tires on my 03 Eddie Bauer. > >I was looking at Michelin tires and saw the LTX which everyone always has >nice things to say about and the Cross Terrain as well. The Cross Terrain >were about $20 a tire more and the attendant said they have a smoother ride. > >What is the opinion here on these tires? > >For background, I live in Southern CA. Drive streets and freeways. No >off-road, no snow, etc. So what I really want is a smooth ride. > >Feedback welcome! > |
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Michelin Tires
I have the Cross Terrains on my 99 XLT. They are very smooth riding
tires. I think the general concensus of previous discussions is that the LTX's are slightly more aggressive the Cross Terrains, although I do not think you will go wrong with either tire. |
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Michelin Tires
I was thinking the same thing. I'm sure they are both great tires. I should
probably go with the LTX since I am something of an aggressive driver. I was at Costco and they were out of both yesterday. I guess I can call around and try to negotiate with someone else. The LTX was $155 and the Cross Terrain was $175. Plus at Costco, all the mounting, balancing, and stems are free. Wish me luck! "Mikepier" > wrote in message oups.com... >I have the Cross Terrains on my 99 XLT. They are very smooth riding > tires. I think the general concensus of previous discussions is that > the LTX's are slightly more aggressive the Cross Terrains, although I > do not think you will go wrong with either tire. > |
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Michelin Tires
What's the price like.
"Fred 2" > wrote in message news > > You might also take a look at Goodyear Fortera Silent Armour > > http://www.goodyearfortera.com/goody...html/index.jsp > > Had a set of the Michelin LTX/M&S, but when they finally wore out > decided to give the Fortera a try. > > On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:22:24 -0800, "Gummy Mummy" > > wrote: > >>The time has come to replace the tires on my 03 Eddie Bauer. >> >>I was looking at Michelin tires and saw the LTX which everyone always has >>nice things to say about and the Cross Terrain as well. The Cross Terrain >>were about $20 a tire more and the attendant said they have a smoother >>ride. >> >>What is the opinion here on these tires? >> >>For background, I live in Southern CA. Drive streets and freeways. No >>off-road, no snow, etc. So what I really want is a smooth ride. >> >>Feedback welcome! >> |
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Michelin Tires
$150.00 for 235/75R15. However, as I recall the EB uses a larger tire and rim...so... On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 07:19:08 -0800, "Gummy Mummy" > wrote: >What's the price like. > >"Fred 2" > wrote in message >news >> >> You might also take a look at Goodyear Fortera Silent Armour >> >> http://www.goodyearfortera.com/goody...html/index.jsp >> >> Had a set of the Michelin LTX/M&S, but when they finally wore out >> decided to give the Fortera a try. >> >> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:22:24 -0800, "Gummy Mummy" >> > wrote: >> >>>The time has come to replace the tires on my 03 Eddie Bauer. >>> >>>I was looking at Michelin tires and saw the LTX which everyone always has >>>nice things to say about and the Cross Terrain as well. The Cross Terrain >>>were about $20 a tire more and the attendant said they have a smoother >>>ride. >>> >>>What is the opinion here on these tires? >>> >>>For background, I live in Southern CA. Drive streets and freeways. No >>>off-road, no snow, etc. So what I really want is a smooth ride. >>> >>>Feedback welcome! >>> > |
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Michelin Tires
Gummy Mummy wrote:
> I was at Costco and they were out of both yesterday. I guess I can call > around and try to negotiate with someone else. > The LTX was $155 and the Cross Terrain was $175. Plus at Costco, all the > mounting, balancing, and stems are free. > Be aware that the tires sold at Costco are not the same as tires sold elsewhere (at least that was true for the Michelin X-One/X-Radials I was looking into a couple of years ago). Go the the Michelin web page and look up the tire specs. They are incredibly boring-looking tables, but they will likely tell you that the tires you'll get at Costco have 2/16" less tread than the tires you'll get somewhere else. |
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I had the LTX/MS on my '99 and have the Cross Terrains on my '03. The Cross
Terrains are quieter and have better traction in both rain and snow conditions IMO. My 03 has 30K miles and the Cross Terrains have lots of miles left. They wear evenly with no alignment or balancing - I only rotate them every 10K or so. Dick O'Keefe "Gummy Mummy" > wrote in message ... > The time has come to replace the tires on my 03 Eddie Bauer. > > I was looking at Michelin tires and saw the LTX which everyone always has > nice things to say about and the Cross Terrain as well. The Cross Terrain > were about $20 a tire more and the attendant said they have a smoother > ride. > > What is the opinion here on these tires? > > For background, I live in Southern CA. Drive streets and freeways. No > off-road, no snow, etc. So what I really want is a smooth ride. > > Feedback welcome! > |
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I bought a set of the Forteras's in July 2005 for my wife's '98 XLT and I
think they're great. Much smoother than the UNI Laredo's they replaced. Those Laredos were the Firestone replacements. They weren't smooth tires but I got 80 grand out of them before the tread wore down. I found an Internet price at Tire Kingdom for $120 for the Forteras and took it to the local Goodyear shop here in South Carolina because I needed a few other maintenance items done. They matched the price and I got them for $120 each installed with lifetime balance and rotation. Damn fine tire so far with about 8K on them. "Fred 2" > wrote in message news > > You might also take a look at Goodyear Fortera Silent Armour > > http://www.goodyearfortera.com/goody...html/index.jsp > > Had a set of the Michelin LTX/M&S, but when they finally wore out > decided to give the Fortera a try. > > On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:22:24 -0800, "Gummy Mummy" > > wrote: > >>The time has come to replace the tires on my 03 Eddie Bauer. >> >>I was looking at Michelin tires and saw the LTX which everyone always has >>nice things to say about and the Cross Terrain as well. The Cross Terrain >>were about $20 a tire more and the attendant said they have a smoother >>ride. >> >>What is the opinion here on these tires? >> >>For background, I live in Southern CA. Drive streets and freeways. No >>off-road, no snow, etc. So what I really want is a smooth ride. >> >>Feedback welcome! >> |
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I have had LTX M/S tires on my '95 explorer since '97, live in So. Cal. and
recommend them highly. They wear like iron and have a comfortable ride. I'm on my second set! If you desire a smooth ride, replace shocks with Monroe Sensa-Trak or Monroe Reflex to complement your tires....it makes a huge difference. "Gummy Mummy" > wrote in message ... > The time has come to replace the tires on my 03 Eddie Bauer. > > I was looking at Michelin tires and saw the LTX which everyone always has > nice things to say about and the Cross Terrain as well. The Cross Terrain > were about $20 a tire more and the attendant said they have a smoother > ride. > > What is the opinion here on these tires? > > For background, I live in Southern CA. Drive streets and freeways. No > off-road, no snow, etc. So what I really want is a smooth ride. > > Feedback welcome! > |
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