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Michelin Tires

Molly's 70 said:
I love Michelins. It's all I will buy now. I don't care what they cost. Firestone/Bridgestone are the absolute worst tires I have ever had. Total crap!
I've had good luck with Goodyear Wranglers, but when they get old, they really get crappy in a hurry.
Had a pair of Generals once that were pretty good, but I was young then and all I could afford.
I'll gladly pay extra money for good stuff. I don't need shitty products in my life.
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I had some BF Goodrich tires on my F250 Crew and they went to shit in a hurry. Bubbles in the sidewall, and one of them lost the treads completely. Put Michelins on it and no more issues.

When I get back I'll get some Michelin's for my truck. Lisa dove it to work this morning (she works part time to help one of my clients out because they can't get anyone to work), and she said the truck rode like shit.
 
My first experience with Yokohama was using A008Ps on a Porsche I had way back when and they were FAR superior to the Pirelli crap that was on there. I don't know why I didn't buy Michelins except they were probably too hard.
 
One thing everyone who's tire shopping needs to remember is every major tire brand has their price leaders and on up to the best quality tire they make.The lower priced tires will draw you in to the tire store and then they will try to upsell you to their top of the line tire.So even though Michelin is the best quality there is probably someone out there that bought a set of lowest priced Michelins and he may be pissed off that he got sold a set of lemons.
So anyone who needs tires needs to do his homework before he goes to the tire store.
As to the Firestone tires being crap I can believe it nowadays because before they were bought out by Bridgestone they used to make a tire called the Supreme.It was their top of the line tire back in the late 80's and into the 90's.In those days tires were getting 30 - 50K and that tire would routinely get 80K to 100K if the owner took care of them and had them rotated regularly.A lot of customers were PO'ed when they learned it was replaced and would no longer be sold.The reason they stopped making them was that Bridgestone being the parent company felt that people would buy 2 sets of tires in that 80-100K amount of miles.
So the technology to make an excellent wearing tire and riding tire is out there but they'll never make them because of $$$
 
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71350SS+454 said:
One thing everyone who's tire shopping needs to remember is every major tire brand has their price leaders and on up to the best quality tire they make.The lower priced tires will draw you in to the tire store and then they will try to upsell you to their top of the line tire.So even though Michelin is the best quality there is probably someone out there that bought a set of lowest priced Michelins and he may be pissed off that he got sold a set of lemons.
So anyone who needs tires needs to do his homework before he goes to the tire store.
As to the Firestone tires being crap I can believe it nowadays because before they were bought out by Bridgestone they used to make a tire called the Supreme.It was their top of the line tire back in the late 80's and into the 90's, that tire would routinely get 80K to 100K if the owner took care of them and had them rotated regularly.A lot of customers were PO'ed when they learned it was replaced and would no longer be sold.The reason they stopped making them was that Bridgestone being the parent company felt that people would buy 2 sets of tires in that 80-100K amount of miles.
So the technology to make an excellent wearing tire and riding tire is out there but they'll never make them because of $$$
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All in the name of selling more tires to make more money.... go figure.
 
Bridgestone is owned by Michelin (I may be wrong). I have a set on my Durango, no complaints here.

I had to drive the Vibe tonight to fill it. That little car took $40 worth of gas. Unreal. I noticed the TPMS light on. That one uses tire rotation for monitoring, very early system, anyway, it will be next for tires. I am not going to put 80,000 mile tires on it, the car has almost 300,000 miles on it. The odometer will quit at 299,999
 
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kmakar said:
Ouch. The Michelins were $920 for all 4, and installation was $103. No one had them locally, so I ordered them from TireRack.com, and had them delivered to a Firestone place about 10 miles away.
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Month ago I went to the local shop & bought a set of Mastercraft, still just about $800 after mounting. I took em home & put them on the truck.
 
77cruiser said:
Month ago I went to the local shop & bought a set of Mastercraft, still just about $800 after mounting. I took em home & put them on the truck.
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Mastercraft is owned by Cooper. I had a set of Coopers on a minivan I had back in the early 90's, and had nothing but issues with them and they would never balance properly. Finally gave up and bought new ones (can't remember what I bought though).
 
About a year ago I bought a set of BFG TAs for my Mach1. They’ve gotten so expensive but I wouldn’t put anything else on it. Not a great tire though. It’s all about the appearance.
 
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I have BFG Sport Comp 2 A/S on two of my vehicles. Best A/S performance high speed rain tire I've ever ran (Passenger Vic). I'm a huge fan of Michelin and the only tires I'll let my kids buy for their SUV's. Currently running Yokohama fronts and Pirrelli PZ4 rears on the Chevelle. Only reason I went back to the P's (my 4th choice) is because in the middle of the KUNGFLU, no one had may favorite Michelin Pilot Sport 4S. Plus the $445 a tire.

I wonder what Dereks tire bill is a season !
 
cage2592 said:
I have BFG Sport Comp 2 A/S on two of my vehicles.
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I have those on my wife's G8. They're pretty decent, but I wish they'd last a little longer... she wears out rears for obvious reasons, and right sides because she likes to haul ass through roundabouts. :ROFLMAO:

cage2592 said:
I wonder what Dereks tire bill is a season !
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Will be about $3k this year on the Chevelle alone (one set of Nankangs, one set of Yokohamas)
Bought 2 new tires for the G8 too. I think I can get through the rest of the year without buying any others.

In 2018 I bought 30 new tires... including full sets for the Chevelle, the trailer, winter tires for truck, winter and summer tires for the G8, and a set of tires for my '55, plus a spare for the trailer, and damaged one tire on the Chevelle, and bought a set of Model T tires for my Dad for Christmas.
 
Chevelle_Nut said:
Bridgestone is owned by Michelin (I may be wrong). I have a set on my Durango, no complaints here.
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Unless it's been changed recently, Bridgestone is a stand alone company.They bought out Firestone and it's subsidiaries around 1987-88.So they are the parent company for Bridgestone/Firestone but like I said unless its changed hands since 2010 or so.
 
I was thinking BF Goodrich

Michelin (Michelin North America in USA) is a France-based tire manufacturer that started its USA activity in 1950. They make tires for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles, heavy-duty trucks, farm equipment, and planes. The company has facilities in the following states:

  • Alabama
  • Indiana
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • South Carolina.
The conglomerate owns 68 plants in 17 countries, including 19 facilities in 16 North American locations.

Michelin also owns the following tire brands:

  • BFGoodrich
  • Kleber
  • Kormoran
  • Riken
  • Tigar
  • Uniroyal.
 
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