Alright, tire shopping for my 2011 Camry. I4/manual transmission, traction control, and typical NH conditions. Car gets 20-25kmiles/year; it was 25k but I think it is dropping closer to 22k now.
My notes indicate it had MXV4's--but not Primacy--initially. They wore out after 30k. I had Primacy MXV4's put on. They are at 4 and 5/32's after 30kmiles (4 on outer edge and center, and 5 on inside--rotations every 5k). I have a tough time believing the vendor will "go to bat" for me on this one*, so am in the market. The issue: Wife was happy with the snow performance of the first set, or at least accepted them: and unhappy with the second set. Since they are shot, I need tires. And soon.
[*Dealer does a "free" set of tires on purchase of new vehicle. Ok, so this set was "free". Sorta. I did have my rotations done there, but when I asked, they said I needed to wear the tire down further before they could do anything. If I toss on snows at a different place then it starts getting dicey as to how many miles etc--hence, I just want to view it as, I got 60k out of the "first" set of tires and call it a day. Dealer charges $25 just to rotate, so, I don't think I want to buy snow tires there to just eek out some money on this old set of tires...]
Here's the thing: I'm finding that when it snows, we tend to be more home bound. School gets canceled so she has little need to venture out. Slush and snow when school is running late, sure; but not 3' deep. Her car has traction control, and a clutch, and she was content with the original tires. So why mess with snows? Why not just a decent all season?
I used to be a Nokian guy, but none of the sets I had made it past 40k (Hakka 2, Nordman 2, i3, WRG2, and now enTyre) on the Jetta. Heck this Camry has yet to exceed 30k. So I'm feeling a bit burned. Looking at Tirerack isn't helping so far... What is weird, when I look up Michelin Energy MXV4 (what I suspect it was originally) they have very bad ratings compared to Primacy, yet the wife is admant: no more Primacy's! At least not for winter.
Suggestions for what all season to look at next?
My notes indicate it had MXV4's--but not Primacy--initially. They wore out after 30k. I had Primacy MXV4's put on. They are at 4 and 5/32's after 30kmiles (4 on outer edge and center, and 5 on inside--rotations every 5k). I have a tough time believing the vendor will "go to bat" for me on this one*, so am in the market. The issue: Wife was happy with the snow performance of the first set, or at least accepted them: and unhappy with the second set. Since they are shot, I need tires. And soon.
[*Dealer does a "free" set of tires on purchase of new vehicle. Ok, so this set was "free". Sorta. I did have my rotations done there, but when I asked, they said I needed to wear the tire down further before they could do anything. If I toss on snows at a different place then it starts getting dicey as to how many miles etc--hence, I just want to view it as, I got 60k out of the "first" set of tires and call it a day. Dealer charges $25 just to rotate, so, I don't think I want to buy snow tires there to just eek out some money on this old set of tires...]
Here's the thing: I'm finding that when it snows, we tend to be more home bound. School gets canceled so she has little need to venture out. Slush and snow when school is running late, sure; but not 3' deep. Her car has traction control, and a clutch, and she was content with the original tires. So why mess with snows? Why not just a decent all season?
I used to be a Nokian guy, but none of the sets I had made it past 40k (Hakka 2, Nordman 2, i3, WRG2, and now enTyre) on the Jetta. Heck this Camry has yet to exceed 30k. So I'm feeling a bit burned. Looking at Tirerack isn't helping so far... What is weird, when I look up Michelin Energy MXV4 (what I suspect it was originally) they have very bad ratings compared to Primacy, yet the wife is admant: no more Primacy's! At least not for winter.
Suggestions for what all season to look at next?