We got a flat on the left front tire of the Boss's 2000 Daewoo Nubira wagon last week. The right front was down to 3- to 4/32 so I told her we had to buy two tires or park it for winter. (Shoulda got new front tires even if the other one didn't blow; maybe it was divine intervention.)
The front tires were Eldorado Golden Fury, while the rears are Mastercraft MC 440. (The PO used a tire shop that specialized in Cooper-owned bargain brands.) The rears have 7/32 tread and look to be in great shape. We don't want to spend real $$$ on this car, as you could guess. The idea is for her to drive it a year or two with as little expense as is safe, while we save up....so after getting a few quotes I bought two more MC 440s for the front, in 185/65R14, for $137 installed at a local shop. Yes, they installed them on the front---but only after a long hard look at the rear tires.
I like the idea of four matching tires with plenty of tread left. Also, it's nice she will not have to deal with rotations for a long time---ahem. The first few days she drove on them all is well, including one brief snow squall that slicked the roads.
Still, these are the entry-level model of a private label brand owned by a mid-tier tire company. 40K-mile warranty. Made in Mexico.
Anyone know much about them or have advice on winter driving on them?
Thanks.
The front tires were Eldorado Golden Fury, while the rears are Mastercraft MC 440. (The PO used a tire shop that specialized in Cooper-owned bargain brands.) The rears have 7/32 tread and look to be in great shape. We don't want to spend real $$$ on this car, as you could guess. The idea is for her to drive it a year or two with as little expense as is safe, while we save up....so after getting a few quotes I bought two more MC 440s for the front, in 185/65R14, for $137 installed at a local shop. Yes, they installed them on the front---but only after a long hard look at the rear tires.
I like the idea of four matching tires with plenty of tread left. Also, it's nice she will not have to deal with rotations for a long time---ahem. The first few days she drove on them all is well, including one brief snow squall that slicked the roads.
Still, these are the entry-level model of a private label brand owned by a mid-tier tire company. 40K-mile warranty. Made in Mexico.
Anyone know much about them or have advice on winter driving on them?
Thanks.