I am looking into having my tires replaced on my Accord. I am currently rolling on the stock Michelin Pilots with just under 42K miles which honestly visually look like they have some life left, but I am not a tire guru so not really sure. The main reasons I am looking to swap them is the road noise and ride harshness, these Accords are not known to be the quietest rides but these Michelins are not helping the situation any. I have spend hours upon hours on tire rack looking at reviews and settled on Pirelli P7 Centuratos. They have a very high rating on Tire Rack with almost all areas scoring 9+ out of possible 10 points, but I just started reading the individual reviews and see many complaining that the tread is shot by 35,000 - 40,000 miles! The main reason I am wanting these is most people say they are QUIET and SMOOTH RIDING which is exactly what I am looking for, but it is also very important that they last a long time, 50K miles at least would be great.
I spent more time today looking at other options with a couple being Dunlop Signature HP, Yokohama Advan Sport A/S, and Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06. Most of these are rated Ultra High Performance All Season which is odd, since I am looking at tires based on how they rate in the quiet, comfort, and tread life categories (not what one would expect from Ultra High Performance All Seasons). So your thoughts on these would be greatly appreciated. I spoke with a local independent and he can get me into the Pirellis for $800 ODT including balance / rotations etc.
Anyway here are the pics, if this was your car and you were experiencing harsh ride and overall noisiness from the tires would you replace, or put another 5-10K on them and save your $$. I would be fine with putting more miles on them if the BITOG crowd deems them capable of doing such. Honestly I don't have any issues with traction or anything like that, I drive VERY SANE and even old lady like at times so no street racing or anything that would push the limit of the tires.
outer tread...
inner tread...
assuming this is normal "cracking" for 40K miles?
here is one of the wear bars, not quite down to it yet...but I am not sure if you are supposed to wait until you are down to it to replace.
So what say the BITOG crowd...is it time to replace or should I save money and wait a while. Also your recommendations would be much appreciated. Looking for quiet, smooth and long tread life. Definitely trying to keep the price under $140 per tire if possible, these OEM tires are going for over $200 a pop!!! I will add, even with many of these name brand tires, so many reviews are negative! I have yet to find a brand that has great reviews from the majority of consumers. Some seem to get many miles out of them, while others have tires with bulges or worn tread by 20K. I just don't want to end up spending all this money and regretting my purchase.
I spent more time today looking at other options with a couple being Dunlop Signature HP, Yokohama Advan Sport A/S, and Continental Extreme Contact DWS 06. Most of these are rated Ultra High Performance All Season which is odd, since I am looking at tires based on how they rate in the quiet, comfort, and tread life categories (not what one would expect from Ultra High Performance All Seasons). So your thoughts on these would be greatly appreciated. I spoke with a local independent and he can get me into the Pirellis for $800 ODT including balance / rotations etc.
Anyway here are the pics, if this was your car and you were experiencing harsh ride and overall noisiness from the tires would you replace, or put another 5-10K on them and save your $$. I would be fine with putting more miles on them if the BITOG crowd deems them capable of doing such. Honestly I don't have any issues with traction or anything like that, I drive VERY SANE and even old lady like at times so no street racing or anything that would push the limit of the tires.
outer tread...
inner tread...
assuming this is normal "cracking" for 40K miles?
here is one of the wear bars, not quite down to it yet...but I am not sure if you are supposed to wait until you are down to it to replace.
So what say the BITOG crowd...is it time to replace or should I save money and wait a while. Also your recommendations would be much appreciated. Looking for quiet, smooth and long tread life. Definitely trying to keep the price under $140 per tire if possible, these OEM tires are going for over $200 a pop!!! I will add, even with many of these name brand tires, so many reviews are negative! I have yet to find a brand that has great reviews from the majority of consumers. Some seem to get many miles out of them, while others have tires with bulges or worn tread by 20K. I just don't want to end up spending all this money and regretting my purchase.