Some people can't be helped. If he hates them and refuses to try any suggestions to improve things....I guess he's on his own...
We have a set on our 2005 CR-V and absolutely love them. Wet traction was the most important attribute for me and that has been superb. They did well on a bit of light snow and ice over the winter and handle well in all scenarios we throw at them.
They are quiet on pavement overall but a little noisy over bumps - they almost make a dodgeball bouncing off someone's head noise.
I really like quiet tires. I have had quieter tires, but I’d put these in the top 25%. They are not noisy by any means and are better than average. Accept under hard braking, they don’t growl. You would think that tread would make a ruckus; it is does not. the noise increase is very small for all the wet traction it provides, and again, it’s not a loud tire by any means, just sounds “tightly inflated.”
Ours were loud for about 40km and then quieted right down. I find them very reasonable and unlike the post above I haven’t noticed any additional noise going over bumps.
Burnouts on every start? Full ABS active on every stop? Constant running at 12psi or 73psi? How do you get only 5k from a set of tires?
The fact he said he was exhausted on a long drive points to an alignment issue and probably an added dose of too low of tire pressure. I find if the front toe is set to zero, you can get some hunting and on a long drive it can wear you out with micro constant steering corrections. Most cars have a slight “toe in“ setting to load the steering linkage for a more stable hwy driving experience. I myself use “toe out“ for a performance alignment that is a bit darty/sensitive, but still loading of the steering linking like the common toe in does.
My 2022 AWD 3.5L V6 Highlander is rated at 20 city 27 highway. I'm getting 18 city and about 28 highway with the CC2's. I also keep them inflated to around 40 psi.
My dad was a doctor. He supplied the original Bic stick pens. The employees were always coming asking for another pen, almost daily. He got tired of it and one day called a meeting. He handed everyone a new pen and told them that's your pen. When it runs out of ink bring it to me and I'll give you another. If I need you to write something and you don't have a pen you're fired. Suddenly there were no pen issues. Maybe your guys need to be told those are your tires. Come to us any time after 20k minimum miles and we'll replace them. Use them up before then and you buy your own replacements. If you can't drive due to worn out tires you're fired.
