Last week I ordered tires through Discount Tires website and made an appointment to have them installed today. First of all, I was thoroughly impressed with Discount Tire. This was my first transaction with them and their customer service and speed was outstanding. It took less than 30 minutes from my appointment time to when I drove off with new tires. Very impressed!
I of course did some tire shopping before settling on the right ones, there were plenty of options out their but I narrowed it down to the Pirelli P7 Centurato and the Michelin Defender T+H. Both have excellent reviews and are rated for long tread life. I was partial to Pirelli P7's as thats what I ended up getting for my Accord, and couldn't be happier with their performance. However, Discount Tire was running a nice rebate on the Michelins ($70 rebate) and that was significant enough to give the Michelins a shot. They have excellent reviews after all.
First impressions, they are TOMB quite on the highway, much more so than the OEM Continentals, and noticeably smoother over imperfections in the road. Steering response seems a bit sharper, but that could just be the placebo effect. Also, the OEM tires always had a vibration above 70 MPH, these new Michelins do not. All in all I am very happy with my purchase. Time will tell how they hold up of course, but I have high hopes.
OEM Continentals. They look like they could have gone a bit longer tread wise, but last week we had a nail in the tire (got patched) but kept leaking air. So I decided now would be a good time to replace all four.
New Michelin Defenders.
I of course did some tire shopping before settling on the right ones, there were plenty of options out their but I narrowed it down to the Pirelli P7 Centurato and the Michelin Defender T+H. Both have excellent reviews and are rated for long tread life. I was partial to Pirelli P7's as thats what I ended up getting for my Accord, and couldn't be happier with their performance. However, Discount Tire was running a nice rebate on the Michelins ($70 rebate) and that was significant enough to give the Michelins a shot. They have excellent reviews after all.
First impressions, they are TOMB quite on the highway, much more so than the OEM Continentals, and noticeably smoother over imperfections in the road. Steering response seems a bit sharper, but that could just be the placebo effect. Also, the OEM tires always had a vibration above 70 MPH, these new Michelins do not. All in all I am very happy with my purchase. Time will tell how they hold up of course, but I have high hopes.
OEM Continentals. They look like they could have gone a bit longer tread wise, but last week we had a nail in the tire (got patched) but kept leaking air. So I decided now would be a good time to replace all four.
New Michelin Defenders.