Need new tire by Nov 8

[Pako]

First of all thanks to all who are taking the time to read my post and helping me out. Ok here's my problem, I have for some reason overlooked how bald my tires have become and now need tires bad and i need them before Nov 8th. I got a long trip taking me to Arizona, New Mexico and ending in Colorado for some mods that I'll be posting about later. So basically i need an all season tire even though 95% of all my driving is done in San Diego where i live where it's usually always dry and hot. I have read a couple of post and seen that many of you have either gone with the Michelin Primacy MXV4 or the Goodyear Assurance ComforTread. I personally cant decide which to get and need some advice from everybody that has used these tire and if your from San Diego even better cause you have some experience with these tires in the same hot weather they will driven in. Again thanks for your time and please help i hate these OE Conti tires.

Oh yeah i forgot to mention my ride is 06 300C with the stock 225/60/18 Conti's.

[Chase300]

I think it depends on what you're looking for out of a tire.
Is handling the #1 priority? Or is it a quiet ride?

[Pako]

Is it really that much of a trade off between the two tires. I would ideally like to get the best of both worlds but if i have to choose i guess i have to go with handling.

[Chase300]

If handling in wet and dry is #1, then you need to look at the Yokohama AVID H4S, which has great reviews, tested high by Tire rack and is a High Performance All Season tire. Plus Tire Rack has them for only $109 ea.

The Michelin's are a Grand Touring Tire, which puts ride and quiet as the priority and then handling. It looks like the Michelin has great wet handling and is very quiet, but will be no where near the Yokohama in handling.
Tire Rack has the Michelin's at $146 ea, with a gift if you buy 4 before Oct. 31.

The Goodyear is rated below the Michelin and way below the Yokohama in performance, tho it probably provides a softer ride than the Yokohama. My issue is I've seen complaints of C owners who say the Goodyear offers little wet weather traction.

The Yokohama has the best overall reviews of any tire I've found with the only complaints with use in snow. Otherwise, owners of cars like the C, Mercedes, Volvos, ect. all loved the tires handling, ride and state its quiet.

The Michelin, while rated #1 by Tire Rack in the Grand Touring catagory is new and doesn't have enough reviews, especially by rear drive car owners for me to know for sure how it will perform.

[Timeless]

Goodyear assurance tires without question.

You won't believe how much nicer these are than your stock Contis.

I believe Sam's club has these for about $550.00 a set.

[Pako]

i looked up the Yoko's and they seem like good tires, ahh to many choices

[Chase300]

Originally Posted by Timeless

Goodyear assurance tires without question.

You won't believe how much nicer these are than your stock Contis.

I believe Sam's club has these for about $550.00 a set.

Dude, did you read my above post?

There are much better choices out now besides the Goodyear.
There is no doubt the Goodyears ride soft and are quiet...but they don't give much handling and are pretty bad in the wet from Tire Rack's tests and from owner reviews.
Both the Michelin Primacy, which is new, and the new Bridgestone Turanza out perform the Goodyear in traction both wet and dry, yet still have the comfort and low noise levels.
Plus, I found no one, including tire dealers who said the tires are not lasting 80K miles....so that benefit is out.
When you figure in that the Goodyears are the same price as the Bridgestone or Michelin....why bother with an inferior tire?
This is especially true if you've modded the car and value performance.

[Chase300]

Originally Posted by Pako

i looked up the Yoko's and they seem like good tires, ahh to many choices

I agree, it was much easier when the only choice was the Goodyears.

Right now I'm leaning towards the Yoko's based on the reviews, plus the low cost and they also seem to wear well.
I'm an aggressive driver and having added sway bars I think I'll be much happier with a sticky tire.

[Pako]

The more i look at the Yoko's the more I'm starting to like them. I was 75 percent sure i was going to get the goodyears but now they are not even in the running. It's now between Yoko's and the Michelin's. But in all honestly i really leaning towards the Yoko's I'm just a little worried about some of the review i have read on Tire Rack and other places about the yoko's having vibration issues at speeds of 55 plus.

[Chase300]

Originally Posted by Pako

The more i look at the Yoko's the more I'm starting to like them. I was 75 percent sure i was going to get the goodyears but now they are not even in the running. It's now between Yoko's and the Michelin's. But in all honestly i really leaning towards the Yoko's I'm just a little worried about some of the review i have read on Tire Rack and other places about the yoko's having vibration issues at speeds of 55 plus.

That's what I've narrowed it down to as well.

I read one post about a vibration issue, but I discounted that to poor balance job. I didn't see enough of a pattern to say its a known issue.
I also just considered reviews of owners of cars like the C, which is heavy rear wheel drive cars. So I narrowed the reviews to Mercedes, Lexus, Volvo, BMW owners. I figured those owners would also most likely complain of noise, vibration or ride issues.

It seems the Yoko's and Michelin's has just about the same performance in the wet, but the dry the Yoko's are far better. 10' shorter stopping distance from only 50mph is quite a bit, and I think I like the safety margin the Yoko's will provide in the dry...seeing it hasn't rained in Atlanta all year.