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Originally Posted by cb1111
I am NOT hijacking this thread as it seems to be a consolidated tire thread and I have a couple of tire questions.
I am most likely going to buy a 4R for a couple of reasons (most likely a limited). The tech reason is that I need to be mobile regardless of weather conditions. I don't expect to do be doing a lot of off-roading except for a couple of times a year when I go to Santa Fe/Colo Springs.
I currently run two sets of tires and I don't mind adding a third. In order not to run into warranty issues, I'll be running the stock tire size. For anything but the "highway" set, I'll be running 17 inch wheels.
Accordingly, here are the questions. What is the best:
Daily driving/paved road tire with emphasis on comfort/fuel economy/noise
Not extreme off-roading with emphasis on grip and reliability.
Snow/ice tires with emphasis on grip
If there is a tire that combines the off-roading capabilities with the snow grip then I'd be happy.
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Look at the reviews of the Conti Terrain Contacts on Tirerack , as you pointed out the tires are about $74 less per tire than the Michelins. Price isn’t the only factor , these tires were rated very highly by Tirerack and they did a video comparison too. In fact, I’m a big Michelin fan , but this time I could not justify the extra cost equal or less performance. For me , a 70k mile warranty is meaningless as I won’t keep a tire over four years no matter how much theoretical tread life is left.