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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / September 2005'03 Forester - Replacement tire question
My '03 Forester has 44,000 mi. and I want to put new tires on before on before winter. I live in New England, they have to be snow and ice capable. I don't venture off-road, rarely off paved surfaces. The originals were Yokohama Geolander (215/60R16). A couple of tires I was considering are: Michelin MXV4-Plus, Firestone Affinity LH30, or Bridgestone Turanza LS-H. I would appreciate any experience other Forester owners have had with replacement tires. Thanks. Try the Goodyear Triple treads, Tirerack.com has them as one of the top rated all-seasons out there with excellent treadwear. I put them on my 04 (got rid of the Geo's) at 17,000km last December. I've done snow, ice and lots of rain, mostly hwy. Made a world of difference to handling and the anti-lock brakes don't kick-in (pulsate) hardly ever in the wet any more due to the wet traction. They look good too.  SignatureIf a job's worth doin' it's worth doing twice! > My '03 Forester has 44,000 mi. and I want to put new tires on before on > before winter. I live in New England, they have to be snow and ice [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I would appreciate any experience other Forester owners have had with > replacement tires. Thanks. I bought Michelin Hydroedges for my 03 Forester. They have a similar tread pattern as the Goodyear Triple Treads. From what I can discern, the Michelins and Goodyears looked like a tossup. I've bought Michelins for years; so, I opted for them. I've done some serious wet weather driving with them and found them to be excellent. Haven't had them in any snow. I got my Hydroedges from tirerack.com, then had the dealer mount and balance them. I saved well over $100 that way, and found the tirerack folks excellent to deal with. George Bame Norfolk, VA > Try the Goodyear Triple treads, Tirerack.com has them as one of the top > rated all-seasons out there with excellent treadwear. I put them on my 04 [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > I would appreciate any experience other Forester owners have had with > > replacement tires. Thanks. > I bought Michelin Hydroedges for my 03 Forester. They have a similar tread > pattern as the Goodyear Triple Treads. From what I can discern, the > Michelins and Goodyears looked like a tossup. I've bought Michelins for > years; so, I opted for them. I've done some serious wet weather driving > with them and found them to be excellent. Haven't had them in any snow. The Hydroedges are good in light snow at least, according to a friend who has them on his Forester. Better than any other all-seasons he has used, though not as good as dedicated snow tires, of course. Larry Van Wormer I put Kumho KH18's on my outback and love them so far. Great in the rain and dry. No snow yet I put Kumho Ectas 716 HPs on my Forester. I live is SW Florida and must say they are very excellent in heavy monsoon type rains. I now have 16,000 miles on them and drives as new. No snow experience of course. >I put Kumho KH18's on my outback and love them so far. Great in the > rain and dry. No snow yet I've been happy with my Goodyear Triple Treads. Get the H rated version though. -Kurt > My '03 Forester has 44,000 mi. and I want to put new tires on before on > before winter. I live in New England, they have to be snow and ice [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I would appreciate any experience other Forester owners have had with > replacement tires. Thanks. |
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