Tire Rack Consumer Reviews

Initial Review, 100 Miles on Tires
June 18, 2012

Bought a used 05 Honda Pilot 6 months ago that had Goodyear Integrity tires (OEM specs). Everywhere on the internet these tires are rated very poorly. So even though these had about 5 - 10 k tread remaining I decided to get new tires. I was torn between the Michelin LTX M/S2, Continental CrossContact LX20 with EcoPlus Technology and Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season. There were not enough reviews on Tirerack.com for the Continental and Pirelli tires - hence it looked like Michelins the most trustworthy choice to make.

Shopped around for prices and finally got - what I consider a very good deal (one local chain shop did a price match with an online seller)- and had the tires installed 2 days ago. I could not believe the difference - it was like night and day. The steering suddenly became sooo... much lighter. The car used to pull to the right with no uneven wear on the tires. I had gotten the tires rotated to try to fix this but that didn't help. With these new Michelins that problem suddenly vanished and I feel that I am driving a totally different vehicle.

Tire noise has been a revelation - in the sense that it almost does not exist. Only now do I realize how horrible was the tire noise in the old GY tires. I also find myself using a lighter foot on the gas. It's too early to tell but I am confident that I will be getting a little better mileage with these tires.

Will come back and update this review (or write another one) after I have had these tires for longer.

Regards
Sanjay