Today I went to pep boys to pick up the angel eye fogs lights and noticed they sell tires. I asked the worker if she could quote me on some tires for my max. They had Futura Plus Touring SE with 80000 mile warranty P225/55R17 for $65.00 each. Does anyone have these? Any coments on these? Should I get them?

All info is appreciated.

Best Regards

 

Dunno about that particular size, but I once had a set of Z-rated Futuras on my Camaro (245/50/16)---I've never been so scared in my life. The sidewalls were so thin it was all I could do to keep the car going straight. Every adjustment of the wheel made an extravagant overadjustment in tire rollover. Never again will I even think about those tires.

 

Don't know about this particular model, but my experience with Futura tires has been negative. I bought a set for my previous car (93 Gr Prix) and I could just feel how the car lost the handling compared to stock Goodyears. My Futuras also were 80K, but after 50K mi they looked 90% worn. I would stay away from this brand.

 

So far...

0say good
2say no good

 

lets get some more replys. thanks.

 

80,000 mile warranty?!?!?! I hope it never rains where you live, cuz you'll be sliding all over the road.

Seriously, though - if you want long tread life, you'll be giving up traction (particularly wet traction). Every tire is a compromise - no compound or tread can be good in every condition. However, if tread life is more important to you than traction, those tires will probably be just fine.

 

they're from Pep Boys, need I say anymore??

 

Spend a couple more $$$ and at least look at Coopers. Previous posts have spoken well of this tire.

 

Does anyone know what coopers I should look at?
Thanks in advance

 

I think they were these...

http://www.coopertires.com/us/en/Pro...ype=UHP&id=203

If link doesn't work look for Lifeliner SLE's.

 

Cooper Cobras are great tires... had them on my Intrepid and they lasted for at least 55k miles!

-R

 

They don't have prices on there tires.

What the pi$$?

 

That's cuz it is the manufacturer site...they don't sell direct to public...

 

I see. Any help on prices? I like the Zeon's they sell. They look good.

 

Try the find a dealer button on their site. Not sure who sells them mail order.

 

Looks like I Will not be getting these

 

I wound up picking up Falken Ziex ZE-512 at a local shop for 120 each. I am very happy with them. There were recommended to me by the person at the shop and for that price I could not go wrong. Then I noticed that they were featured on a tire site since they had gotten good reviews.
Take a look if you want to save a few bucks and want a tire that can perform under stress. Good luck.




http://www.1010tires.com/tires.asp

http://www.1010tires.com/tire.asp?ti...=Ziex+ZE%2D512