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#1 ·
2021 ridgeline rtl 35,000 need advice on tires should i get a lesser tire knowing I don’t drive allot I have the oem stock tires they suited me fine but the cost between oem and Michelin, coopers are light years difference
 
#68 ·
I live in Alberta Canada. I bought Toyo All Weather for my 2019.They have been perfect for City and Highway. I have had travelled some muddy roads and gravel and they performed great. No issues. Will buy them again in about another 20 k which would take it up to 60-70k . Good luck
 
#70 ·
I too have a 2021 Ridgeline with 35K miles on Firestone Destination tires. I live in central MA and need good traction based on our weather. The Firestone tires performed well but only 4/32 tread left or less and I’m not comfortable going through the winter with them. The knock I have on the tires is low tread life. I rotated every 5K miles and kept the air pressure correct. So, I chose to buy a different brand of tire. I joined Costco so I could get best price possible on Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires. $1000 total not including alignment which I don’t need btw. The Michelins are expensive but I consider tires a critical safety element and the Cross Climate 2 tires have excellent reviews. Plus I’m confident I’ll get 50K miles out of them so not really more expensive in the long run. Hope this helps.
 
#71 ·
I too have a 2021 Ridgeline with 35K miles on Firestone Destination tires. The Firestone tires performed well but only 4/32 tread left or less and I’m not comfortable going through the winter with them. I joined Costco so I could get best price possible on Michelin Cross Climate 2 tires. $1000 total not including alignment which I don’t need btw.
Your Firestone tires had a 60,000 mile warranty, correct? So you got only half life out of them? The original cost for Firestones is approximately $200 each so you should have been credited $100 each under warranty, (using round numbers.) Discount Tire lists CC2s at $1100 for a set of 4. Minus the $400 from your Firestone tires, your new Michelins should have cost you leaving approximately $700. Did I do that math correctly, folks?
Bill
 
#73 ·
I put a set of Cooper Discoverer AT3-4s on my 2009 RTL in 2023 and think that they are outstanding. Nice ride, very quiet for the tread, good in the rain, even wear pattern, just a great all-around performer. And not for nothing, but they balanced better than any tires I've ever purchased - they needed very little weight and the truck tracks straight through at least 4 rotations.
 
#78 · (Edited)
Has anyone tried the Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady 2 (latest/second gen)? Guy at a local tire place was recommending them. He said that Goodyear has really improved over the past several years. I had Goodyears on a 2004 Pilot many years ago and couldn't get rid of a vibration. Ever since, I've stayed away. I've typically gone with Michelin or Continental for my cars. The Conti LX25 has been great on our 2019 RDX and I recently put them on my daughters 2021 CX-5 Turbo. My other daughter's 2018 Mazda3 has the Micheline CC2's. They've been very nice on that car, but I needed to buy new 17 inch wheels as the tire size for the stock 18s limited the tire choices quite a bit. The OEM Firestone LE2's on my 2022 RTL-E have started to develop some small dry-rot cracks near the rim. Only 24k miles. Personally, I like the look of the OEM LE2s. No off-road driving for me. Just on-road New England everyday driving. I've spent a lot of time on TireRack so there are definitely a bunch of great options. Considering the Pirelli Scorpion WeatherActive as I'd like the additional all-weather performance. The Conti LX25 is probably my other top choice based on my experience with it. So, if anyone has experience with the GY WeatherReady 2's, I'd appreciate hearing about them -- how you like them and even why you may have opt'd to not get them.
 
#79 ·
I bought the Goodyear Assurance Weatherready 2 for my 2019 last May. They have performed very well in dry and very wet conditions in Texas. I purchased them based on Tire Rack tests and their comparisons to the Michelin Cross Climate and others. After 5k miles I like the how they perform. They are a big improvement over the OEM Firestone LE2s.
 
#80 · (Edited)
FYI: Discount Tire is doing free winter tire changeovers through September 30th. The regular price is $119. BIG O has a special also (50% off), but it still costs $79 for that service. :)
 
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#82 ·
I's a similar design to the Michelin Cross Climates. I wonder who stole it from who or did the computer modeling come up with the design.

Maybe the same program came up with the design. There can't be a whole lot of specialized tire design programs, or can there be?
 
#90 ·
I bought the Cross Climate Tires by Michelin. One of the few tires I read reviews on that had almost a perfect score. I have had just about every brand of tire and Michelins always last the longest and ride the best. The Cross Climate Tires do not disappoint. Not only is the traction excellent, but it is also good in rain and snow, and the handling is outstanding. The road noise is not bad, and I have close to 60k on these tires, with over 50% tread life remaining. I highly recommend spending the extra money on the Cross Climate Tires. Currently, there is an $80 rebate available with the purchase of four tires. You can order them through Walmart or any tire store, but the pricing was best at Costco. The only problem with Costco is that there is no local store near me, and I have not had to rebalance the tires or do anything but rotate them after 10k miles, which Pep Boys will do at no charge. 100% worth spending a little more for excellent control, and the tire tread and wear are also great.
 
#92 ·
That is my experience with Michelin tires as well. I buy them for all of my rigs now, good traction and they last me 70k miles. hard to beat. I was a fan of the Parelli tires for a long time but can't seem to find them locally.
That said, last year I bought a truck with Goodyears on it, a brand I never would have considered. They are doing a great job. There are some great tire brands out there, but cheap tires are the gift that keeps on giving.