Tires for 2003 S60

I need tires for my wife's S60.
The size is 215 / 55 R 16.
We live in So California, so no snow or rough roads. In fact she mostly
drives just around town.
I'm looking for something with a good ride and not too expensive. Not cheap,
just not over the top.

Any advise would be great! Thanks!

 

If they have that size, Hankook makes a very good all-season tire
that's reasonably priced. We got the higher-rated version for about $65
per tire. They also make a less expensive version with which I have no
experience, but I imagine it would be adequate for your needs. Goodyear
*used to* make good tires, but they've "outsourced" their production,
and now the things crumble at the sealing bead long before they even get
worn.

 

http://www.michelinman.com/action/tires/find-by-vehicle/

I always prefer Michelin tyres! They are expensive but they live on
avergae more than 50 % longer than any other make. Technologywise they
are the world market leader!

HTH,
Joerg from Switzerland

 

BTW: The delivery of my V70 D5 was with Pirellis but were changed to
Michelins on my request. The snow tyres are Michelins Alpins as well.

 

Take a look at Yokohama tires. Excellent ride and milage at a
reasonable price. Look at the Avid and AS430 series.

 

I have always used Michelin's on my volvos...but, my local
volvo mech swears by the toyo's and talked me into a set
on my 00 s80 this last timw....so, we did a set for $400
ve the $1,200 for Michelin's.......So far they seem fine....I
am only getting around 20-30k miles off of a set....not like
the "old days" ( 70's - 80's ) where I could get 100k miles
out of a set of Michelin's.....The tyres today do not last nearly
as long as in the past...I wonder why??....hummmm.....

 

With my 225hp Volvo 850 T5 Autom. I got 55K miles and had another
couple of millimeters left.
Todays car weigh 4000-5000 lbs and have 200 hp+. Think about it.

Joerg

 

55k miles w/tred left is great.....esp now days......

 

I replaced my dealer issued Michelins with Bridgeston Turanza LS-H all
seasons. So far they have been great but I live in Toronto and the
snow has been brutal this year. Never been stuck though... Otherwise
they are quiet and with more than 30000 Kms on them there is lots of
life left. Very affordable as well.

Jordan.

 

I am thinking the Michelin's are overated for the extra $$ they
charge ....
not to mention their management of the f1 races, teams, and tec
suppport

... ‹(•¿•)›

 

The original poster asked for suggestions for quality *inexpensive*
tires for tame, local driving in a mild climate. Let's not lose sight of
that. I stick by my suggestion regarding Hankook tires.

 

Inexpensive is not simply the purchase price:

Cost/mile ist the key!

Joerg

 

You are assuming that the Hankook tires wear out quickly. They
don't. We have been using them for years, now, and they wear as well as
the Goodyears we bought before the "outsourcing." In "cost per mile"
these Korean tires vastly outperform your overpriced tires, and they do
it while handling well and not making much noise. Indulge your fetish if
you like, but don't present it as common sense. BTW, my Civic Si came
with Michelins on it from the factory, and they were crap - they all
either went flat or broke belts. I had to replace them all with
Bridgestones.

 

what did the civic weigh?

 

It is an '86, so not much over 2000lbs. Not exactly a good
recommendation for the Michelins! If you are thinking I put the Hankooks
on that, the answer is "no." We used them on our hefty Volvo 240, and
put a set on our even heavier Camry wagon last year. They are good,
reliable tires, at a good price, from a country (S. Korea) that has
unions and labor standards.

 

In your dry and slow environment you may be staisfied with the Korean
brand. In Europe these tiyres have no market share.

The difficult weather conditions and the fast traffic in Central Europe
require more performant tyres.

Joerg

 

I had a Maxima with Bridgestone Potenzas that lasted for 60k miles
with very uniform wear and were unbelieveable in rain. I drove them
for long distances at very high speed and cornered hard and was
pleased with the handling, uniform tread wear and useful life. I have
michelins on my 850 Wagon but it doesn't get driven like the maxima.
If you have heavy rains a deep rain groove is a must and sometimes you
have to go to a performance tire to get the better tread design.

 

We only buy all-season tires with an agressive tgread pattern, so we
can use them with snows in the Winter. The Hankooks have one, and are
fine in rain.