Accord tire replacement - recommendations?

I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
(3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several web
sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as meeting
or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone had
experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?

Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the size
rims on the car.

Thanks for any opinions.

 

I've purchased Kumho Ecsta HP4 716 for $42 on tirerack and think that
they are great tires. They sound as quiet as the Michelins and grip as
good. On tirerack they are rated #5, higher than the Michelins and all
the reviews that I have seen indicate that they are good overall
tires. Time will tell if they are as good as people say they are.

Nick

 

I'd go for AVID or Michelin Hydroedge.
Checkout the new Goodyear, I can't remember the name right now.

: I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
: order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
: (3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several web
: sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as
meeting
: or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone had
: experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?
:
: Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
: 195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the
size
: rims on the car.
:
: Thanks for any opinions.
:
:
:

 

I don't know about Goodyear. I've tried Goodyears (Aquatreads) on 2
different occasions. The first time was an '89 Accord and the other was a
'95 Intrepid. Both times they made the steering sluggish (it made them both
feel like an old soft-sprung American car. I originally thought it did that
on the Accord because the tires were so small to start with and then loosing
that extra 3/4" groove in the center took too much rubber off the road.
Apparently, that was not the case, when I put them on my Intrepid, it made
the steering sloppy also. I was so dissaatisfied, I had the dealer pull
them back off and put something else on.

Maybe that's just the Aquatreads, but I won't ever try another set of
Goodyears. (The Intrepid originally had Michelins which handled well on
that car.)

 

I put Dunlop SP Sport A2s on our Accord EX Coupe L4 when the original
Turanzas got too thin to go another Winter. I've used them before on other
cars and they seem to fit the bill you have in mind. If you want even
better wet grip there's also the Dunlop SP5000 - a bit more money but
amazing wet grip.

You could go to 205/60-15 with very little change in diameter
(http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html) and maybe get a little better
cornering ability.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

 

I recently put a set of Goodyear Regatta 2's on my '93 Accord, and they are
quiet, smooth riding, and have good wet traction. Handling is acceptable,
but definitely not sporty (of course, I wasn't looking for that anyway). I
cannot yet comment on tread life and snow traction, but they are reportedly
good. Comments for this tire on TireRack.com are generally positive, and my
brother had them on one of his cars and said they were good tires. I know
Goodyear does make some crappy tires like the Integrity, but the Regatta 2
seems to be one of their better tires.

 

I put the Avid Tourings on my '95 Accord wagon and I like them a lot. No
problems at all. I used the stock size. Got them at America's Tire for
approx. $20 more than I would have spent getting them online (after adding
for shipping, mounting & balancing). I think that's money well spent
considering I now have free rotations, flat repairs, etc. for the life of
the tires.

Good luck,
WW

 

I put Regatta 2's on a Toyota Sienna van and was very pleased with them.
Comfortable, quiet ride. Of the course the van was no wizard in handling
to begin with, so I can't say how crisp the tires would be through the
curves. But I was very pleased with them.

Norm

 

Maybe that's just the Aquatreads, but I won't ever try another set of

You are missing out on some excellent tires then. Goodyear's new
TripleTred's and ComforTred's are putting the tire industry on its ear. No
other tire company can compare.

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I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In

You've just described the new Goodyear Assurance TripleTred, an amazing
tire. No other tire company offers all the technological advances that the
Goodyear Assurance TripleTred has. For more information on this tire, go to
----> www.goodyearassurance.com



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I had pretty good luck with Dunlop AS. A little quieter than the
Michelins, but I got just about as much wear out of them as the
Michelins before replacement. Handled fine and cost only 2/3 what the
Michelins would have cost.

 

The Tripletred appears too good to be true. Do you have any personal
experience with these tires or does anyone else on this newsgroup? I
looked at the tire rack reviews, but with only nine reviews, it is too
soon to tell.

I am in the same boat wiht my Accord and I am considering Michelin,
Bridgestone and Dunlop thus far in a 205/60R16 size to mount on the
orginal alloy rims.

 

I just put on Goodyear Assurance Comfortred on my 02 CRV - they are:

1) very quiet

2) very scary

Scary because their very "squishy". Just kick the tire and see it wobble and give. The quietness must
come from making the tire soft so as to absorb vibrations. This comes at the expense of handling. At
speeds of around 50/60 mph and up, doing a quick avoidance manouver is frightening. Take a quick right
turn followed by a left to simulate avoiding an obstacle in the road. When first turning the wheel
right, there is a noticeable delay while the sidewalls sag. Then the car reacts and you can feel the
sidewalls snap back from their coiled position. This causes the car to lunge out to the right putting
you further out to the right than you wanted.(an oversteer).

This oversteer can then very easily lead to having to over compensate when you have to turn the wheel
back the other direction. So now you have to turn left hard. Doing this really makes the tires sag. It
feels like the car is getting ready to roll over. I'm sure that the rollover risk with these tires is
greatly increased.

I do not feel safe in these tires.

They also don't track very well. With the old OEM tires (Bridgestone Duelers - horrible tires) the car
tracked very solidly. Now the car will wander left and right occasionally. Wierd.

You are missing out on some excellent tires then. Goodyear's new
TripleTred's and ComforTred's are putting the tire industry on its ear. No
other tire company can compare.

To respond via e-mail, simply take the, "REMOVEXX" out of my return e-mail
address.

 

I'd be inclined to think that the ComforTred wasn't designed for use on a
vehicle like the CR-V.

I put Goodyear Regatta 2's on my '93 Accord last month, and I have been very
pleased with them so far. They are quiet, smooth riding, have good wet
weather traction, and handling is decent (although not sporty). I would
have considered Dunlop SP Sport A2's (a favourite of this newsgroup) if I
had more money to spare.

 

when i replaced my tires, i went to sams club. they had the tires
stacked in columns on the floor.

they had 2 stacks of 195/60 14's, side by side... BFG, and goodyear.

the goodyear stack had an extra tire on it and was still lower than the
BFG stack. i felt the sidewalls of both kinds with my fingers, and the
goodyear was thinner. interesting!

so the goodyear had thinner sidewalls, a lower treadwear rating and cost
$10/each more. i got the BFG touring T/A's and have been really happy
with em.

its amazing what semi-sticky +1 tires will do for a cars handling,
compared to the OEM fireSTONE (they were hard as rocks after 6 years,
and still had 50% tread left!!!)