Are Michellin's worth $50 extra per tire?

[ReggieRam]

I know, another tire question. My current Goodyears have lasted about 40 k miles out of the gate, and it's getting time to buy a new set. I was at Sam's Club yesterday, so I thought I'd take a look at their stock to see if it might be worth dropping some cash there.



I was impressed at the selection they had actually. I've been planning on buying the Michellins, but I've read some pretty good things abouot BFG's here, so I had them in mind too. The Michellin class E tires they had (same size as my current tires) were about $130 apiece, while the BFG's were only $80. Both tires are 50k mile tires, so I would hope that each would last about the same amount of time.



So to the question: Are Michellins worth the extra $50 apiece? I will be buying six of them, so it means a $300 difference here. That's over half way to my EZ (even though I'm leaning toward the Comp now, but that's another story) I was originally planning on dropping close to $1k on tires and such, so when I saw I could get setup for about half of that I started salivating. Would the BFG's be a mistake?

 

[Ed Sigman]

YES!

 

[Dieselnerd]

1. I feel the Michelin offers a superior ride.

2. I never heard of a Michelin throwing a tread.

3. My Goodyears did throw a tread and caused over $2100 damage to my truck and Goodyear basically said "too bad".

4. Previous threads on this subject had very similar answers to mine.

 

[Ed Sigman]

Michelins or BFG?

BF Goodrich tires has been owned by Michelin since 1986. The original BF Goodrich company has exited the tire business and concentrates on other products. They have recently renamed the company "Goodrich".



Michelin is considered the upscale tire to BF Goodrich line.

 

[samb]

tires

My 1989 Dodge came with Michelins on it abd I got 70K out of them before changeing them out with another set of Michelins and was still runing them when I trade for my 97 in Aug 98. The 97 had 36k on it when I got it and Goodyear Wranglers on and they were aboue wore out. The 97 now has Michelins on it now. Just can't be beat in my opinion.



Sam B.

 

[MoparDave]

Before you buy your tires at sam's check out the URL below. I have never found tires selling for less then from these guys. Good luck





http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp

 

[EMDDIESEL]

I put Michelins on every vehicle i own. They are the best tires you can get in my opinion. Never had problems with quality or tread life and they are great in the rain too.

 

[drag racer]

strictly my opinion... . Michelin's ARE worth the extra $. They are the "Cadillac" of tires.

 

[UPSER76]

YES !!

I got 65,000 on mine when I replaced them,still had about 10,000

miles on them. I wanted the taller 235 tires for a little more top speed. Love them, would'nt have anything alse.

 

[BillGotthelf]

I haven't had much luck with any tire lasting over 40,000 on my dualie. BFG's lasted 30,000-Firestones 22,000 to 35,000-Michelins about 40,000-Daytons-40,000.

 

[JGabl]

Michellin?!

Yes, Michelin tires last along time. That is because they are a hard compound tire. That equates to a stiff ride; you can feel every bump. I took a perfectly good set off of a Bronco I bought because the traction in the snow was marginal at best. I've owned a lot of different vehicles and I ALWAYS go back to BF GOODRICH. Great blend of ride quality, even wear, and excellent traction.

The BFG's-

ALL-TERRAIN's: Good ride/handling. Decent rain. Mud/Snow traction ok. Wear ok. Medium noise.

TRAIL TA's: Excellent ride/handling. Excellent rain. Excellent mud/snow traction. Excellent wear. Med. /Quiet.

MUD TERRAIN's: Good ride. Excellent handling. Good rain. Superior Mud/Snow traction. Excellent wear. Med. /Loud.



I would recomend the TRAIL T/A's for an excellent all-around tire at a decent cost. I personaly put 60,000 miles on a set with zero problems what-so-ever. These were the tires that replaced my Michelins... ...

BTW- The key to any tire longevity is proper balance, proper inflation, proper loading, and proper rotation.

~~Jim.

 

[moparnut-indiana]

My opinion is also that the Michelins are worth the money. I have tried most others and wish I would have bought the Michelins in the first place. Just paid $700. 00 for 235/85 R16 and cannot believe how nice they are and how they drive.

 

[McDowra]

michelins are the only way to go

 

[Ladders]

Tires - YES

Reg,

Came with the y2k and went to Discount Tires, added the road hazard for 25$ per (x4) and THEY replaced the one that blew w/o hassles. Have 2 orig and pushing 60k on em (wold get more but too many burnouts are using up the rubber ). For the 25$ replacement cost Discount is good and the free rotations, flat repair, etc Discount provides, I cant beat it @ Kirtland AFB.



I use the one on Montgomery/I25 and they should now stock them or it took a week to get them in last year (even with the tire change outs on the F... brand going on). Just my 0. 015$... ...



SOTSU!!

\\BF//

 

[LEEH]

REGGIERAM - before you buy Michelins from Sams club, Costco , etc. check with the Michelin Dealers in the area. I did and found that the Costco (and probably Sams Club) Michelin tires are built to their own specifications and the Michelin dealers will not honor the warrenty. You will have to take the tire back to Sams club or Costco for warrenty work. Big pain if you are on an extended trip.



Food for thought.

 

[MikeJ]

Michelins are definitely worth the money!

everybody drives different and has different terrain to deal with, however here in south TX I got 156,000 miles on my last set of Michelins and so far I have 118,000 miles on this set.

 

[Posm]

Go ahead and pay the money. I got my best price, get this, at my dealer, Ben Atkinson Motors in Tallasse AL. I dont remember the exact price but it was in the mid 7s for 5 tires mounted and balanced. I always use the spare in the rotation. I got 60K out of the Mich. A/S tires. All of the independant tire dealers I talked with said the M/S tire will go 25% longer than the stock A/S tires.

 

[hammersley]

What are you folks smoking? I replaced the Michelins that came on my truck at 11,000 miles - that's right Eleven Thousand Miles!!! - now they wern't wore out - but they only had 5/32's left! They wouldn't have seen 20,000 miles - honest! My 2001 just turned 1 year old and I have 51,354 miles on her, as I write this email. The replacement tires, see my post have, have 40,000 on them and will see 50,000+. Out here in the Pacific NW, these Dodge's are known for being hard on tires. But the mileage you guys are getting on your Michelins, well I'd have been happy, no make that estatic - except for the street tread.

 

[GFoley]

My 99 came with Michelin LTX MS tires. I swapped them out at 55,000 ONLY because I had one that I could not safely repair. It took a large puncture that would have done the same to any other maker's tires too. I went with BFT ATs in 245/75/16E to match the original size. NOBODY had the Michelin LTX MS in 265/75/16E in stock and all wanted WAY more than I was willing ot let go of then. I have over 15K on these and like them too. My previous BFG experiences were very good but that was a different truck. I will look for Michelin 265s when I have to change again but I have recently started to consider 285s or 305s.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I got well under 40,000 miles on the original Michelins my truck came with - did slightly better with 2 sets of Uniroyals. I'll need new tires this fall. and must decide which way to go... Just priced tires at local Sams club, saw the same $50 difference in price. Gotta tell ya, I have to be DARNED SURE there was LOTS of extra miles in the Michelins to justify THAT big a price difference!



And that fella up above claiming 156,000 miles on a set of tires, either yer on drugs, drive only on ice, or are ADDING the mileage of EACH tire in a set together to arrive at THOSE numbers!



Lessee, 7 tires on a 3500 Dodge, including the spare, divided into 156,000 miles = a bit over 22,000 miles per tire... Yeah, THAT I can believe...