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Originally Posted by EODguy
No P-Zeros available for 2 weeks, No Nitto for months....[emoji849]
Might end up with Hankook[emoji35]....
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In my experience (on cars, trucks, and SUVs), Michelins last longest, followed by Yokohamas, Coopers, Pirellis, etc. As for ride comfort and quietness, Pirellis, Yokohamas, Michelins, Coopers, etc, in that order. I used mostly Michelins, Pirellis, and Continentals as far back as 1970, on my three VW's and Volvo 142, and they were better made than the Firestones, Generals, and BF Goodrich's that I mostly used on my domestic cars. I've only had one set of Hankook Optimas, on a '08 Cobalt, and they were OK, but I sold that car before I used them up.
Right now, my wife's Lexus is on Michelins (came brand new on the car when bought used), my '01 BMW X5 E53 and '09 Chevy HHR Panel are both on Yokohamas, and the '98 GMC and '04 Chevy Silverado 2500HD are both on Coopers (GMC has Cooper/Mastercraft All-Seasons, and the 2500HD is on Cooper All-Terrains).
Re: Yokohama Tire(s), I currently have a set of nearly new YK-HTX All-Seasons (in 235/65r17) tires on my X5, with so little miles on them that the little "tire whiskers" are still extant. A good-to-great tire, IMO, but I like Yokohama tires a lot (I have had Yokos on my '09 HHR Panel...still good, after 65000 miles..., and on our '92 Olds Achieva SC Quad-4...now gone...). If I had bought the X5's tires myself (they were newly-installed just prior to my geeting it), I would've opted for Geolandar All-Terrains (my overlanding goal hasn't been met, yet). So, for how I've been using the X5, the AS tires are good enough.
On pickup trucks, since '85, I had one set of Pirellis Cinturatos (a P-sized tire, probably not ideal for a pickup) that worked fine. I bought them as new returns at half-price, from Discount Tire, and they were great, but most every other pickup tire I've used since has been made by Cooper (All-season or All-Terrain). There were a couple of Dunlops and Goodyear Eagles thrown in there, but they all wore out early. The worst I had on pickups was a set of Bridgestone AS tires; they only lasted 20k miles, not recommended.
Once I find a brand I trust, I stick with it until I don't.