Michelin Tires

[jimbeattie]

I need some good year round tires, I'm in Toronto where we get lots of snow. I'm wondering about Michelin Latitudes. There are 2 kinds offered, Tour HP and Aplin HP. Anyone got opinions about which would be best, there's a $40 per tire difference in price, the Tour are cheaper. I have a 2000 4.4 with staggered 19" rims.

If not the Michelins, what would you recommend. I have Scorpion ice and snows at the moment which I need to replace. If I can get a good year round set that would save on having 2 sets.

[Last5oh]

You're currently driving around T.O. with snow tires on 19" rims?

My suggestion is to put summer tires on the 19"s and get a second set of winter tires and rims.

Check Kijiji Toronto, you may be surprised as what you might find. I bought a set of winter tires last May. 17" replicas with Michelin Arctic Alpins for $600!!

[bletour]

My wife's MB GL450 came with Latitude Tour HPs stock and they are completely worn out after only 22K miles (almost to the wear bars). I contacted Michelin and was surprised to find the tire has NO treadlife warranty. Almost like they know they will wear out quickly. Interesting since they have the same treadlife "rating" as other tires they produce that they give 40-60K mile warranties for.
Besides what I consider premature wear issue, they had very good dry traction, average/good light/moderate snow traction (in NH USA we get 4-6 inch storms a lot), good wet traction but NOT good high speed hydroplaning resistance. In heavy rain you have to be careful at highway speeds in my experience.

Just my experience on a totally different car but it is an SUV AWD. YMMV


--Bill