What brands are recommended.
2007-08-27 09:15:53 · 6 answers · asked by Outside the box 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I drive a Volvo 960 and live on Long Island, NY
2007-08-27 11:45:53 · update #1
You don't want cheap, but you can use inexpensive. I had really good results with Cooper Trendsetter. It's their basic all-season, and I found it was surprisingly good on ice, and in rain, as well as being acceptable in snow. I researched the basic Kelly tire, which looks good, but the traction ratings on the Cooper are better. Also good is the basic Goodyear Integrity. You may be able to find a shop with really low mileage used tires. Some people buy new cars, and trade the tires in for lines that their dealers do not carry.
2007-08-27 09:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by Fred C 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Your 960 takes either a 205/55R16 89V or a 195/65R15 91H tire depending on specific variant. Both sizes are very common.
For the 15-inch tire cheap options include the Fuzion HRi available through outlets that sell Bridgestone tires, the Kuhmo Solus KH16 or the Sumitomo HTR H4. The Kuhmo is probably the best of the bunch.
The 16-inch is quite a bit spendier, options being the Fuzion VRi, Kuhmo Ecsta HP4 716, and Sumitomo HTR+. Again the Kuhmo is probably the best of that bunch but a bit hard to find. All of the above options are available from Tirerack.com
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2007-08-27 21:23:31 · answer #2 · answered by Naughtums 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well a large portion of the price is mounting, balancing and road hazard coverage. I would consider sticking with Goodyear Integrity (reasonable, widely used in fleets) or Kumho which is a good value priced tire. Nankang is really surprising me lately as to how good they are. If you are on a strict budget you may want to consider takeoff's which are tires from new cars that were removed for a wheel / tire upgrade.
2007-08-27 16:24:02 · answer #3 · answered by J H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look on line or newspaper for a flyer from tire kingdom or someone that offers buy 3 get 1 free name brand tires>>?An they offer Q ponds for balancing>>?
2007-08-27 17:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
kelly is one of the largest tire manufactures for private labled tire all that means is a company (like star for instance) buys the tire mold from kelly and puts a different name on the sidewall they are even made in the same factory.. try to stay away from asian tires like geostar or kenda they wear out quick and they seem to be on backorder alot
2007-08-27 16:29:20 · answer #5 · answered by cl_haller 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest you go to www.tirerack.com and read the reviews there for tires for your particular vehicle. You don't necessarily have to spend a lot, but you don't want to have to worry about sliding off the road every time it rains because you scrimped too much.
2007-08-27 16:42:43 · answer #6 · answered by Brian A 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋