Bill Putney wrote:
> Greg Houston wrote:
> >
> > Bill Putney wrote:
> >
> >> Bill Putney wrote:
> >>> Greg Houston wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Sigh. I've been having that brake shield squeal with the right
front
> >>>> wheel
> >>>> recently again. I've tried to work the junk (that builds up
between
> >>>> shield
> >>>> and disk) loose without removing the wheel, but have not been
> >>>> successful. I
> >>>> was going to do it when I rotate my overdue tires, but at 60,000
miles
> >>>> and
> >>>> ten years of age, I think I will just buy new tires instead,
although
> >>>> there
> >>>> is still some decent tread left.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any suggestions for tires for my Intrepid? I'm partial to Michelin
/ BF
> >>>> Goodrich, mainly because Costco and BJ's have regular sales with
them and
> >>>> they have an excellent reputation. The stock Goodyear Eagles have
shown
> >>>> longevity though.
> >>> What size are your wheels, Greg?
> >> Oh - and what year (mainly is it 1st gen or 2nd gen)?
> >
> > Hi Bill,
> >
> > I have a 99 Intrepid ES, with 16" wheels. Thanks!
>
> I've had real good experience with the Cooper Touring SLE's - have them
> on all three of my cars now (on the second set on my daily driver). But
> they discontinued that model and replaced with a very comparable model
> they call the CS4 - that's probably what I will go to when next I need
> tires (probably another year and a half. They took the opportunity to
> raise the price from the $80-85 SLE to about $111 for the CS4. Just
> enough change in appearance to make it a new model - maybe just a ploy
> to raise the price of the same basic tire to be more in line with the
> more expensive competition (I always thought the SLE's were a real
bargain).
>
> See http://www.coopertire.com/Flash/index.aspx
>
> Click on Passenger tires, and select CS4 Touring H/V, also CSV Touring T
> for comparison - notice the qualitiative sliders at the lower left of
> screen. Also click on the "Detailed Tire Specifications" button on
> lower right of page. UTQG ratings for the T 16" are 780 A A - hmm -
> those are actually better ratings than the SLE - so maybe they did
> improve the design. They call it an 80,000 mile tire.
>
> Practically any local tire dealer can order any model of Cooper in for
> you and have it in 1 or 2 days.
Thanks, Bill. I'll be checking out the Coopers you recommend. For
comparison,
I'll also look at the BF Goodrich Touring T/A, the Pirelli P6 or P4, and
the
Michelin Symmetry.
Snow/Ice/Rain handling is important to me for the all season tires.
I didn't see the Coopers on Tirerack.com, perhaps Tirerack doesn't carry
Cooper.
Thanks!
Greg
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