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"ScootScoot" (ScootScoot)
08/13/2013 at 15:30 • Filed to: None

What are the worst tires you have ever had on a car or truck?

Mine were Goodyear Wrangler HP's. Sweet zombie Jesus, those were awful. So i bought a brand new car in 2009. Everything was great. I am a bit of a control freak about tire maintenance so a week into owning the car i checked the pressure, it was way, way off of the factory recommended pressure. So i filled them. Then it was time for the first big road trip. It rained and i hydroplaned constantly. The stability control light was flashing a lot, at 55 mph. On fresh asphalt even a little mist would make the car feel like i was driving on glass smeared with bacon grease. Then it snowed. It was so bad, i was white knuckling it and sweating like a lunatic. I parked my new AWD car and drove my company Corolla for that month. I looked on Tire Rack's reviews and just about every one said that the Goodyear Wrangler HP's were death traps. I had 2,700ish miles on the car and really hated driving it. So i bit the bullet and bought new Yokohama Geolandar H/T-S's and had them siped. Such a massive difference, i have 25,800ish miles on them now and i have never hydroplaned once. No more peeling out at stop lights. Drove through 13 different states with no problems. I still have the Goodyear's out in the garage, i just don't know what to do with them.

DISCUSSION (14)

Jid M > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 15:33

I didn't own them, but the Falken's in my ex's car were just... absolutely HORRENDOUS. I'll never buy them. Ever.

dinobot666 > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 15:38

The Goodyear Wrangler STs that came from the factory on my old Jeep Liberty were horrendous. They didn't work well on the highway, off-road, in snow. Nowhere. Just plain terrible.

CKeffer > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 15:39

For the track, it would be the set of Falken Azenis RT615's I ran for half a season before ditching them hapily for a second set of Bridgestone Potenza RE01-R's. They were great for the first 2 events, ok for the 3rd, but after that they had no grip when cold, decent grip for the 5 seconds they were at operating temp, and then they turned into grease immediately after that. Usually I'd get a full season plus a few races out of a set of tires, but these were just absolutely horrible and I got rid of them half way through. Now, this was before they released the new compounds, so they could be perfectly fine now, but the set I had was bad enough to make me never want to buy them again.

For the road it was the runflats my MINI came with standard. They rode like crap, were extremely noisy, had horrible wet grip, and would have cost a ton to replace. The most positive thing I can say about them is that they had adequate dry grip.

SnoopDouggyDougg > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 15:40

Michelin Pilot HX MXM4 all-seasons were oem standard equipment when I bought my Si. The worst tire I have owned ever: terrible tread life, couldn't go anywhere in the snow, terrible handling when wet, terrible expensive to replace(wasn't going to replace them anyways just amazed over $250 a tire). Amazing what a simple tire swap did now run michelin pilot super sport for the summer and michelin x ice for the winter.

Matt Urban > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 15:43

I think the last 3 cars my wife had all had dunlops OEM and they all just made it to 30k miles each set. When you drive 28 to 35k a year that blows!!!

HammerheadFistpunch > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 15:54

Yokohama geolanders...stock crap on many a car.

GasolineLollipop > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 16:05

Pirelli Scorpions. They were loud, tracked poorly and barely lasted 10k miles.

Hoccy > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 16:13

It must be the ones I have now, old (15+ years) Viking winter tires with the studs removed.. Needless to say that I will get some new ones this week.

Quattro-luvr, Powered by Datsun & Stinger > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 16:15

Fusion HRi we put on our old B5 Passat. The wore well and we got good mileage out of them. But they were loud and didn't have a very nice ride. Handling was just average.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 16:19

BFGoodrich All Terrain TA's. They had no traction, wore funny and were completely useless in snow. But they were expensive and didn't last long. Wait, those last two weren't really good features either, were they?

Dakotacowboy > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 17:22

The generic no name tires that came on my '96 Dodge Dakota when I bought it. A previous owner had put mud tires on the back and street tires on the front. This might have been alright had they invested in good quality tires. The actual result was a truck that had front grip only on dry pavement, rear grip only on gravel, and no grip on wet pavement. I never was brave enough to drive it on snow with those tires. I upgraded to Firestone Destination All Terrain tires and could not be happier. The truck handles better, rides smoother, and has grip on both ends in all conditions, even snow. I know that my 2WD truck may look a little weird on All Terrains, but I wanted a set of tires that I could use year-round.

bmil128 > SnoopDouggyDougg
08/13/2013 at 21:30

I think those Michelin MXM4s depend on the vehicle they are installed on. The '01 Acura CL Type S I had came with them and they held up ok to about 43,000 miles. I went the cheap route and put Kumho Ecsta ASX'a to replace them and they were horrible, I had two of them suffer sidewall failures. When I had an '08 Accord with those same Michelins I had two sets that lasted over 40,000 miles

AvidLurker > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 21:30

Bridgestone Potenza RE92. Just garbage from the get go.

skydog > ScootScoot
08/13/2013 at 22:34

Yokohama A008R's that were still on my then less than one year old '85 CRXsi on a day in late October when snow fell.