Are Michelin Tires Worth It?

Just wondering if Michelin Tires are worth the extra $$ - What's your opinion ? I've got to buy tires shortly and want some input - Any experiences, opinions, replies and or links appreciated.

 

Lots of people on here love the defender ltx. Sure seems like a great tire, but I'm too vain and demand one with aggressive tread and sidewall reinforcement.

 

Depends on your use case.

The Defender LTX tires are great, I had a set on my '12 and replaced them with a set of LT Falken Wildpeak AT3s because I wanted a more aggressive tread pattern and narrower tires for off road use. I'd go back to the Defenders any day

 

My use is 99% Highway and 1% local roads - no off road - live in NJ so needs to be good in snow and rain - OEM Dunlop's would hydroplane when it rained - scary.

 

I use them on a 2008 sequoia and they’re great.

 

less costly alternative
https://talkcarswell.com/kumho-crugen-ht51-tire-review/

 

Second set of Defenders. In fact I went with 265/75R16’s on my Prerunner.

 

Great alternative. I don't think they will last as long as a Mich LTX but they will likely perform better due to the 3peak rating.

If you're in it for the long haul and don't see snow too often, LTX is king.

 

Any name brand tire is at least fine. Except the dunflops, my 2.7 could break them loose so that pretty sad.

 

LTX, absolutely. I like my Wildpeaks, but I’ll be going back to Michelin’s next time around.

 

Michelin is the beest all around tire you can buy. I have LTX's on my 2016 SR5 and love them. Great in rain and snow. I live in West Michigan.

 

Yes.

 

Great tires,but you pay for it $$$,I run Wildpeaks now and could not be happier.

 

On a passenger car, Michelin is considered the best and more expensive. For example, Pilot Sport A/S3+. Or so I've heard. Never used them.

But on trucks, I've never heard Michelin mentioned once. I've heard about
-Goodyear Duratrac
-BFG KO2
-Falken Wildpeak
and so on

 

My wife's car had a factory set of tires go bad in 30,000 miles. We put a set of Michelins on, car rode better than the day she bought it.
Volvo, the creator of the 3 pt seatbelt and other industry standard safety setting equipment, has always sold their cars with Michelins.
I work at an OEM, we only put Michelin's on our top trim models.
Also, when my Toyos wear out, I am planning putting Michelins on.

IMO, Michelin is the industry leader in tires, yes you can find cheaper tires, but you won't find better tires. I understand they don't offer M/T's but i spend 98% on roads like everyone else.

When buying a vehicle, the last thing people look at is tire brands, if the test drive is nice, that's all that matters to a consumer.
The goal of OEM's is to find the cheapest tire that provides the best ride for the initial 30,000 mile mark so customers provide a good JD power review on initial quality survey.

 

Not sure if serious....

It’s the only tire we put on our work trucks... we aren’t the only ones by far...

 

I've had Pilot Super Sport on my IS300 when I still owned it and now I have the Defender LTX on the Taco and they are really good tires. It rides really smooth on the truck.

 

Defender LTX. Best tire for rain and slick roads I've ever used.

 

in CA where it's 70 and dry all year

sometimes fleets go cheap

Defender LTX tread pattern looks like a street car or van tire
not sure why anyone would put that on an off road truck that normally has all terrains

 

I also went to Falken Wildpeaks A/T3W 265/70R16 SL rated tires and they run as good as two previous sets of Michelin A/T2s. Did not make more noise really and at $115 each vs $215 for the Michelins I was willing to test them out. 6000 miles now and great but will see if they really last to 50k. The Michelins tread goes way beyond 50k but they all got slippery in rain around 50k (my opinion). Wildpeaks are more aggressive than the A/T2s and Defenders (which are more for highway/work truck - had the LTX model the Defender replaced on my 89 4x4 Suburban and ran the crap out of them). So all really depends on your driving use, expected comfort, noise, and price. Lots of tire posts to read and Tirerack has ratings and opinions on all.