98 Caravan LE Replacement Tire Recommendations?

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by yaz2040, Mar 11, 2005.

  1. yaz2040

    yaz2040 Guest

    G'day All:

    Current rubber, Michelin MX4 All Season 215/65 R16, came with the
    vehicle from the dealer about 6 1/2 years ago. I have never liked the
    feel of these things on the road (they feel 'loose' to me), but it is my
    wife's vehicle and she doesn't seem to be bothered by it.
    Although the tread looks good, only about 42K miles on them, they are
    beginning to weather check and they have spent these years exposed to
    the elements.

    I am planning to have them replaced before we hit the road for some
    extensive summer trips. The vehicle is located in the SE USA.

    Recommendations for replacement rubber, especially if you own this model
    Caravan, appreciated.

    TIA,

    Yaz2040
     
    yaz2040, Mar 11, 2005
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  2. BFGoodrich Traction T/A.
     
    Daniel J. Stern, Mar 11, 2005
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  3. yaz2040

    Richard Guest

    Or the Mich Hydroedge or the Goodyear Triple Tread. All superb long wearing
    tires.

    Richard.
     
    Richard, Mar 11, 2005
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  4. Michelins are generally good but overpriced.

    Goodyear = Badyear; I've only ever had ONE satisfactory set of tires out
    of those jokers.
     
    Daniel J. Stern, Mar 12, 2005
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  5. yaz2040

    Richard Guest

    Well Michelin and Goodyear make well over a hundred different tires. Yes,
    Michelin tend to be higher in price and Goodyear has made some stinkers. But
    the word is that the new tripletread line is state of the art and a bit
    lower in price than the Michelin's. I have the HydroEdge on my Town &
    Country and find that they are truly superb (the OEM Continental were very
    poor handling tires).

    Richard.
     
    Richard, Mar 12, 2005
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  6. yaz2040

    rlgotthardt Guest

    I have P215/65TR-16 Bridgestone Turanza LS-T on my 1996 Grand Caravan
    LE and I can't say a bad thing about them. They are excellent in the
    wet & snow, quiet, and appear to be wearing great. What else can you
    ask for? They were $80 each from Tire Rack about 15 months ago.
     
    rlgotthardt, Mar 12, 2005
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  7. yaz2040

    yaz2040 Guest

    Thanks for your opinions Gents.

    Yaz2040
     
    yaz2040, Mar 15, 2005
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