[Peter.mahony01]

Well, after reading a few articles, reviews and comparison... ended up with 215/55R18 95 Goodyear Ultragrip Performance; with speeding on highway no additional noise or disturbance, stable on weat road. I`m satisfied.

 

[Trickster]

I have to respectfully disagree. With oil, it's rare that anyone backs their opinion with any factual information (hot/cold centistokes, volatility, additive-package depletion over time, Used-Oil-Analysis, etc). With tires, there are meaningful differences which many drivers are able to immediately feel, see, and hear. The same cannot be said of oil brand/type.

So what your saying is that “I” don’t think the two are a related hot topic of discussion?
I was just relating how the two topics appear to be an often talked about topic in most forums.
Nothing more.

 

[Ktrw]

I wanted to briefly add my two cents since the CrossClimate 2's were mentioned. I've had them on my car for about 10k miles and they have been fantastic in all weather conditions. I would disagree that these are all-season snow tires and argue that they are just truly good all-season tires. It's understandable to think that given the aggressive tread pattern, but the appearance does not translate negatively to the performance of the tire in this case. The wear characteristics on my CC 2's are currently much better than my stock Bridgestones and have more grip in all scenarios with no noticeable difference in road noise or ride quality. I tried to read/watch as many reviews and comparisons as I could and found Tyre Reviews on YT and Tire Rack to have pretty comprehensive tests. No idea how everyone else feels about those sources but they seemed pretty good for informing consumers on tire purchases.

Honestly these days it seems there are a ton of good tire options though which is great because I feel like you can't really go wrong. Was considering some tires like the DWS06+ but wanted some more winter performance.

 

[jhaupt47]

I wanted to briefly add my two cents since the CrossClimate 2's were mentioned. I've had them on my car for about 10k miles and they have been fantastic in all weather conditions. I would disagree that these are all-season snow tires and argue that they are just truly good all-season tires. It's understandable to think that given the aggressive tread pattern, but the appearance does not translate negatively to the performance of the tire in this case. The wear characteristics on my CC 2's are currently much better than my stock Bridgestones and have more grip in all scenarios with no noticeable difference in road noise or ride quality. I tried to read/watch as many reviews and comparisons as I could and found Tyre Reviews on YT and Tire Rack to have pretty comprehensive tests. No idea how everyone else feels about those sources but they seemed pretty good for informing consumers on tire purchases.

Honestly these days it seems there are a ton of good tire options though which is great because I feel like you can't really go wrong. Was considering some tires like the DWS06+ but wanted some more winter performance.

What area of the Country are you driving? So they really perform well in snowy conditions? I purchased CC 2's last March, by then the snow was pretty much gone in my area.

 

[Ktrw]

What area of the Country are you driving? So they really perform well in snowy conditions? I purchased CC 2's last March, by then the snow was pretty much gone in my area.

I live in the pacific northwest so we mostly deal with cold and rainy but depending on elevation we can get some decent snow and sketchy/slushy conditions. I haven't driven it in crazy deep snow that one may get on the east coast, but yeah near my house this past winter we had quite a bit of snow on some steep hills and they performed beautifully. At one point I got into a section of fairly deep snow over some grass on the side of the road and got stuck temporarily 😄. It was just like pure soft snow and I sorta slide down while applying power. Realized I shouldn't have been steering away from the slope in that instance and turned on the "offroad mode" and the car pulled itself instantly and effortlessly. I imagine winter tires are still better but for an all season I would say they perform really well in snowy conditions. I remember Tyre Reviews showing in a couple of videos that they perform well in their snow test section and real-world so at least that's another data point you can observe.

 

[CX30-TOY]

I wanted to briefly add my two cents since the CrossClimate 2's were mentioned. I've had them on my car for about 10k miles and they have been fantastic in all weather conditions. I would disagree that these are all-season snow tires and argue that they are just truly good all-season tires. It's understandable to think that given the aggressive tread pattern, but the appearance does not translate negatively to the performance of the tire in this case. The wear characteristics on my CC 2's are currently much better than my stock Bridgestones and have more grip in all scenarios with no noticeable difference in road noise or ride quality. I tried to read/watch as many reviews and comparisons as I could and found Tyre Reviews on YT and Tire Rack to have pretty comprehensive tests. No idea how everyone else feels about those sources but they seemed pretty good for informing consumers on tire purchases.

Honestly these days it seems there are a ton of good tire options though which is great because I feel like you can't really go wrong. Was considering some tires like the DWS06+ but wanted some more winter performance.

Agree 100%
I especially love these in the rain! You don't even know the roads are wet.
We recently had a couple of inches of rain in a few hours, and at some points the wipers could not keep up, yet zero hydroplaning!
Dry handling is crazy as-well.

 

[Ktrw]

Agree 100%
I especially love these in the rain! You don't even know the roads are wet.
We recently had a couple of inches of rain in a few hours, and at some points the wipers could not keep up, yet zero hydroplaning!
Dry handling is crazy as-well.

Yeah to be honest the rain performance is a huge part of why I bought them. Like you said the hydroplaning behavior is really impressive, there is a road I take daily that has some deep grooves where water pools up when it's raining and they just handle it beautifully.

I was forced to push my car due to a shocking amount of aggressive drivers behind me that wanted to ABSOLUTELY FLY on a really rough and windy backroad (in minivans and lifted trucks, it was unreal) and I was nowhere near the limit of grip and they didn't squeal. This was in part due to the fact I had passengers and really didn't want to make them sick or drive unsafely with them in the car but the other drivers were basically forcing my hand. Regardless I finally got sick of people riding my tail and the dry grip impressed me as I had tire squeal with the stock tires with much less load.

 

[Motorazr]

Honestly these days it seems there are a ton of good tire options though which is great because I feel like you can't really go wrong.

Absolutely not true - there are any number of crap or wildly over-priced tires available globally so a tire buyer CAN go very wrong unless one does the research. One look at all the craptastic, poorly-rated autos out on the road provides a good indicator of how capable most people are at doing basic consumer research.

 

[Trickster]

One look at all the craptastic, poorly-rated autos out on the road provides a good indicator of how capable most people are at doing basic consumer research.

How “capable” or incapable people are?
Regardless, there are some that don’t care about reliability or build quality.
When my mother was alive she was one. It was all about the looks or color.

 

[Ktrw]

Absolutely not true - there are any number of crap or wildly over-priced tires available globally so a tire buyer CAN go very wrong unless one does the research. One look at all the craptastic, poorly-rated autos out on the road provides a good indicator of how capable most people are at doing basic consumer research.

There are plenty of good tire options out there if you just look around a bit and read some reviews. That's really what I meant but I didn't say explicitly because I figured that would be assumed. Didn't mean to say that no one makes or buys a bad tire out there lol.

This is a thread about potential tire replacements for our cars so I just wanted to mention that there are generally other good tires as well. This is primarily because I didn't want my contribution for the CrossClimate 2's to seem like I was saying they're the best tires ever or something.

 

[Zepharus]

The Vredestein Quatrac Pro tire scores a 4.48 on a whopping 983 reviews. Meanwhile, the Continental Cross Contact LX25 tire scores 4.545 on 318 reviews, so a bit higher (on fewer reviews). Of course, as mentioned, the OEM Bridgestone Turanza EL440 tires score a low 2.77 on only 83 reviews.

Price-wise, the Vredestein Quatrac Pro comes in at $186 per tire (not including mounting and balancing) while the Continental Cross Contact LX25 (after rebates) works out to $170. Without the rebates, I’d give the Vredestein tire the nod here overall though I have no personal experience with them. WITH the rebate, I’m not likely to spend an extra $65 on a set of four tires with a slightly lower aggregate rating.

User ratings are a good piece of the puzzle however ratings I'm referring to are the Tire Rack Test Ratings.

 

[smokey]

User ratings are a good piece of the puzzle however ratings I'm referring to are the Tire Rack Test Ratings.

 

[smokey]

has anyone put the GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTDRIVE on their CX30 or have these tires . just had my first oil change at the dealer ,they had a good deal on those tires BUY 3 GET THE
FOURTH FOR A DOLLAR TOTAL $749.00 INSTALLED plus tax dealer did recommend also getting a wheel alignment

 

[20CX30JBM]

has anyone put the GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTDRIVE on their CX30 or have these tires . just had my first oil change at the dealer ,they had a good deal on those tires BUY 3 GET THE
FOURTH FOR A DOLLAR TOTAL $749.00 INSTALLED plus tax dealer did recommend also getting a wheel alignment

Sounds like a good price. Tire Rack has them for $205 ea. free shipping but you would have to pay the dismount/mount & balance. Are they offering the current $75 rebate which is in the form of a prepaid card or virtual card to you?
IMO, if your car is tracking properly and the current tires are wearing evenly, I wouldn't get it aligned.

 

[smokey]

NO, the dealer did not offer the $75 rebate but the price quote was with mounting a balance this sounds like a good deal tirerrack gave them a good rain and ride rating

 

[videoguy009]

Just because online reviews say the tires are "bad" doesn't mean they will be inadequate for your purposes and should be replaced.
I'd suggest you drive on them for a while, evaluate them for yourself, and then IF they don't meet your requirements you consider alternatives.
But decide for yourself whether the tires work, not just because the internet tells you they're "bad".

EXACTLY!!!!!

 

[2400fultonst]

Just to put my 2 cents in about tires/wheels. having owned several "performance" oriented cars- such as Mk6 GTI, Porsche 968, Audi A6 with supercharged V6, several BMW 3 series, etc, AND having literally changed out tires AND wheels on every single one of these cars, I'll give you all my take. I currently have a 2021 CX-30 turbo premium in Polymetal grey. its a nice quiet, fun to drive car that is comfortable and quick. is it anything like my heavily modded lowered 2014 GTI- no.. but its actually quicker and handles almost as good as my GTI did when it was stock- seriously!. that came with very good Pirelli H-rated all seasons. by the time I was done with the GTI it had koni coil-overs, a race rear 28 mm rear sway, upgraded engine mounts, transmission mounts, dog bone insert, stage 2 tuning puttting out over 300 tq to wheels, APR intake, custom built open muffler 2.5 inch exhast from mid pipe back, and a 3 inch downpipe with pathetically small 200 cell cat, and a tuned dual clutch transmission for lightning fast gear changes, and konig 8X8.5 17 lbs rims on bridgesonte RE-11s (basically a track tire). and many other upgrades. No comparison to what I have now. However in stock form even with the so called "terrible" Bridgestone's, for 90 to 95 percent all all owners, I think the CX-30 is fine. its not performance oriented, but its fine. I tend to agree with some of the other comments- they are black, round and go down the road, are they exceptional in any category? ... no, but they are fine. that being said, because I am an enthusiast, I will not be replacing them with same tire or anything close to them when they need replacing. I will be going with a summer only max performance tire like a pilot sport in a 235 series and probably run enkei or konig 8X18s in the 16 to 17 lb. range. anyone who knows about extracting extra handling and performance from otherwise stock cars, knows why I would do this. are the current wheels and tire sufficient. yes! could the car do better in braking, cornering, and acceleration with just a different sticky tire on the stock rims- yes! So before you all go out and spend $1500 on new tires/wheels consider what you intend to use the car for. I personally like my cars to be heavily personalized and make them "better" than stock. and what I mean by better is- better braking, better corning, better acceleration. I also plan to tune the engine once warranty is out, lower it, and put a bunch of corksport handling goodies on it like a rear sway, front brace, etc. I hope this helps. Personally, If I were to keep my stock rims- the 18 inch black ones, I'd probably go with an a high performance all season- like a michelin all season pilot sport- I love these tires!- in a 225 width (you'd lose .4 inches of height- big deal!), but more grip, would be ok on a 7 inch rim and they aren't much heavier- 24 lbs vs 22 for stock. there is my 2 cents. enjoy. Niels

 

[Trickster]

Just to put my 2 cents in about tires/wheels. having owned several "performance" oriented cars- such as Mk6 GTI, Porsche 968, Audi A6 with supercharged V6, several BMW 3 series, etc, AND having literally changed out tires AND wheels on every single one of these cars, I'll give you all my take. I currently have a 2021 CX-30 turbo premium in Polymetal grey. its a nice quiet, fun to drive car that is comfortable and quick. is it anything like my heavily modded lowered 2014 GTI- no.. but its actually quicker and handles almost as good as my GTI did when it was stock- seriously!. that came with very good Pirelli H-rated all seasons. by the time I was done with the GTI it had koni coil-overs, a race rear 28 mm rear sway, upgraded engine mounts, transmission mounts, dog bone insert, stage 2 tuning puttting out over 300 tq to wheels, APR intake, custom built open muffler 2.5 inch exhast from mid pipe back, and a 3 inch downpipe with pathetically small 200 cell cat, and a tuned dual clutch transmission for lightning fast gear changes, and konig 8X8.5 17 lbs rims on bridgesonte RE-11s (basically a track tire). and many other upgrades. No comparison to what I have now. However in stock form even with the so called "terrible" Bridgestone's, for 90 to 95 percent all all owners, I think the CX-30 is fine. its not performance oriented, but its fine. I tend to agree with some of the other comments- they are black, round and go down the road, are they exceptional in any category? ... no, but they are fine. that being said, because I am an enthusiast, I will not be replacing them with same tire or anything close to them when they need replacing. I will be going with a summer only max performance tire like a pilot sport in a 235 series and probably run enkei or konig 8X18s in the 16 to 17 lb. range. anyone who knows about extracting extra handling and performance from otherwise stock cars, knows why I would do this. are the current wheels and tire sufficient. yes! could the car do better in braking, cornering, and acceleration with just a different sticky tire on the stock rims- yes! So before you all go out and spend $1500 on new tires/wheels consider what you intend to use the car for. I personally like my cars to be heavily personalized and make them "better" than stock. and what I mean by better is- better braking, better corning, better acceleration. I also plan to tune the engine once warranty is out, lower it, and put a bunch of corksport handling goodies on it like a rear sway, front brace, etc. I hope this helps. Personally, If I were to keep my stock rims- the 18 inch black ones, I'd probably go with an a high performance all season- like a michelin all season pilot sport- I love these tires!- in a 225 width (you'd lose .4 inches of height- big deal!), but more grip, would be ok on a 7 inch rim and they aren't much heavier- 24 lbs vs 22 for stock. there is my 2 cents. enjoy. Niels

That was more than 2 cents worth.🤣

Just a fyi when posting hitting the return key now and then helps for readers to follow your post easier than one long text.👍

 

[2400fultonst]

oh ok good tip. I'll try that next time I write my next dissertation. I'm new to this forum. was used to the format of the mk6 and bmw e46 forums. cheers

 

[Rafletcher]

has anyone put the GOODYEAR ASSURANCE COMFORTDRIVE on their CX30 or have these tires . just had my first oil change at the dealer ,they had a good deal on those tires BUY 3 GET THE
FOURTH FOR A DOLLAR TOTAL $749.00 INSTALLED plus tax dealer did recommend also getting a wheel alignment

Here in the UK / EU we quite often refer to Tyre reviews, tests and ratings - Tyre Reviews and Tests. There aren’t many reviews of the Goodyear Assurance range - maybe it’s branded differently - but those of the Comfortdrive aren’t confidence inspiring.

Also, aren’t tyres in the US expensive! Crossclimates are £150 / $190 supplied each here in the UK, and that’s about the most you’ll pay for a 215/55 18 tyre. Fitting and balancing about £15/$20 a wheel. I’d expect, with the much larger market, prices in the US would be lower (although relative to earnings they are of course).