"Hai Pham" <haipham@netcarrier.com> wrote in message
news:nyN9b.1521$YS3.139612204@news.netcarrier.net. ..
> I am very disappointed with Honda. I don't believe Honda put a very cheap
> tires on Honda CRV-EX. The tread wear is 160, traction rating B and
> temperature rating B. The cheap Toyota Corolla CE has much better tires:
> tread wear 460, traction rating A and temperature rating B.

First of all, as has been pointed out here and in many other places, most
(if not all) OEM tires aren't all that great.

Second, having a lower treadwear index is not necessarily bad. It usually
means the tire is more sticky and has more grip. That 460 tire on the
Corolla must be spinning like mad when you hit the gas pedal. So what that
it'll last longer if it ain't got no grip? Therefore, it really depends on
how you look at it.

Finally, the traction rating refers to wet traction. It does not tell you
anything about resistance to aquaplaning (driving through standing water)
and it does not tell you anything about dry traction.

Personally, I never buy a new car based on what tires it comes with because
9 out of 10 times they're crappy anyway and the first thing I do is purchase
a set of tires of my own choosing.

Cheers,

Pete