Pete,

I do not agree with you some cars have very good tires and if the traction
rating is A I think it is OK but lower tread wear and B rating for traction
compare with 460 tread wear with A rating for traction.
"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Hai Pham" <haipham@netcarrier.com> wrote in message
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> > 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
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