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I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
(3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several web
sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as meeting
or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone had
experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?

Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the size
rims on the car.

Thanks for any opinions.

I've purchased Kumho Ecsta HP4 716 for $42 on tirerack and think that
they are great tires. They sound as quiet as the Michelins and grip as
good. On tirerack they are rated #5, higher than the Michelins and all
the reviews that I have seen indicate that they are good overall
tires. Time will tell if they are as good as people say they are.

Nick

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:41:58 GMT, "Marvin Clemons"
<mclemons@bham.rr.com> wrote:

>I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
>order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
>(3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several web
>sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as meeting
>or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone had
>experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?
>
>Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
>195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the size
>rims on the car.
>
>Thanks for any opinions.
>
>

I'd go for AVID or Michelin Hydroedge.
Checkout the new Goodyear, I can't remember the name right now.

"Marvin Clemons" <mclemons@bham.rr.com> wrote in message
news:qeXzc.95734$0X2.4370071@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
: I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
: order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
: (3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several web
: sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as
meeting
: or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone had
: experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?
:
: Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
: 195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the
size
: rims on the car.
:
: Thanks for any opinions.
:
:
:

I don't know about Goodyear. I've tried Goodyears (Aquatreads) on 2
different occasions. The first time was an '89 Accord and the other was a
'95 Intrepid. Both times they made the steering sluggish (it made them both
feel like an old soft-sprung American car. I originally thought it did that
on the Accord because the tires were so small to start with and then loosing
that extra 3/4" groove in the center took too much rubber off the road.
Apparently, that was not the case, when I put them on my Intrepid, it made
the steering sloppy also. I was so dissaatisfied, I had the dealer pull
them back off and put something else on.

Maybe that's just the Aquatreads, but I won't ever try another set of
Goodyears. (The Intrepid originally had Michelins which handled well on
that car.)



"Fred" <fsm2981@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I'd go for AVID or Michelin Hydroedge.
> Checkout the new Goodyear, I can't remember the name right now.
>
> "Marvin Clemons" <mclemons@bham.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:qeXzc.95734$0X2.4370071@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
> : I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires.
In
> : order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road
noise,
> : (3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several
web
> : sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as
> meeting
> : or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone
had
> : experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?
> :
> : Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
> : 195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the
> size
> : rims on the car.
> :
> : Thanks for any opinions.
> :
> :
> :
>
>

On Wed, 16 Jun 2004 12:41:58 GMT, "Marvin Clemons" <mclemons@bham.rr.com>
wrote:

>I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
>order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
>(3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several web
>sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as meeting
>or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone had
>experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?

I put Dunlop SP Sport A2s on our Accord EX Coupe L4 when the original
Turanzas got too thin to go another Winter. I've used them before on other
cars and they seem to fit the bill you have in mind. If you want even
better wet grip there's also the Dunlop SP5000 - a bit more money but
amazing wet grip.

>Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
>195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the size
>rims on the car.

You could go to 205/60-15 with very little change in diameter
(http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html) and maybe get a little better
cornering ability.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

Marvin Clemons wrote:

> I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires.
> In order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road
> noise, (3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked
> several web sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID
> Touring as meeting or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low
> price. Has anyone had experience with the tires, or have any other
> recommendations?
>
> Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the
> original 195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible
> with the size rims on the car.
>
> Thanks for any opinions.
>
I recently put a set of Goodyear Regatta 2's on my '93 Accord, and they are
quiet, smooth riding, and have good wet traction. Handling is acceptable,
but definitely not sporty (of course, I wasn't looking for that anyway). I
cannot yet comment on tread life and snow traction, but they are reportedly
good. Comments for this tire on TireRack.com are generally positive, and my
brother had them on one of his cars and said they were good tires. I know
Goodyear does make some crappy tires like the Integrity, but the Regatta 2
seems to be one of their better tires.

"Marvin Clemons" <mclemons@bham.rr.com> wrote in message
news:qeXzc.95734$0X2.4370071@twister.tampabay.rr.c om...
> I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
> order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
> (3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked several web
> sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID Touring as
meeting
> or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low price. Has anyone had
> experience with the tires, or have any other recommendations?
>
> Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the original
> 195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible with the
size
> rims on the car.
>
I put the Avid Tourings on my '95 Accord wagon and I like them a lot. No
problems at all. I used the stock size. Got them at America's Tire for
approx. $20 more than I would have spent getting them online (after adding
for shipping, mounting & balancing). I think that's money well spent
considering I now have free rotations, flat repairs, etc. for the life of
the tires.

Good luck,
WW

I put Regatta 2's on a Toyota Sienna van and was very pleased with them.
Comfortable, quiet ride. Of the course the van was no wizard in handling
to begin with, so I can't say how crisp the tires would be through the
curves. But I was very pleased with them.

Norm

Imminent Vengeance wrote:
> Marvin Clemons wrote:
>
>
>>I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires.
>>In order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road
>>noise, (3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life. I've checked
>>several web sites like Tire Trac and have identified the Yokoham AVID
>>Touring as meeting or exceeding all criteria and for an incredibly low
>>price. Has anyone had experience with the tires, or have any other
>>recommendations?
>>
>>Also, I was wondering if there's any advantage to replacing the
>>original 195/65-15 with a larger size tire, or if that's even possible
>>with the size rims on the car.
>>
>>Thanks for any opinions.
>>
>
> I recently put a set of Goodyear Regatta 2's on my '93 Accord, and they are
> quiet, smooth riding, and have good wet traction. Handling is acceptable,
> but definitely not sporty (of course, I wasn't looking for that anyway). I
> cannot yet comment on tread life and snow traction, but they are reportedly
> good. Comments for this tire on TireRack.com are generally positive, and my
> brother had them on one of his cars and said they were good tires. I know
> Goodyear does make some crappy tires like the Integrity, but the Regatta 2
> seems to be one of their better tires.

>Maybe that's just the Aquatreads, but I won't ever try another set of
>Goodyears.

You are missing out on some excellent tires then. Goodyear's new
TripleTred's and ComforTred's are putting the tire industry on its ear. No
other tire company can compare.

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>I've just bought a 2000 Accord EX and want to replace the worn tires. In
>order, my criteria for a new tire is (1) wet traction, (2) low road noise,
>(3) smooth ride, (4) handling and (5) tread life.

You've just described the new Goodyear Assurance TripleTred, an amazing
tire. No other tire company offers all the technological advances that the
Goodyear Assurance TripleTred has. For more information on this tire, go to
----> www.goodyearassurance.com



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