I also just put a set of Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice on my girlfriends Vibe AWD, we'll see how they behave.

I have the Eagle Ultra-Grips on my Audi and they are damn good, handle well whether there's snow, ice or dry pavement. I've heard the Dunlop M3 is equal or better but couldn't get my size. I'd probably go with the Dunlop if given the choice.

Quote, originally posted by ragingfish »Most vibe owners replace them with cheaper and BETTER performing tires.I replaced them with Kumhos which were about 20 bucks less per tire, but provided more traction per tire then the four eagles could combined.The goodyears are overpriced and underperformin...

Quote, originally posted by binary »Yeah you're right - I goofed - they were Firestone Firehawks thanks for pointing out the obvious. Also the moral of the story was it wasn't a non-performance family car... DOHC 2.5L V6, 5 Speed, 4 wheel disc, sport package with "high performance all season&q...

Quote, originally posted by binary »They have little road noise and seem to give a comfy ride... but worthless in about every area I'm worried about.Typical OEM choice - buy the cheapest to apeall to the lowest common driver. I'm actually amazed the Vibe came with RS-A's, it is after all a wagon/SU...

Quote, originally posted by binary »My Contour had come from the factory with Goodyear Firehawks, after about 23k on them - they turned hard as a rock. Mostly summer highway miles.Anyway, I did an e-brake assisted burnout in the parking lot at work on my last day... new blacktop. Phew - smoked the ...