Goodyear Assurance TripleTred - opinion?

[bash1979]

Has anyone had any experience with the Goodyear Assurance TripleTred tire? Apparently, it's supposed to be one of the best all-season tires around....and a REAL all-season tire too....not one just used in the summer, while you have to buy other ones for the winter!(http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... TripleTred)I'm in Ottawa, Canada, so the snow here gets pretty bad....I know i'll be trading in the Conti's the first day I pick up the Vibe, i'm just debating on whether to get a set of summers and winters, or just a REALLY good set of all-seasons.Thanks in advance!

[MadBill]

After years of "slip-slidin' away" the winters with the OEM Goodyear Conquest "rim protectors" The General fitted to my wife's Buick Park Avenue, it was time last fall for some real rubber. We don't get a ton of snow, so a 4 season tire with good snow traction was the goal. After extensive research, I narrowed it down to Michelin Hydroedge or Goodyear Triple Treds, with the TT getting the nod based on snow traction and noise. I had to wait about 5 weeks for them, but I've never made a better tire choice! They are crisp handling (for a big squishy car anyway) soft riding, quieter on rough pavement, squeal-free on corners, much better grip in the dry, a lot better in the wet and an unbelievable improvement in the snow, considerably better than the highly-rated Dunlop Winter Sport M3s which my Vibe wears in the white season. Oh, yeah: Cool tread pattern too!

[bash1979]

Thanks for the replies, guys.OK, so I spoke with my dealer, and here's the scoop. I told them I didn't want the stock RSA's and he told me that since the car and tires are new (car hasn't left the lot yet!), I can upgrade to the TripleTreds for only $50 to cover labor.It sounds like an unbelieveably good deal....am I missing something here? I understand the stock RSA's are High Performance, but aren't the TT's a much better tire? Would you guys go for this deal?Thanks again for the tips! Can't wait to get the Vibe out on the road!

[Raven]

Jump on the deal, you won't be sorry.

[MadBill]

I read your post Bash, and said to myself: "Jump on it!" Then I saw Sunny's post. Great minds think alike...

[MadBill]

Holy old post, Batman!However: We have TTs on my wife's Park Avenue, and I think they are about as good in the snow as the Dunlops Wintersports on my vibe!

[djb383]

Put 225/50/16 TT's on our '05 31K + miles ago.......still look almost new. Much quieter than the RS-A's and Conti's.

[piznarish]

I bought four P205/55R16 Goodyear Assurance TTs for my '05 about 2 years ago when my stock tires were worn out after 40k miles. I noticed better handling, reduced road noise (every bit helps in these cars), and better traction in the Louisiana monsoons and Colorado blizzards! I expect my TTs to last for 80k miles and therefore to about 120k on my car. I think they are great! I will also mention/brag that I think I got a great deal on them... I went to Sam's Club which was supposed to carry them, however it was going to take 2-5 days to have them ordered since they didn't have my size in store. So, I took my quote from Sam's for $143/tire and took to my local Goodyear dealer where they had them in stock and for $165... They matched the price and I had them installed that day!!!I believe that I recall doing research on Consumer Reports and they gave this tire a very good rating.

[vibolista]

Very linear tire and responsive to boot. Very quiet at first. Very good in the soaking wet and not too bad in the snow.Make sure you keep them ballanced and rotated. My wife's got noisy when they cupped by 10,000 mi. And then they the got really noisy. Rotated every 6.000 miles and kept them close to optimal pressure all the time. Even had the alignment checked out, too. Keep close tabs on them and good luck.

[awfavre]

I had pretty much the same experience as Mrs. Vibolista RE noise issues in spite of religious rotating & balancing. I could live with that, but my main problem with these tires is slick roads. They’ll do okay in snow, but if the road is icy or slick in any way (which is how Metro Detroit roads seem to be like all winter long), they have seemingly no traction. I think Consumer Reports mentioned this as a problem…after I bought my set, of course. Still, they were a VAST improvement over the original Contis in terms of handling, initial road noise, & mileage. And they’ll go through water like a hot knife through butter. I won’t buy them again, though. I need something a bit more versatile in the winter. If I had a place to store them, I’d get snow tires. A friend put snow tires on her Vibe this past winter, & it made all the difference in the world for her. Good luck with your set.

[joatmon]

My TTs cupped early, and they make an unsettling noise that made me think my tranny was going again, but luckily its just the tires. They weren't cheap, so I put up with the noise. Got enough miles on them now, so I'll need to replace them before winter, and probably won't get more of the same.However, they do seem to be quite effective in reducing hydroplaning.