What tyres for Honda CRV

[GeorgeandAde]

Looks like its time to replace the 2 front tyres on the car.
I have Michelins all round at the moment but was wondering what you replace yours with on similar vehicles.
Its used mainly for work and back and the occasional wet/slippery touring field.
Your thoughts please?
Thanks,Adrian

 

[anotherDavid]

I dont realy have a similar vehicle but I do have Michelin all round. The car is rear wheel drive and needed tyres at 27000 miles on the back, the front are still goingf at 39000 and most of that has been towing.
David

 

[RogerL]

Type of tyre really comes first - before deciding on brand - on 4wd cars I use All-Season tyres but only choose from those with M+S and the snowflake symbol so they can genuinely be used all year round. I've used Pirelli Scorpion STR before with great effect but they aren't available in all sizes.

 

[otherclive]

My son has a 55 plate diesel CRV and last winter he had Pirelli Scorpion STRs which were really good in the snow and allowed him to get out of his estate when many others were locked-in. They are M&S but are not specific cold weather winter tyres. His mpg fell 1-2 mpg compared to the previous Bridgestones.

 

[Sproket]

On the wifes discovery, we originaly had a set of Goodyear Eagle's fitted, they only lasted about 25 to 28,000 miles, we then had a set of bf goodrich all terrain fitted & they are still on with plenty of tread left after 75,000 miles.

I think it's just run in now at 150,000 miles

I know that when my truck needs re-booting i will be fitting the same one's on it as well
If you scroll down on this link you will read about one doing 120,000 miles on a set........
It's a classic " you get what you pay for " scenario
Mpg ? what's that ?...........

 

[xtrailman]

On the wifes discovery, we originaly had a set of Goodyear Eagle's fitted, they only lasted about 25 to 28,000 miles, we then had a set of bf goodrich all terrain fitted & they are still on with plenty of tread left after 75,000 miles.

I think it's just run in now at 150,000 miles

I know that when my truck needs re-booting i will be fitting the same one's on it as well
If you scroll down on this link you will read about one doing 120,000 miles on a set........
It's a classic " you get what you pay for " scenario
Mpg ? what's that ?...........

Only seem to be available in 16" ?
So for me on 17" wheels would require new wheels and tyres.
Not really viable with my low annual mileage.

 

[Sproket]

Have a look on here for tyres

 

[otherclive]

Think carefully about AT tyres as the CRV can corner far quicker than a Disco, and in the event of having to do an emergency brake or swerve you might find ATs are not as good as a more road orientated tyre. Depends on your driving style. If you do connsider Ats then Yokohama Geolanders ATS are good and come in H rated speed. I had them on Sorento but again its agility was nothing like the CRV.

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Thank you for your replies.
It certainly gives me something to think about.
otherclive.......what are "AT" tyres please?

 

[RogerL]

AT tyres are All Terrain - but simply not needed from your description of use of the vehicle.

 

[xtrailman]

Have a look on here for tyres

cheers Sproket.
Is it me are have tyres shot up in price?
Last pair of Dunlops SP20 i had fitted in 2008 cost £170 for two all in.
Now that seems to buy one?
Is that the premium for winter tyres?

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Thanks RogerL.
As you say,I dont really need that type of tyre.
Its basically work and back,shopping,our towing varies between about 800-1500 miles a year.We tend to go away for plenty of short,closer to home breaks due to our work commitments.
I didnt realise until I browsed through a few tyre websites suggested just how expensive they are.
Very tempting to go for the cheaper brands but obviously safety comes first and as someone said,you only get what you pay for.
Adrian

 

[ProfJohnL]

Very tempting to go for the cheaper brands but obviously safety comes first and as someone said,you only get what you pay for.

Playing devils advocet here:-

Interesting concept!
Is a tyre that costs twice as much actually twice as good?

As a bottom line, all new tyres sold must comply with certain minimum standards of construction and performance , so no tyre should be rubbish, but are the most expensive tyres really that much better?

 

[GeorgeandAde]

Very true Prof.
I suppose a middle price bracket tyre would be as good as any.
Ive always remembered what my dear old dad used to say though..."You buy cheap,you buy twice"
Of course with the present economic climate,we cant always afford the best,or most expensive.
Ive already spent in the region of £1,000 on the car this year on various things(excluding costs such as tax,mot,insurance)so have to go a bit careful with the money now.
Adrian

 

[Sproket]

Very tempting to go for the cheaper brands but obviously safety comes first and as someone said,you only get what you pay for.

Playing devils advocet here:-

Interesting concept!
Is a tyre that costs twice as much actually twice as good?

As a bottom line, all new tyres sold must comply with certain minimum standards of construction and performance , so no tyre should be rubbish, but are the most expensive tyres really that much better?

When we changed over from Goodyear Eagle's to BF Goodrich all terrains, they were very nearly the same price, but i had read the article in the link about someone getting 120,000 miles from a set .........
Well that is like fitting four sets of Goodyear Eagle's to get that sort of mileage out of them & at that time that set had only lasted about eighteen months

so i opted for the BF Goodrich all terrains & have been pleased with making that decision a long time ago.

 

[Sproket]

Have a look on here for tyres

cheers Sproket.
Is it me are have tyres shot up in price?
Last pair of Dunlops SP20 i had fitted in 2008 cost £170 for two all in.
Now that seems to buy one?
Is that the premium for winter tyres?

What size are you after ?
Have you tried blackcircles.com ? or E-tyres ?

 

[otherclive]

Have a look at the Tireack web site it gives good reviews of tyres, and has a large data base. Not all of the tyres are available in UK but many are. As Prof says it is very difficult to compare tyres on a llike for like basis, but Korean makes are now mainstream and some Chinese are coming on stream. I had Wanlis on a Mondeo and they were fine; used extensively in Germany on taxis but Wanli are a well established company who tended to use licenced designs from the premium brands when they were replaced by the later design. However some Chinese companies use up to 40-50 small suppliers whose approach to QA may not be what we would desire. However Chances are your £20k van sits on a couple of £50 Chinese tyres!!

Good hunting

 

[Lutz]

It also depends on what criteria define a 'good' tyre. A tyre which can be described as 'safe', i.e. one with the best possible grip under all conditions, may have poor wear characteristics, be noisy or have a high rolling resistance. Tyres which give good mileage usually have inferior grip. Some are good on dry surfaces but miserable in the wet. It is therefore usually a matter of compromise and consumer reports are probably the best source of information to help one decide.

 

[RogerL]

Have a look at the Tireack web site it gives good reviews of tyres, and has a large data base. Not all of the tyres are available in UK but many are. As Prof says it is very difficult to compare tyres on a llike for like basis, but Korean makes are now mainstream and some Chinese are coming on stream. I had Wanlis on a Mondeo and they were fine; used extensively in Germany on taxis but Wanli are a well established company who tended to use licenced designs from the premium brands when they were replaced by the later design. However some Chinese companies use up to 40-50 small suppliers whose approach to QA may not be what we would desire. However Chances are your £20k van sits on a couple of £50 Chinese tyres!!

Good hunting

Be very wary about using the Tirerack information - many versions of tyres sold in North America have much harder compound than used in Europe for otherwise identical tyres - this is to achieve the very high warranted mileage levels that customers there demand, 60,000 mile is routine, 80,000 not unusual and 100,000 possible - that's guaranteed mileage not estimated.
It's a shame that the UTQG information required for North America and present on the sidewall of European versions as well, can't be used from Tirerack as the numbers will vary with the compound used - it's not uncommon to find a tyre on Tirerack with a UTQG of 600 A A only to find it's European version is 300 A A despite identical tread pattern, load rating, etc.
I wish there was a similar database to Tirerack for European tyres.