klc317 Posted September 13, 2009 Report Share Posted September 13, 2009 (edited) We just got an '07 MKX and despite only having 30K the stock Continental Cross Contacts are pretty worn which I've read is common. I am looking at new tires before winter and from all I've read on here the Michelin Latitude Tour HPs are pretty much the best. I was looking at Tire Rack and also noticed that the Yokohama Parada Spec-X tires have high reviews and are also availibe in the 245/60/18 size I need. Does anyone have the Yokohamas and have some comments? They are pretty close in price. I'm willing to spend the extra for either one of these as I want to avoid the Contis. We live in Cincinnati so we have a wide array of weather. Dry, rainy, some snow and ice but only a few times a winter. We wont put many miles on this vehicle as it will mainly be my wifes daily driver and she only works about 6 miles from the house but it needs to be sure-footed in all conditions. Thanks for the help! Edited September 13, 2009 by klc317 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securinu Posted September 14, 2009 Report Share Posted September 14, 2009 I am going wit the toyo proxes st2 255/60/18 i have the toyo on my durango and they lasted 85k miles on the first set. second set has about 60k on them with plenty of rubber left. http://toyotires.com/tire/pattern/proxes-st-ii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pricetag2 Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 I have the Michelin Latitude Tours on my 98 Explorer. Very smooth and quiet. It remains to be seen how they will fare in the snow in West Virginia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlazedUp Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Michelin Latitude Tours are an excellent all around tire.......that is unusual for OEM tires. They are awesome in the snow and very quiet on the highway. I have 23,000 miles on them now and it looks I can easily get another 20,000 out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaak in TO Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 Like the Latitudes!!! It snowed badly up here in Canada last year and the Edge motored along real good. Never got stuck, lost control even when driving through snow drifts (love doing this). A very good tire that has low resistance which helps with the milage. This is the first time I have not replaced the tires on a vehicle I have owned. Usually I replace them after a month due to poor performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
end Posted October 9, 2009 Report Share Posted October 9, 2009 We just got an '07 MKX and despite only having 30K the stock Continental Cross Contacts are pretty worn which I've read is common. I am looking at new tires before winter and from all I've read on here the Michelin Latitude Tour HPs are pretty much the best. I was looking at Tire Rack and also noticed that the Yokohama Parada Spec-X tires have high reviews and are also availibe in the 245/60/18 size I need. Does anyone have the Yokohamas and have some comments? They are pretty close in price. I'm willing to spend the extra for either one of these as I want to avoid the Contis. We live in Cincinnati so we have a wide array of weather. Dry, rainy, some snow and ice but only a few times a winter. We wont put many miles on this vehicle as it will mainly be my wifes daily driver and she only works about 6 miles from the house but it needs to be sure-footed in all conditions. Thanks for the help! I have the Spec-X's on custom 22's. They are outstanding. Handling is great, road noise is nil... They seem to be wearing pretty good too. Much better on dry pavement than the Falkens they replaced. They've been in snow once, but I didn't feel any difference with the Falkens. The Falkens went in the snow about 7-8 times. They were pricey, but they seemed to have earned the price with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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