murphsubaru Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 Anyone have Michelin X tires on their Forester?? I am considering putting them on my 99 Forester. Any Thoughts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I've got Michelins that came stock. I'm not sure they are Xs though. Whatever they are they've worked well in mud and two sets have gotten the car to 129,000 with more left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickensheets Posted September 14, 2006 Share Posted September 14, 2006 I've got them on my 97 OBW. I bought the car used at 77k. I now have 112k and the tread looks fine. I have no way of knowing how many miles are on them. Good so far. For me, I will go more aggressive on the tread upon replacement for the occasional offroading. rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeinmd Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 I've had a set (of 5, which I rotated religiously) Michelin X1's on my '99 Forester for 65,000 mi. and 4 1/2 years, which still have considerable tread remaining. Best performing tires I've ever owned. I've owned a LOT of tires. -- George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 George, Like you I just can't complain about these things. I beat heck out of them when I was tuning my suspension and I figured I might get about a year out of them after that. Two years later I'm still wondering when they will have to go. They have to rank among the world's longest lasting tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon38iowa Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 George, Like you I just can't complain about these things. I beat heck out of them when I was tuning my suspension and I figured I might get about a year out of them after that. Two years later I'm still wondering when they will have to go. They have to rank among the world's longest lasting tires. I don't know about the Xs but I recently put Uniroyal Tiger Paws (made by Michelin) on my Forester, Moreover, I am very pleased and wouldn't hesisitate to buy the X tires. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 We had them on one of our 97 OBW's. Excellent all-around tire and surprisingly good in snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commuter Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 If you mean X-Ones, I've had a few sets of them. Put 160,000 km on them on my 97 OB and still had tread left. Excellent all around tire. Not the ultimate in rain or snow (for an all season), but right up there. The X-One is no longer made. I know of the HydroEdge and the Harmony (which I now have), but not of an "X". Commuter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Michelin X is still available in both the US and Canada. It is sold at Costco and Sam's Club if not other dealers. Michelin sometimes adds a name to a tire to prevent the chains and independent dealers from competing directly. For example, the Michelin X One and X Plus were the same tire. http://www.michelinman.com/overview/x_radial_dt/1722.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commuter Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Ah... ok, didn't realize that this is something labeled for specific retailers. In Canada, the Harmony tire is sold thru Canadian Tire stores as the Michelin Destiny. The world of marketing... Commuter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 1) If the tires do not wear out in 40k-(maybe 60k if you drive like grandma) miles - these are crappy tires with plastic instead of rubber and I would not trust them with my life. 2) For the price of Michlens there are typically tons of better and cheaper options. 3) You cannot have 5 tires and rotate them on a Subaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 1) If the tires do not wear out in 40k-(maybe 60k if you drive like grandma) miles - these are crappy tires with plastic instead of rubber and I would not trust them with my life.2) For the price of Michlens [sic] there are typically tons of better and cheaper options. 3) You cannot have 5 tires and rotate them on a Subaru 1. Huh? 2. Describe your choices and experience. The Michelin X has a 740 treadwear UTQG, and an 80,000 mile warranty. I just checked the Michelin X's on one of our minivans. They have 31,000 miles on them and have 8/32nd tread left. New is 11/32nd. The OEM Michelins on our 97 OBW's lasted 57,000 and 55,000 miles and were not worn out when replaced (Winter was coming). That's as much as double what people have gotten wit hthe Gen II and Gen III OEM tires. The Michelin X and X One replacements were replaced with 5/32nd tread remaining after 60,000 miles. The Michelin HydroEdge we replaced those with at 120,000 miles still had over 6/32nd tread remaining when the car was traded in - with 66,000 miles on them. So my experience belies yours. Michelin doesn't always make the best tire in any market category, but they seem to be the most reliable manufacturer for good dry and wet handling and long tread life. I guess that's why they cost more..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 My point is simple - softer tire grips better, but wears out faster. And the other way - the higher is the "tread warranty" number - the more like plastic the tire is, wears out slower, grips worse. Thats all I have to say. And it does not matter if its Michelin or some other brand - if it doesn't loose half the tread in 20-30k I will stay away from them. Anyone else can do whatever they like. Some people run re92 and never complain. Some people never use winter tires, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 So, what exactly are you using for tires and what is your experience with them? You are deriding claims of others, so by all means post your own experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 No tires on your Legacy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 By the way, mine don't say X, they say Weather guard if I remember correctly. They look like Xs so I don't know if this is marketing or what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeinmd Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 dmanaenk, re: 3): You mean I've been delusional for 4 1/2 years? George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 It really depends on what you use your car for. These Michies have enough grip to handle anything I throw at my Forester.On my BMW I currently use Bridgestone S03s as that car requires much more grip. If I was running a WRX as my only car I would want a tire that was up to the power of the WRX. The tires on my Forester need to be up to the super market, Home Depot, and mud and snow on trips. these tires are fine for this car as used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 19, 2006 Share Posted September 19, 2006 Hmm, still no affirmative word from dmanaenk on his tire selections...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 21, 2006 Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hmm, still no affirmative word from dmanaenk on his tire selections...... 8 posts in the last two days - still no word..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranger83 Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 I've been informed via PM that he uses "Kumho Ecsta spt" That's a puzzling choice, since it is not available in the P185/70R14 size of a 1996 Legacy Brighton. Nor is it available in any stock Outback size..... Another internet mystery...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 dum da dum...there are many mysteries on the internet...this is just one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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