Can someone recommend tires for a 98 Civic HX?

My criteria are

Purchase price
Tread life
Rolling resistance

Ya, I know.

I had some Toyo Ultra 800's that didn't last too long but were supposed
to have a long tread life. As a matter of fact, they wore out much, much
sooner than the tires that came on the car when I bought it new. So,
after pondering the
stains on the kitchen table, I thought I would make the primary criteria
price
next tread life, and,
hoping for miracles, lastly rolling resistance.
(or was it tread life and then price?)

Hmmm. I'll have to see if I can find out what Honda put on them in 98.

jim beam wrote:

my 98 civic lx came with Firestone FR680 P185 65R14s.

They sucked ass. Only lasted 60000kms or 37000mi.

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ecarecar wrote:
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Some organization or government agency has a tread-life rating which goes
from ??? to 800. How reliable is that? In my experience it was not a good
predictor. Consumer Reports had an article on tires, and their results
did NOT
correspond well with that tread-life rating.

loewent via CarKB.com wrote:

ecarecar wrote:
Based on the most recent Consumer Reports test it looks like the Kumho
Solus KH16 is the tire which best meets your criteria. Have a look at
the November 2006 issue in your local library.

John

I would agree, treadwear is not the greatest indicator. As with EPA fuel
economy estimates, treadlife estimates are subject to standard tests based on
a certain set of driving condtions. if your driving regimen is not the same
as the standard, your treadlife will be different than the estimate.

ecarecar wrote:
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I found a report that is even more on target. Almost none of the tires
in the 2006
report will fit on a Civic.

Instead, see the November 2005 issue.

I'm going to get the Dayton Grenadier PLE.

John Horner wrote: