I am trying to make a decision by tomorrow on a set of 4 replacement
tire for my 2000 Outback. I was due to replace the original Wilderness
tires in October and a road hazard on the highway punctured a sidewall
today so I need to do the replacement tomorrow.

I live in Connecticut and need an all season tire that is good in the
snow and hopefully will not hydra-plane on wet highways as much as the
Wilderness tires did.

Any suggestions by owners? I have read good and bad things about the
Michelin Hydra Edge, MXV4 Plus, Pilot, and the Bridgestone Potenza
RE950. A local salesmen was telling me that the Toyo Proxes TPT were
better than the Michelin MXV4 Plus.

I thought I was going to have more time to make a decision.

Andy
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Look a www.tirerack.com where you will find much info on tires and owner
comments. I run Michelins Xones on my 2000 Forester with great results here
in rainy SW Florida. eddie
<atodzia (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

I had the Michelin MX4 (not the V plus, though the tread design is similar)
on my 99 Camry. The Michelins were terrible in the snow, and not real great
on damp roads (low traction).

<atodzia (AT) cox (DOT) net> wrote

atodzia (AT) cox (DOT) net wrote in message news:<4pqslv4ke5pe291dab7s7di173pofg5smp (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>...
Hello Andy

Had Michelin XOne on my previous car and they were fantastic in the
rain, very comfortable, handled well and wore very well (about half
gone after ~50000km). Great tires for summer, never tried them in
winter up here in Canada.

Nicolas

Thanks to everyone that answered. I looked at Consumer Reports and
they gave the MXV4 Plus very high ratings, including stopping on ice
and hydra-planing. I have seen mixed comments on this tire, maybe
because there were a few versions and they have been improving on the
original MX4V model.

I ended up getting this tire because all the tires in this category
had compromises, but this tire seemed the best bet. The Potenza 950
looked good except for the terrible snow performance.

I looked at the Hydra and although it looked like a good water tread
design, I couldn't imagine it being a great snow tread. It also is not
an H rated tire, I think it was a T.

Time will tell.

The last 2 years the original Wilderness tires were terrible at
stopping in the snow, unless it was extremely dry snow. I am hoping
these tires are better than the Wilderness at stopping, and I am
talking about stopping gradually from a speed of 15 or 20 mph.

Andy

On 10 Sep 2003 07:04:56 -0700, nicolasouebe (AT) hotmail (DOT) com (Nicolas Dore)
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