Viro
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- City, State
- Leamington, Ontario
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2004 Sport Trac XLT 4x4
So been cruising around Tire Rack reading on some reviews and got some prices on :
1.) General Grabber HTS
2.) Michelin Latitude Tour
3.) Michelin LTX M/S
Where I'm getting the tires there is a $30 difference in total between the two Michelins....and obviously the Generals are a bit cheaper.....but by going by Tire Rack the Generals rank #1 with the Latitudes 3rd and LTX 8th.
The tires are for my 04 Sport Trac XLT 4x4 and where I'm at I do see light snow at times in the winter with usually one (maybe two) 1' snowfall dumpers but that's usually it so I do need an all season that's decent when the snow adds up but great when it rains etc.
I originally was going to decide with the LTX M/S's but with such a minimal difference in price to the the Latitudes to finding the Generals are #1 on Tirerack, I'm a little stumped as to what I should go with.
I know the LTX's are the popular tire but I don't always like to follow the crowd. I also know the Generals most likely won't have the life of the Michelins but I 'may or may not' have the truck long enough to worry about replacing the tires again (I may own it for 5 years but I only put on 10000kms or so on my truck a year given the fact we have two vehicles in the house). That being said, I still don't mind paying the extra money if I'm going to see a big difference in driveability, reduced road noise etc. The Latitudes claim lower gas mileage as well.....
Anyways, any advice?
1.) General Grabber HTS
2.) Michelin Latitude Tour
3.) Michelin LTX M/S
Where I'm getting the tires there is a $30 difference in total between the two Michelins....and obviously the Generals are a bit cheaper.....but by going by Tire Rack the Generals rank #1 with the Latitudes 3rd and LTX 8th.
The tires are for my 04 Sport Trac XLT 4x4 and where I'm at I do see light snow at times in the winter with usually one (maybe two) 1' snowfall dumpers but that's usually it so I do need an all season that's decent when the snow adds up but great when it rains etc.
I originally was going to decide with the LTX M/S's but with such a minimal difference in price to the the Latitudes to finding the Generals are #1 on Tirerack, I'm a little stumped as to what I should go with.
I know the LTX's are the popular tire but I don't always like to follow the crowd. I also know the Generals most likely won't have the life of the Michelins but I 'may or may not' have the truck long enough to worry about replacing the tires again (I may own it for 5 years but I only put on 10000kms or so on my truck a year given the fact we have two vehicles in the house). That being said, I still don't mind paying the extra money if I'm going to see a big difference in driveability, reduced road noise etc. The Latitudes claim lower gas mileage as well.....
Anyways, any advice?