Tires MICHELIN or Firestone

I’d go with the Michelin Defenders. I bought a set of Michelin X Tour A/S 2s (Costco version of Defender 2s) back in April 2023, and after almost 3 years and 70k miles, there’s still plenty of tread left on them. They’ve lasted twice as long as my previous tires now, even with regular rotations.

Michelin defender 2 easily out of those options. It has been a tire that has consistently lasted over 80k miles in 4 of my families vehicles, all with different drivers but regular rotations at Costco. Also has very low rolling resistance so youll save fuel.

I had a 1999 Explorer and had it at the dealer for an oil change. While it was there word came down from Ford: if it\u2019s an Explorer with Firestone tires, switch to Goodyear! So, for about $40 I got an oil change and 5 new tires (including the spare). Best deal I ever got on a car!

With the right tires your golden. Michelin Cross climate are top tier for light snow like this.

If snow tires are an overkill for you just replace OEM tires with Michelin CrossClimate 2. Those will be enough.

The easiest answer is to just get a set of the Michelin Cross Climate 2s (or similar 3-peak all-weathers).

Winter tires are best for you.

* Michelin Cross Climate 2 (I can vouch for these)

My go-to winters are Michelin X-Ice Snow they’re stupid good on ice, stay soft in deep cold, and don’t get noisy like some of the cheaper winter tires do.

In the past I always used Blizzaks. Had some Firestone Winterforce years ago, didn\u2019t mind them either.

Every Michelin I've owned has been too loud for me.