Tires MICHELIN or Kumho

My last set of Michelins were considerably more comfortable, quieter, grippier, and a lot more confidence inspiring. To top it off, wear wise, they were the longest lasting tyres I've had as well, actually making it good value.

X-Ice Snows are insanely good in the snow and ice

My first set I bought were Michelin cross climate 2s they were pretty expensive I think like $1,000 for the set but I got like 65-70,000 miles out of them and and probably could have gotten more but I got got an unrepairable flat and just replaced them all.

I have Michelin crossclimate 2's and they make a huge difference and really unlock the capabilities of the cars.

X ICE SNOW, I have them on a Mazda SUV, had several German cars but the X ICE snow is a very good tire. It does wear quickly though.

Aus meiner Erfahrung und der von einigen Bekannten, sind die Michelin Cross Climate 2 absolute top choice. Das Geld ist gut investiert.

My wife has over 50k miles on a set of Michelin CrossClimate2 tires on her Impreza and they still have a good amount of tread on them.

I put new tires on it at 27,000 miles. Michelin all weather and they have worn no different from front to back, side to side. I keep up with rotation and haven’t had any odd wear.

I have the Michelin Pilot Sport 4 All Seasons on my 22s. They work ok, also a bit noisier. Not 100% in the snow, but get the job done.

Tires (Kumho Ecsta LX Platinum) were installed 6/25/2024 @ 151,xxx miles (with receipts). Manufactured date is May 2023. Currently, car has 165,xxx miles. As you can see, the two front (now rotated to rear) tires are bald! The other two tires have a normal amount of tread remaining however. I was running about 1° of camber front and rear, and explains why the inside is more worn, but doesn't explain the overall accelerated wear that occurred only on the fronts. I also have an alignment report showing only the front left Toe is out of spec (-0.39° measured vs. +/-0.08 spec).

In my opinion, this would fall under the warranty via excessive/premature tire wear, but of course I imagine any shop would fuss about the lack of rotation. To make matters worse, I purchased and installed these tires at Walmart, which I'm now learning isn't an authorized Kumho installer and Kumho's warranty form says they must be installed by an authorized installer. However, Walmart's own listing for the tires says it's covered by a 50k mile tread life warranty (see last photo).