Tires Nexen or Goodyear

I had a set of Nexen Aria A7's on my GMC Terrain, I got 52,000 miles out of them and they gripped just fine and were quiet. For the money they are a good tire. They are a Korean brand, not some fly-by-night Chinese garbage brand.

All are legit, and I would also vouch for Nexen. I put a set of Aria AH7 on my '19 Fusion, and they are quite nice for the price.

A car I bought had fairly new Nexen tires on it. They lasted 75,000 miles, were quiet, and had decent traction in the rain (Florida).

Duratracs are hands down the most road capable snow and ice all terrains I’ve ever used. Source live in the Adirondack mountains.

I have the Goodyear Ultraterrain tired from discount tire. They are rated for 60k miles and I am at 64k right now and they still have another 10k to go from tread depth

I have 70k on the Goodyear wrangler duratracs and they are hardly showing any wear.

Nexen makes some really good tires... I have used the N5000 Platinum and Plus, and the Roadian HTX and they have been excellent...

If your car feels like it’s bouncing/bobbing sideways (I’m guessing that’s what you mean by “bubbling”), it’s probably due to the softer material used on the winter tires. I’m running a set of Goodyear Assurance WeatherReady and they show the same behavior. The effect will less noticeable eventually as the tire passes the break-in period.

Is it the Goodyear Assurance Finesse tires? Those are hot garbage. Mine only lasted around 28,000 miles before they needed to be replaced.

IMO those tires were bottom of the barrel. I would just replace.