Tire suggestions for Wife's new Mini van

[JeremyCampbell]

Took on a used mini van purchase from a dealer today for the wife and kids.Tires look fine but I'm worried about the tires not being able to perform well for traction over winter.Any tire suggestions that will get the job done.Not worried so much on cost, mostly quality.Winter is a long way so I have plenty of time to decide which tires will work best.

2002 Dodge Caravan,Thanks

[delcecchi]

I love Michellins (probably spelled that wrong)

[BartmanMN]

Our Honda Odyssey is a tire killer since it is heavy. We are having really good luck with these.Goodyear Assurance ComforTred, which I ordered from Discount Tire.

The previous tires (can't recall model) lasted about 2 yeasr, which I was not pleased with since we do not put that many miles on.

[Jeremy airjer W]

I'll second the comfortreds with a sidebar that you will likely not get the mileage out of them that you should.

The assurance tripletreads, also from Goodyear, is another option. I had both on our town and country and preferred the ride of the tripletreads but the comfortreds had better snow traction, IMO.

[JeremyCampbell]

Il have to do some reading on the comfortreads.Thanks

[JOHNBIGDOG]

Triple tread work great on my 500 and my tdi jetta.

Short of getting dedicated summer/winter tires.

I would suggest getting the alignment checked too. Wont hurt if your spending good money on tires, you want em to last

[18 inch Crappie]

comfortreads

This is all I run now on my Sennia and Equinox, best tire out there. Rotate and ballance every 7k and you will get 80k out of them. I am on my 4th set

[1968]

Boy did everyone overlook the obvious. Quality over cost with winter in mind, go Blizzak. NOT ONE all season tire can touch them for winter traction. There are cheaper snows that will still outperform all seasons too. General make a good snow tire for the money.

The only bad thing is, to make it cost effective you need a spare set of rims and space to store them. Otherwise you pay for mount and balance twice a year.

If you go all season, pay attention to siping. More=better

[Gus]

We put cooper CS4 tourings on our mini van. It handled very well in my opinion and they rode great. Our street is one of the last plowed and my wife never had any problems getting in our out the last 2 winters. They lasted at least what the warranty was for. I would have purchased another set if we didn't get rid of the van a month ago.

[JeremyCampbell]

Thanks again.Im planning the New tire switch in the fall.With her and the two kids always going somewhere everyday, driving on icy/snowy conditions,it's worth the extra money.

[nobody05]

uniroyal... tiger paws. fantastic wear and fair priced.

[Jeremy airjer W]

As much as I like the tiger paws, I have them on the Saturn and they are the second set I have owned over the years, I would not recommend them on the caravan unless you don't care about the ride. They tend to be a squirley tire, for the lack of a better word. You can feel the roll of the tire more in the corners than a higher end tire. I'm guessing most people wouldn't notice or care but it is kind of a surprise the first time you drive on them.

[sunniewally]

+1 on the tiger paws

[Dave S]

General Altimax RT43. I put a set on my Tiguan last winter and they've been great. Excellent price point also.

[delcecchi]

I guess one big factor is budget. As far as I am concerned, Michelin are best but they run somewhat higher. Wife's honda has CX4 from FF and they work fine, but she doesn't put many miles on the car. Her Michelins died of old age.

[Jeremy airjer W]

If you have not pulled the trigger on new tires yet the paramount goodyears are having there state fair super tire sale. Buy 3 get 1 free, up to $100. Plus there are manufacturers rebates on some tires. Might be worth a call to get a quote. It's a little bit of a drive bit if you happen to be in the area.... Or they may even do a buy now install later for you.