I am pretty sure I'll be replacing the OEM tires at the end of summer with a better, safer, quieter all-season tire.

Check out two new LRR tires that promise big advances in ride, handling, wet traction, and fuel efficiency: Bridgestone Ecopia EP200 and Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max.

 

Cool, hadn't heard of those...hope they come in the right size or one close to it.

 

For the Fuel Max's, it looks like 185/60R15 or even 195/60R15 would work and are almost exact matches. I wonder how much clearance there is to go with a slightly wider tire - anyway, with either size/brand, having a little more width is good in my opinion.

 

...anyway, with either size/brand, having a little more width is good in my opinion.

As long as you don't mind the fuel economy ding, maybe.

 

I just bought Goodyear Integrity size 175/65-14 for $57 from Tirerack. Tires are almost the same size. Goodyear: 14lbs, 22.9 diameter, 5.4 tread width vs RE-92 in 165 size : 13 lbs, 22.5 diameter, 5 tread width. Tirerack has them for $75. The Goodyears are also rated at 460AB vs Bridgestone's 260AB. No question the RE-92s give good gas mileage but thats all. I drive in the snow, rain and want a long lasting good handling tire. We will see if the Goodyears are any good.

 

I just bought Goodyear Integrity size 175/65-14 for $57 from Tirerack.

Just curious why you didn't consider the new Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max that is LRR but provides greater grip, especially in wet conditions. The Bridgestone Ecopia is another new tire that claims advances in closing the gap between LRR and standard tires while improving fuel savings over earlier LRR tires.

 

I wanted and looked for the Goodyear Assurance in size 175/65-14 (or 165 either) and did not find any. I wanted to stick to Goodyear or Michelin. Also these were cheap and as a pilot that's important!

 

Onlinetires.com has really good prices for tires in 175/65-14 sizes. Down in the $30s. OEM RE-92s are cheap also. Are these guys any good? Any experience?

 

Nokian WR-G2s are what I used to replace my other Dunop SP-31s and they made a night and day difference. The Nokians are great in rain and snow with no notable drop in mileage.

 

Sorry, i thought this was for 1st generation

 

Cooper CS4s have an excellent reputation at a better price than most Yokos and Bridgestones..

 

Insight II Tires

Anyone notice a change in tire/road noise in moving to different tires on the Insight II? I've been able to experience the huge difference in tire/road noise lately as a local 4 lane road is getting repaved, so one lane has a very rough texture and the other is new/smooth so at 60 mph one can change lanes and hear the difference....just amazing. I will be looking into some sound deadening/absorbing/insulation treatments this fall. The Civic high-end audio guys have done a fair amount of work in this area.
-Ken

 

Discount Tires says

We actually carry a Pirelli P3000 in stock at our location that is the P175/65R15, and is a very good tire for wet and snowy conditions. The tire is also very long lasting, being rated at 85,000 miles. This would be my first recommendation, staying with the stock size. I believe Honda discourages changing sizes on that vehicle. There are also other tires available that I could order if you chose to do so, but not very many.

Any suggestions?