I bought an 07 Murano S in December and we've had a lot of snow here. The dealership put the Firestone Destination LE tires on it and at least when new, they've been very good. Decent traction and not noisy on the highway.

In the first 60 days, the Destination LE tires are a big thumbs up! My experience: traction dry, excellent; traction wet/snow, good; handling, very good. I like a responsive tire and the LE responds well to inputs. Noise on bare pavement, good.

Good idea to check Tirerack.com for reviews of any tire you're looking at - you'll get a lot of information. It appears the LE is one of the better tires in that category.

I haven't driven the Long Trail TA tires, but they are popular, they have good reviews at Tire Rack and I've had excellent service from every BFG tire I've owned. Also, Sam's Club carries Long Trail TAs (may be able to special order your size) and usually has excellent prices.

The Goodyear Fortera TripleTred appears to be the top-rated tire in that size, but at tire Rack they're $58 more per tire than the firestones. We do have TripleTreds on my wife's '94 BMW 325i and they are outstanding tires.

 

yeah i really like/want the trippletreads...but are way too pricey for me... money is really tight right now

 

I think the Firestones are a darn good tire - I'm perfectly happy with them.

 

I've been seriously considering the Cooper CS4 followed by the Kumho KR21. After reading this thread, I might do a bit of research on the Firestones. I have a coupon from Firestone that lasts through the weekend for tires at cost + $1.

Anyone happen to have experience with more than one of those tires?

 

I've got the KR21..... so far its a nice tire... quiet and great on dry pavement.

 

yeah i have been looking EVERYWHERE for kohmo tires but there out of stock and back ordered from 5 to 8 weeks... and i can't wait that long!!! my tires are are realllllllly bad... and seeing what happen to afflicted im not going to mess around and wait!!! so tomorow morning i am buying/installing the BF Goodrich's

 

I've got the KR21..... so far its a nice tire... quiet and great on dry pavement.

Any experience with them in snow?

 

I bought the Cooper CS4's back in November, 2009, for $450 installed (all four, and after $100 pep boys rebate, and $50 cooper rebate). We've had bad/poor weather in the chicago area, and the MO just plows through all of it. We've been down to st. louis, and i will say that the road noise was minimal with these tires. I'm very happy with this purchase, and would recommend these tires!!

 

i got the BFG's installed today... and i am really impressed... compared to the GY's LE's

 

i got the BFG's installed today... and i am really impressed... compared to the GY's LE's

This is the tire I am gonna get later this year. Could you please update on your experience with it. Road noise vs the eagle. How much did you get it for and where? Thanks.

nitely

 

hey Nitely, i purchased them at Burlington tire... i paid 900 and change for them.... balanced, installed.. with waranty, and free rotation every 10km,

.. so far i find them REALLY quiet .... on the way home from the shop(roads were pretty wet)... i gave it quite a bit of gas from red lights and the tires spun... but i might have something to do with my AWD not working cause i need to replace my ABS sensor.

with my GY le's i felt every bump in the road even little cracks... and i find the same thing with my new BFG"S just not as bad, but i think it might be my shocks

i will most definitely keep you posted when i get more Km's on them

 

I was checking the price of that tire it was around $145/tire plus $15/tire for installation/road hazard-costco. $693.12 with vegas tax. 5 years warranty on road hazard, and pro rated credit on non repairable tires. Yours is kinda higher if Canadian dollar is 1.062=1 US. Only thing about costco is that you have to order and wait for about 5 days or so--- needs $15/tire deposit--or something like that. We have this All Tire shop 1.5 miles from home and all they have in stock for murano size is the falken tires.

 

Any experience with them in snow?

They seem OK/average, we just have not had much swow here since I've gotten them..... with the tread wear rating on these babies I wasn't expecting much in wet traction. When dry they do hold very nicely.

 

We got another snowfall last night and I'm reminded that the front>back stability of the Firestones is good, but it does seem to go sideways more easily than the Goodyear Wranglers did on my Blazer. Of course, the Wranglers are more of a traction tire and less of an all-season.

Main issue with the basic Wranglers (there are lots of different models) is that they are maybe a 30K mile tire. Don't cost much, but don't last as long.

 

i can't wait for the first snow fall(seems like we won't even get one) to test out the BFG's although the oe GY's were pretty good... i remember last year driving to New York, we were at the border and i drove in a wrong lane... so instead of reversing i just drove threw a 3 foot snow drift to get in the next row... and i didn't get stuck at all.. (first time traveling in my MO)

 

My friend in BC said its a mild winter. They might need to import some snow for the winter olympics.

 

My friend in BC said its a mild winter. They might need to import some snow for the winter olympics.

Isn't global warming (and repubs refusing to believe in science) great? I haven't gotten to try out my Coopers in the snow yet this winter either.

 

I know...I was offering my friend our flurries here in vegas a few days ago..but...it just melted within a for a few minutes...LOL.too bad...

 

I was leaning toward the CS4's, but I can get the Destination LE's through the weekend for $50/tire less. I might pull the trigger on those at that price. Or I can get the Bridgestone Alenza for about $10/tire cheaper than the CS4, but that is $40/tire off the normal price.

Decisions.......

 

hey guys, i was looking at the firestone LE's
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Destination+LE

just wondering if anybody had these on their MO

i was also looking at BF Goodrich's

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...el=Long+Trail+T/A+Tour&partnum=365TR8LTTAT&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

just wondering if anybody had these on their MO and how they liked them

I just got the Destination LE's put on today. They had a smoking deal at my local tire shop. I got four new tires, mounted, balanced, alignment, and lifetime road hazard for $590 bucks! I like them better than the stock Goodyear's.

Are there better tires out there, yes. Are there better tires out there for this price, no.

The initial drive was good. I noticed very very slight low hum, but that is because these are less of a passenger tire like the Goodyears and are more like a true truck suv tire without being an AT typr tire.

My dad also has them on his 2003 Trailblazer. He has gotten 55,000 miles on them and the are not down to the tread bars yet. He thinks he can get an easy 60-70k out of them, but will probably replace at 60k because they are not performing as good in the winter weather. He was very satisfied with them which convinced me to try them out. Firestone has a 30day return.

It was either these or another set that cost almost $800.

 

Glad they're working for you. Personally, I'm cheap about tires and seldom spend $100 a corner for them, but when you get into 18-inch tires, it's almost impossible not to end up higher, esp with mounting and balancing.

I have a local Goodyear store where I have a solid relationship - I have ordered tires in lines they don't carry from Tirerack.com and they've installed them from me. They're smart enough to realize that someone is going to make a few $ and create goodwill by installing them for me.

Tirerack has the Destination LEs for $120 each, plus shipping - and then of course you have to find a shop to mount & balance them. They must be popular because only one of their five warehouses has them in stock, and selecting that one would add another $100 in shipping! Add mounting and balancing to that, I'd say that for $590 you did just fine!

 

Glad they're working for you. Personally, I'm cheap about tires and seldom spend $100 a corner for them, but when you get into 18-inch tires, it's almost impossible not to end up higher, esp with mounting and balancing.

I have a local Goodyear store where I have a solid relationship - I have ordered tires in lines they don't carry from Tirerack.com and they've installed them from me. They're smart enough to realize that someone is going to make a few $ and create goodwill by installing them for me.

Tirerack has the Destination LEs for $120 each, plus shipping - and then of course you have to find a shop to mount & balance them. They must be popular because only one of their five warehouses has them in stock, and selecting that one would add another $100 in shipping! Add mounting and balancing to that, I'd say that for $590 you did just fine!

I think I did too, b/c for the $590 got lifetime road hazard, which includes any damage to the tire whether self inflicted (off roading) or hitting a curb, nail, etc. It also includes lifetime balancing and rotation. I also bought a 3-year tire alignment package for $119.00 and that included a free oil change.

They told me any time I come in for the 5,000 mile rotation they would hook it up to check the alignment, and if it needed it they would adjust at no charge for three years/36,000 miles.

The Tires Plus in my area of town has always treated me well and have bought my last 3 sets of tires from them for my cars.

 

I just installed a set of Cooper CS4's on my MO last friday. My original Goodyear Eagle's lasted 61K miles. Not bad for OEM.

The new Cooper's are supposed to last 80K miles. We'll see how they do.

So far they're nice and quiet when compared to the Eagles. They seem to handle the same in dry and wet conditions. My only question now is ice and snow.

 

I think I did too, b/c for the $590 got lifetime road hazard, which includes any damage to the tire whether self inflicted (off roading) or hitting a curb, nail, etc. It also includes lifetime balancing and rotation. I also bought a 3-year tire alignment package for $119.00 and that included a free oil change.

They told me any time I come in for the 5,000 mile rotation they would hook it up to check the alignment, and if it needed it they would adjust at no charge for three years/36,000 miles.

The Tires Plus in my area of town has always treated me well and have bought my last 3 sets of tires from them for my cars.

I would like to rescind my initial assessment. I am taking advantage of Firestone's 30 day money back policy. After 3 weeks and about 1,200 miles, I found the tires to have this annoying echo'ing noise that transmits into the cabin on smooth roads. Tires are balanced, so it must be the truck inspired tread. To be honest they were louder and rougher riding than my 04 MO's Goodyear Eagle LS that have about 25,000 miles on them

I had my tire dealer order a set of the Bridgstone H/L Alenza's. They are about $200 more for the set. Hopefully they are better. Anyone else use the Alenza's?

I personally am biased towards Firestone and Bridgestone b/c they are a client of our company. I know there are other great brands out there, but keeping a steady paycheck is also important

 

I had my tire dealer order a set of the Bridgstone H/L Alenza's. They are about $200 more for the set. Hopefully they are better. Anyone else use the Alenza's?

Good luck getting them - my Firestone dealer ordered Alenza's for me over 3 weeks ago, and I still haven't heard anything. When he called to check on them initially, they didn't even have them in the warehouse - they had to wait for the warehouse to get them from the factory.

I had a coupon from Firestone to get tires for cost + $1, and he said he would still honor the coupon. That took them down from $187 to $150 each. I see that Sears sells them for over $220 each. I could have gotten the LE's for $106/each, and your experience makes me feel better that I decided to go with the Alenza's (if I ever get them).

If I don't get them in the next couple weeks, I may go across the street and get the CS4's or KR21's at Sears.