I'll look harder for the Generals. I think they are more common up North.E Showell wrote:I used to run nothing but Michelins. Not anymore. They wear like iron, but the tread gets really hard and they lose wet weather and snow grip when the tread hardens up. General Altimax for me (although they discontinued the Altimax). The are about 2/3 the price of the Michelins and give much better traction over a decent service life.
My V70 is sort of a rolling tank to get me to and from work. I really dont care a lot about performance. The V70 is 18 years old and sort of a lead sled. So, its not capable of great performance. Reliability and low cost of operation are the only two things I hope to get out of this car. I don't need Michelin quality tires anymore - I bought them when my daughter was driving it. I need something that will last about 65000 miles, not make a lot of noise and will channel away water very effectively. We get downpour rainstorms in Atlanta that often leave a lot of water on the highways. I've hydroplaned one time and never want to repeat that again - no control at all.
