lisag

#19 out of 22?? Why would you still choose the Cross Terrains? Are consumer reports wrong? Thx. :o ← When i saw that I thought the same thing - but after reading about tires on this forum i learned that our premium SUV is not like regular SUV's and light trucks - so even though the Michelin's were lower on the list (many didn't make the lsit at all) they are best for our car - would be interesting to see a consumer guide ratiing specifically for tires for premium SUV's. Also - some of the tires on their list do not even come in the size that we need.

I decided on the cross terrains over the LTX's because Sears was currently having an awesome sale on the CT's - bringing the price lower than the LTX's.....same price as tirerack - and able to pick up that day (however, I brought them to my mechanic to install them and do a 4 wheel alignment - which cost more but I knew he would do a good job) - so far so good.

well folks - guess what - the MICHELIN CROSS TERRAINES are now on my car! Thank you all so-ooo much - I've only driven a few miles so far but it seems that these tires and this lexus are like a marriage!

Agree with you on the above - and yes, I may order from tirerack - thanks for the input. Also, I know people in this group c/o about the Bridgestone Duelers H/T's (OE) but they do have a new tire H/L Alenza that is rated very high and recommended at tirerack (but they are presently out of stock also...)

So....now that I want the darn tires I have to wait -not in stock locally - took too long to decide and slipped and sllided in the New England snow today. However, continued doing research and may go with the Toyo Open Country M410's. - but can't find thoses in stock either - over $200 difference in price!!! I can't believe the time I have spent (and wasted) on this project - in the past I never paid any attention to tires. Thanks for the education.

shooot - would you believe that the order never arrived at BJ's - told me to try again next week.....and did anyone ever hear that huge chains llike wholesale clubs get "inferior" tires??? And does it really matter who puts them on and balances them? Wouldn't any reputable shop give staff training and have proper equipment or is there also art and skill involved?

Thanks - I finally made a decision - called around and put aside 4 of the Michelin Cross terrains at BJ's - best price and included road hazard (which I wasn't going to purchase but their price was still lower) and I have time to get them installed tomorrow. I think I may need an alignment, but I will have that done elsewhere (based on my mechanic's recommendation - and he doesn't do alignments). Obsessed over the fact that these tires are so much more expensive than many other brand but.......this is a really nice car! By the way - I think that it is interesting that my mechanic was unable to get a good price on these tires - he basically told me to go for it at BJ's if I wanted Michelins's - he was able to get a good price on almost every other brand!

i guess what I am afraid of with with the suv tires is losing that beautiful luxury Lexus feel! are the Michelin LTX's for luxury vehicles - a Ford Explorer is more of a rugged, real 4WD SUV. And which are more "sedate" - the CT's or LTX's?

Thanks - my mechanic (not a lexus dealer) was recommended the OE tires - asking me if I liked them when they were new (well - I really don't have anything to compare them to - of course I did - I bought the car because I liked the ride!) Anyway - an owner of a tire store was leading me toward the same tires used for OE stating that OE tires are often inferior - they are after market ones sometiimes and that buying them as a replacement many times gives you a bettter product. Anyway - based on this forum and my research I plan on purchasing Michelin CT's or LTX (if I can get them for a decent price), Yokohama Geolanders or Bridgestone Dueler H/L's(suppossed to be similiar to the Michelins). Cooper also makes an all terrain but I think that may be a little too aggressive.and my mechanic doesn't like Cooper's (he did suggest a Mastercraft though which is made by ccoper) The Michelin's are so darn expensive and I've heard they wear out faster and the sides damage easily and something about aluminum rims and rim leaks......but hands down ...I wish didn't start this research - I'm learning more that I want to!

but - if this is really just a luxury AWD stationwagon (raised higher) wouldn't a car tire make more sense than a AWD light truck/ suv tire? Would AWD change the type of tire? Now if someone made (or marketed ) a tire designed for luxury AWD's they would get the market ...michelin is saying that their cross terraine was made for the luxury SUV in mind - is there one out there for ours?

wondering which tires you decided on - can't seem to decide. Are you happy with them?

has anyone tried the Yoko's? A dealer said that he's putting them on all the police cruisers. I'm also tire shopping to replace the original Goodyear Integrities on the RX300. They are terriible in the snow and are worn out at 39,000 mi. I'm looking for a nice quiet luxury ride with safety (snow and ice) in mind. Actually - isn't this vehicle really an all wheel drive CAR, not a true SUV - meaning - should it have SUV tires or CAR tires? I'm going nuts trying to decide if I want to spend the $ for the michelin cross terraine's (remommended by BJ's and Sears) or the Yoko or Toyo - which I am just learning about. Running out of time though, next snow storm is coming!