Reasonable Pricing on Michelin LTX MS2

Hi Guys,

I just wanted to get some reference info. I just bought 4 Michelin LTX MS2 for $191 per tire at Discount Tire. I had some Hankooks on that I liked but they wore out and thought I would try the Michelins this time. They are 265/70/17 on a Envoy XUV.

DT is having a sale so I recieved a $100 rebate and then I paid with their tire card, additional $60 rebate with no interest for 9 months and I am going to get a little back on the Hankooks that wore out prematurely.

Total cost $905.45 installed.

I needed tires and don't really have time to scour the earth for the deal of the century, just wanted to know if this was reasonable for this product.

I will post my thought on the tire after I ride on them for awhile.

Thanks,
Griff

I need to pull the takeoff Michelins from my truck out of the garage storage and put them, on CL...

If they're been out of the sun for 10 years, are they still good?

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Originally Posted by brutal

I need to pull the takeoff Michelins from my truck out of the garage storage and put them, on CL...

If they're been out of the sun for 10 years, are they still good?

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Check for cracking-I believe they do dry out.

I went with the same tire to replace the previous generation LTX MS that I finally wore out on my Tahoe. I shopped around and went with Discount. I may have been able to manage a few bucks off here or there, but I get great service at my local store.

My previous set were raised white letter and I wanted blackwall. The blackwall price was higher. I went with the cheaper tire and they asked if I wanted them mounted with the white letters on the inside or outside...so I got blackwalls anyway.

That price is reasonable. You're really going to love those tires! I really noticed the improved snow performance, which is amazing since the previous generation was so good.

costco is your best deal.

I bought a set of these a while back, and had looked at both Discount and Costco. Costco didn't have the exact match, but they have another tire that is almost identical (apparently they have to re-brand some of the most popular tires to avoid competition, but they were basically the same tire). Honestly, I don't remember which I went with because they were both a good deal.

You can always check tirerack.com for prices (looks like approx $184 per tire delivered), but keep in mind they usually don't include install and balancing, etc. like a local shop would.

I think that price sounds very reasonable.

Yeah I checked tire rack when I put my set on this fall and by the time your figure shipping and mount and balance and disposal the local shop/ discount tire was the same or a little better.

I pick up my tires from tirerack.com at their Denver warehouse (no shipping). Last time was a set of trailer tires.

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Originally Posted by Gman

That price is reasonable. You're really going to love those tires! I really noticed the improved snow performance, which is amazing since the previous generation was so good.

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G, I hope so, I'm curious how they will perform, they always get good reviews

2XS, I didn't think of Cosco

When combined with manufacturer and DT rebates, plus no-interest financing, I've never found a better deal at Costco over DT. I don't even shop around any longer...always just go to DT and they treat me right.

I've never had the MS2...but I had a set of A/T 2s on a 3/4 ton truck and they were fantastic. Plus they were warranted for 60k miles.

I just put a set of Goodyear Duratracs on my truck about 1200 miles ago. Great in the snow but pretty loud. I'll have to see how they wear on a heavy truck.

That's a reasonable price, I got mine at DT as well. Best tires I've ever had, great ride, much quieter than other tires I've had.

I have to say the Guys at the Tower Rd DT had great customer service. They said the sale was only today and tomorrow, I couldn't bring the truck in so they let me buy them today, they even looked up all the info and returned my call all set up so I didn't have to hang on the phone, and are going to put them on next week when I get back in town. It was completely painless.

i think they did a good job, so far.
Griff

Those Michelins are the best all around truck tires on the market, IMO. I'm on my 5th set, the last of which cost about $902 total at Sam's, for 265x65 17. Now at 163K miles on the '03 Tundra. The OEM Dunlop were good for only 22K miles but I've gotten about 32-36K from the Michelins, which is remarkable given the roads, my loads, and the way I drive.

BTW, I did buy a previous set at Discount Tire when Sam's was out of stock, and their price was very close. Last summer though, Sam's beat them by $40 at the GJ stores.

Brutal.
Rule of thumb is after five years they start to become unsafe. Somewhere on the tires is a date code that tells when they were made.

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Originally Posted by brutal

I need to pull the takeoff Michelins from my truck out of the garage storage and put them, on CL...

If they're been out of the sun for 10 years, are they still good?

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No, Not good by most standards. The last four digits of the DOT number is the week and year of manufacture. I thought I read somewhere that store were going to stop working on or repairing a tire if it is past a certain age. That said, I'd use them if they were not cracked or weathered. Fact is there are some obsolete sizes of tires that are only made every few years. That means the tire may be 5 years old before it is even installed.

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Originally Posted by laportecharlie

Brutal.
Rule of thumb is after five years they start to become unsafe. Somewhere on the tires is a date code that tells when they were made.

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I heard it was 8 years, but either way, the info on that is very true.

MS2's USED to be much better. I'm sorry to say that you will probably experience less miles on recent sets of these. It's not just our shop, but other shops in fleet situations like us. Perhaps in lighter duty vehicles that are not aggressively driven, you still MIGHT get decent mileage out of 'em, but I wouldn't buy them. We've heard that Michelin is aware of the problem on those tires, and will be fixing it.

Those tires used to be bad ass, I hope they get it back they way it was. Good luck.

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Originally Posted by Otterbatcat

I heard it was 8 years, but either way, the info on that is very true.

MS2's USED to be much better. I'm sorry to say that you will probably experience less miles on recent sets of these. It's not just our shop, but other shops in fleet situations like us. Perhaps in lighter duty vehicles that are not aggressively driven, you still MIGHT get decent mileage out of 'em, but I wouldn't buy them. We've heard that Michelin is aware of the problem on those tires, and will be fixing it.

Those tires used to be bad ass, I hope they get it back they way it was. Good luck.

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This is concerning!!

I'm sorry, Griff. We stopped buying them about a year and a half ago. Our vehicles and similar fleets are 10,000 lb cars though, driven like stolen taxi cabs....we were lucky to get 15K / 17K miles out of them, whether O.E.M. or the first sets of replacements.

We got 25K / 30K out of the old formula on the same vehicles. I put the old MS on my ex wifes Escape, and they're awesome....I think the first set went over 60K.