Anyone want to recommend quieter tires for the VUE? I like my 2004 a lot - it drives really well, et cetera - but the tires are just plain LOUD, especially on some of the poor-quality concrete roadbeds in the SF Bay Area. I'm wondering if a change of tires will quiet the ride some, or if it's just something I'll have to live with.
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Consumer Reports rates tires quite frequently. Check it out at the library. The only problem is that some tires get hard and noisier overtime...... like some Goodyear Eagles LS that I got rid of.
My independent Goodyear dealer, who's been around seemingly forever, sold me some Goodyear something-or-others. Problem was that they are a very soft rubber to dampen noise and they wore out in maybe 20,000 miles. Since they had a higher rubber content, they also cost maybe twice as much as most other tires. They were a lot quieter and they gripped far better than the harder rubber Michelin's on the vehicle now. The heat also takes its toll on the softer rubber tires should you venture into the Valley in the summer. There's a trade-off there somewhere.
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You might try checking out this site . . .
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