David Starr

Has anyone in the group tried the Goodyear Assurance Tripletred tires? I'm in
the market for new tires for ny 02 Town Car and am looking for opinions.

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Shayne

Oh yeah!!!! Have had a pair on the front of my '02 Taurus wagon for some
time. Still have a pair of Aquatred 3's on the rear, which will turn into a
pair of Triple-tred's soon enough.

The triple-tred's are great tires. In a really good rain (central Florida),
the car does not start to hydroplane until ~70 mph, unless there's an
amazing amount of standing water. They turn very well and it takes a really
good amount of power to spin them - better grip. The only drawback I've
found is that they tend to track in the road grooves and ruts a bit more
than any other tires I've owned. Overall, I'd definitely recommend them,
especially for the water part. I have not tried the snow/ice feature, and
probably never will.

Tire rack currently has them for $99 each in the 215/60 size.


"David Starr" <davestarr@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> Has anyone in the group tried the Goodyear Assurance Tripletred tires?
> I'm in
> the market for new tires for ny 02 Town Car and am looking for opinions.
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David Starr

On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 04:09:50 GMT, "Shayne" <jinxsm@earthlink.net> wrote:

>Oh yeah!!!! Have had a pair on the front of my '02 Taurus wagon for some
>time. Still have a pair of Aquatred 3's on the rear, which will turn into a
>pair of Triple-tred's soon enough.
>
>The triple-tred's are great tires. In a really good rain (central Florida),
>the car does not start to hydroplane until ~70 mph, unless there's an
>amazing amount of standing water. They turn very well and it takes a really
>good amount of power to spin them - better grip. The only drawback I've
>found is that they tend to track in the road grooves and ruts a bit more
>than any other tires I've owned. Overall, I'd definitely recommend them,
>especially for the water part. I have not tried the snow/ice feature, and
>probably never will.

Thanks for the info. How's the tread wear?

I'm in Michigan, so I'll have a chance to check out the snow & ice traction this
winter.

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Shayne

So far, they seem to be doing very well. I have, conservatively, ~9,000
miles on them, and by looking at them, you'd never know. Treadwear is
listed at 740...


"David Starr" <davestarr@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 23 Oct 2005 04:09:50 GMT, "Shayne" <jinxsm@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>>Oh yeah!!!! Have had a pair on the front of my '02 Taurus wagon for some
>>time. Still have a pair of Aquatred 3's on the rear, which will turn into
>>a
>>pair of Triple-tred's soon enough.
>>
>>The triple-tred's are great tires. In a really good rain (central
>>Florida),
>>the car does not start to hydroplane until ~70 mph, unless there's an
>>amazing amount of standing water. They turn very well and it takes a
>>really
>>good amount of power to spin them - better grip. The only drawback I've
>>found is that they tend to track in the road grooves and ruts a bit more
>>than any other tires I've owned. Overall, I'd definitely recommend them,
>>especially for the water part. I have not tried the snow/ice feature, and
>>probably never will.
>
> Thanks for the info. How's the tread wear?
>
> I'm in Michigan, so I'll have a chance to check out the snow & ice
> traction this
> winter.
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David Starr

On Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:45:24 GMT, "Shayne" <jinxsm@earthlink.net> wrote:

>So far, they seem to be doing very well. I have, conservatively, ~9,000
>miles on them, and by looking at them, you'd never know. Treadwear is
>listed at 740...

I got a set today. The ride's a bit stiffer, and steering is a lot more
positive feeling. Tread wear warranty is 80,000. I'm in no rush to find out,
but they look like they'll be ok in snow.

Thanks for the input.

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