General Tire Altimax HP

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2006 Honda CRV SE

Summary:
The General Altimax HP tires have one major problem - extremely bad quality. I ordered 5 tires for my wife's Honda CRV (1 as a spare), and the right front tire appeared to be a pulling tire - the car was pulling to the right. Tirerack replaced it, meanwhile I did about a 1000 miles on these tires without any problems. Then I put a spare to right front - and it appeared to be a pulling tire, too! 2 bad out of 6?! Read other commends about thin sidewall, totally true, and this is probably what leads to the high probability of pulling tires. At that point I realized that if I just replace this tire again, any other one which was not used as a front one yet may be bad, too - so I returned these tires to Tirerack for refund. And here's big MINUS for Tirerack - I had to ship tires back on my own expense, and their refund did not cover the initial shipping costs, neither it covered the fees I paid to the installer. I will NEVER use Tirerack again!!! What for? To save money on tires by pay separately for shipping and mounting? Any local tire company like American Tires/Discount Tires/Big O Tires/etc sells tires for a bit higher price BUT the installation and lifetime rotation/balancing is included. Once I had a problem with new tires I bought for my BMW from All American Tires, they found the bad tire and replaced it the same day, no cost to me. And they CARED. Versus the "tirerack recommended installer" I used - when I came to them with pulling tire stuff, they clearly showed they do not care a bit. Conclusions: NO for General, NO for Tirerack.

Oh, and I bought Michelins Hydroedge from a local tire company to replace those and am really HAPPY with that - no problems at all. Don't waste your time and money on buying these cheap tires. My lesson was learned hard.

Strengths:
none

Weaknesses:
BAD quality

Similar Products Used:
Michelin Hydroedge - it rocks! Highly recommended.

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2008 general altimax hp

Summary:
These are bad tires to own for winter driving. They are pleasant on the dry/wet Interstate, but are really not meant for snow at all.

Strengths:
Interstate driving/quiet/Wet conditions.

Weaknesses:
Snow/Ice

Price Paid:  $88.00 from Canadian Tire

Year / Model Reviewed:
2008 HP

Summary:
The tires provide good traction in all conditions, especially in rainy weather.

Strengths:
They provide a good grip and a smooth ride. The outer wall design is attractive.

Weaknesses:
N/A