Sumitomo HTRZ II

Price Paid:  $95.00 from sears

Year / Model Reviewed:
2009 sumitomo 195 60 15

Strengths:
look nice and ride nice

Weaknesses:
rubber to soft

Summary:
I bought these tires just over a year ago for my wifes car which does not get alot of miles on it and allready the front tires, tread is pretty much gone and whorn evenly. front wheel drive 1996 volvo 850

Price Paid:  $0.00

Year / Model Reviewed:
2007 HTRZ 2 225/45/ZR17

Strengths:
Decent grip on both wet and dry pavement.

Weaknesses:
Very loud "howling" noise after several thousand miles.
The tires become "feathered" after short use.

Summary:
By know means are these cheap tires. Although they are not the most expensive either. The fact is, for the money, they suck! I would not recommend them to anyone. There are far better tires for the performance and the price. Don't be fooled with mock write ups, these tires suck big time!

Overall Rating
 1 of 5

Value Rating
 1 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.64 of 5, 11.00 votes

Price Paid:  $381.00 from THE TIRE RACK

Year / Model Reviewed:
 Sumitomo HTR Z II

Strengths:
looks nice, but looks are not everything

Weaknesses:
apparently the entire tire

Summary:
My husband bought these tires for me back in November and we had them put on in December. So for a total of 4 months the tire was nice road well, smooth and looked great until today....3/12/09... I was on my way to work and the left rear tire side wall came completely apart from the rest of the tire.I was so pissed that I could have gotten in an accident. My husband said he thought he might have seen a bubble in the wheel the night before but it was dark so he couldn't tell (he probably should have check). My husband asked me if I hit anything, which I didn't. I am going to write a letter to anyone who will listen and try to get my money back.

Price Paid:  $400.00 from Sears, Plattsburgh,

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Honda Accord

Strengths:
quite tire, handles good

Weaknesses:
bubbles on side

Summary:
I purchased 4 sumitomo tires size 15...for summer use only. They have about 25.000.00 miles at most. Within the last 4 weeks 3 of them have bubbled and flatten during interstate driving. I am an excellent driver. I hit nothing. I will say that sears gave me two new tires...at no cost...tomorrow I bring in the other...but I prefer to have quality and not have flats on interstates. Won't buy again

Price Paid:  $800.00 from Sears Auto Center

Year / Model Reviewed:
2004 Jetta GLI

Strengths:
Dry handling, styling, price point

Weaknesses:
Poor wet handling, road noise

Summary:
These are the first set of tires i have purchased for this vehicle. compared to other tires in my 225 40 18 size these were at a desrible price. They have amazing dry condition handling and have a very aggresive look to them, awesome feel and stabibilty at high speeds. Only beef i have with these tires is wet handling, and road noise. Under hard cornering and acceleration in the rain vehicle wants to slip, and going between 15-35 miles an hour vehicle sounds like it has super swampers on it, a little loud, but a very nice tire indeed.

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Goodyear Eagle F1