Cooper versus Hankook
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I bought a set of Hancooks ATs for a Ford F150 i used to own. Excellent tire. Road great, handled well. Were quiet and wore excellent. I'd buy them again if i needed a set
I know I'm late to this party but I have Hancooks on 2 of my cars and really like them. I was running Michelins and found that "you get what you pay for" is not a 100% pure statement. I don't buy GoodYear anymore either. I've tried Coopers, Continentals, Yokohama's and Hancooks. For daily driver these are all good. If you have them on a performance car, I'd a little more careful with the specific model and not just the brand.
As a follow-up to this thread, I ended up buying the Hancook‘s and so far do not regret it. They are every bit as good as the Coopers regarding traction in the rain and snow. They offer a good ride with no balance issues. Time will tell if they wear well... so far I’m impressed. The concept of you get what you pay for is not true in this case. For years I was paying too much for Michelin‘s...
The concept of you get what you pay for was never said to be true in anyone's case, nor was it meant to be inferred that way. It's really not about the money you save, it's about the quality you get per dollar spent, which is VALUE. Not going to knock first-hand experience, but using the $80 just as an example, if you got, say, twice the mileage out of the Coopers over Hankooks, that 80 bucks spent got you literally more mileage per dollar. Just a hypothetical. If Hankooks are pound for pound the same as the Coopers performance and mileage-wise, then save that $80. It's hard to know unless you've had experience with certain tires.
Michelins used to be one of the premiere tires but lately, they're hit and miss. Touring tires that came on the wife's 2010 CTS wagon was all kinds of quiet and everything you wanted in a great wearing and riding tire. So much so I bought the same tires when it came time to replace them. Fast forward to 2020 and the Michelin run-flat tires that came on her CT5 are summer high performance tires, but I'm not wowed. Doubt they'll be replaced with the same. But that size is sort of limited, at least for now.
Michelins used to be one of the premiere tires but lately, they're hit and miss. Touring tires that came on the wife's 2010 CTS wagon was all kinds of quiet and everything you wanted in a great wearing and riding tire. So much so I bought the same tires when it came time to replace them. Fast forward to 2020 and the Michelin run-flat tires that came on her CT5 are summer high performance tires, but I'm not wowed. Doubt they'll be replaced with the same. But that size is sort of limited, at least for now.
You know, since it's reopened and all...
Basically do your homework on your particular tire design series. It varies IMO based upon that.
My trucks run Michelin LTX series. My M/S2 will be replaced by defenders it appears when time comes- size restrictions, also happens to be whats on the gbodies in a 205/70/14. Never wear a set out before getting old and everything is great. Best rain and snow tires overall without going extreme one end of spectrum or another. I used to be a Cooper discoverer fan but these are much better.
My clk benz has always run on Pilot Sport series tires while I had it... They've always been great. Again, age gets them before mileage, even though they're a lower life rated performance tire (compararively).
My '14 mustangs ride on factory pirelli p zero neros, an intended summer only tire. I've noticed grip fades with age before lifespan wears out. Rated a 30k tire, one car is at 21k and has 3/4 treadlife left as an example. Not dried or rock hard/cracking, but, much easier to get squirrely when your 4-5 years in than new. I've got another set of these as new takeoffs on the rims to go on, but, I definitely wouldn't pay sticker for them, they're serviceable but not worth the price IMO due to fade and low mileage rating.
Wife's 2016 mustang came with the Hankook. Ventus noble s2 series. They're "ok". I can definitely tell the speed of the car based on noise and vibration. Up above 70 mph and you start to really notice it, and increases as speed does. Below that, not so much, more likely every other basic tire. I rate it as a does its job tire, OK rain but again, not great. I've gotten as much as 102k miles on one tire from the original set, the others suffered punctures (nails/screws) outside the pluggable surface in the 60-90k mile range. It's rated for much less life, but these were driven lots when relatively new. Can't speak to aging and how that would affect it. We got additional as "new take off" wheel/tire/lug combos complete down to TPMS. Hard to argue with $400 complete off a new car.
Basically do your homework on your particular tire design series. It varies IMO based upon that.
My trucks run Michelin LTX series. My M/S2 will be replaced by defenders it appears when time comes- size restrictions, also happens to be whats on the gbodies in a 205/70/14. Never wear a set out before getting old and everything is great. Best rain and snow tires overall without going extreme one end of spectrum or another. I used to be a Cooper discoverer fan but these are much better.
My clk benz has always run on Pilot Sport series tires while I had it... They've always been great. Again, age gets them before mileage, even though they're a lower life rated performance tire (compararively).
My '14 mustangs ride on factory pirelli p zero neros, an intended summer only tire. I've noticed grip fades with age before lifespan wears out. Rated a 30k tire, one car is at 21k and has 3/4 treadlife left as an example. Not dried or rock hard/cracking, but, much easier to get squirrely when your 4-5 years in than new. I've got another set of these as new takeoffs on the rims to go on, but, I definitely wouldn't pay sticker for them, they're serviceable but not worth the price IMO due to fade and low mileage rating.
Wife's 2016 mustang came with the Hankook. Ventus noble s2 series. They're "ok". I can definitely tell the speed of the car based on noise and vibration. Up above 70 mph and you start to really notice it, and increases as speed does. Below that, not so much, more likely every other basic tire. I rate it as a does its job tire, OK rain but again, not great. I've gotten as much as 102k miles on one tire from the original set, the others suffered punctures (nails/screws) outside the pluggable surface in the 60-90k mile range. It's rated for much less life, but these were driven lots when relatively new. Can't speak to aging and how that would affect it. We got additional as "new take off" wheel/tire/lug combos complete down to TPMS. Hard to argue with $400 complete off a new car.
Hmmm. Maybe Cooper gets to keep their name? Or will it change to Goodyear? Looks like Cooper has a new owner, so you can bet dime to donuts the prices won't come down any time soon.
www.reuters.com
Goodyear to buy Cooper Tire for $2.8 billion, nearly doubling China presence
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co said it would buy Cooper Tire & Rubber Co in a $2.8 billion deal to beef up its portfolio in the high-margin light truck and SUV segments and strengthen its presence in North America and China.
www.reuters.com
This question is worded far too vaguely. Which Cooper tire are you pitting against which Hankook tire?
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