I have a 2017 fit lx. Time for new tires, and it's almost December so I need all season. I've been researching tires for days and can't land on any. Can anyone recommend tires under $100 that do well in snow, cold, hills, rain, wet, slush, city and highway? I travel for work so also looking for tires that will last a while. Don't wanna do snow tires then switch out in 4 months. Thanks everyone!

 

If you're driving in snow regularly you should get snow tires. No all-season is actually good in the snow.

If snow is an infrequent condition that is generally avoidable, Yokohama Avid Ascend are fine.

 

I am the type of driver in my Fit that I got over 44K miles on the OEM Firestone. I replaced them with Sentury, Discount Tire's brand. Very happy with them after 1K miles.

 

Mike410b nailed it. There is no such thing as an all season tire. Tires labelled as such simply aren't. Since I'm in snow country I bought dedicated winter tires. They have recently introduced the "all weather" category here which is like all season but has stronger winter characteristics than all seasons.

 

Yeesh.

Yeah, OP don't buy those.

Tires are too important to the safety or yourself and others to cheap out on. Spend a few extra bucks and try to ensure everyone makes it home safe.

 

Glad I can agree with Mike on something, good tires are well worth the money. If you drive calmly you might never see the need for extra traction, but all it takes is one time for some idiot to run a red light, or merge without looking, and good tires could save your life. Or your car, at least. I almost got in a wreck a few days after putting good tires on, someone merged without looking and nearly put me in a concrete wall. A bit less grip and I wouldn't have been able to save it.

If you've been researching tires, look up the comparisons on tire rack. They actually put different tires on the same car and run them through wet and dry performance tests, so if you can figure out what qualities you want most, they can definitely point you in the right direction.

 

I think it all depends on usage and environment.
Kind of obviously, dedicated snow tires will be better in snow and winter conditions than an All-Season compromise.

But there are a lot of drivers in environments and that make driving choices where the All-Season compromise makes sense.
For me I live in the developed suburbs, and 99.9% of my driving is on paved, maintained streets. There CAN be exceptions, but usually winter brings just a few periods of snow, that last maybe a week or two at most.

I personally don't want to go to the trouble and expense involved with switching out and maintaining two sets of tires for the "usually" very brief time, snow tires would be an advantage.
I think tire manufacturers have done a good job providing All-Season options that are good "All-Season" choices.
And then I make the choice for my self and take responsibility.
I feel pretty confident with GOOD All-Season tires that in a mild snow flurry, or once streets have been plowed and sanded, I can drive with good confidence.
If the snow/ice are any deeper than that, or it's an extended storm?
I simply don't drive. Too bad to the employer.
And I actually feel this is safer. Because in those conditions? Even if YOU can go out with good traction because YOU have snow tires, the danger often comes from the Yahoo's that are out there that are driving on horrible tires, or have no experience, or are OVER CONFIDENT in an all-wheel drive vehicle- those are the people that will hit you or cause an accident. In those conditions? I'd rather have an excuse for NOT driving. Not having snow tires is that valid excuse.

Separately a Pet Peeve of mine is those people that have 4 Wheel Drive or All-Wheel drive vehicles that go out in snow storms and think it's time to test or prove just how great their system is, by driving really fast. Zooming past and around others or "regular" cars with snow tires.
Those people often cause accidents.
No...I'm OK with all season, and a good excuse for NOT driving in the worst of conditions.

SUPER CAVEAT:
My driving environment allows me to make this choice.
If I lived where winter blasts and snow storms were more frequent and longer lasting, YES, I'd get snow tires. It's only the "usual" mildness, infrequency and short lasting periods of most snow storms where I live, that allow me to compromise with All-Season tires.

As far as making a choice?
I like visiting Discount Tires and America's Tires websites, as they have just about all available choices, and provided reviews on the tires. Some from them themselves, and others from buyers and owners.
But the internet as a whole is great tool for getting information on quality, durability, price and availability.

I look for owners reviews where they have driven with a particular tire for at least a year or longer.
With all due respect, a review of a tire after only a month or with few miles actually driven is useless.
I think you can search for a tire that fits your budget. And I think there are good choices that cost less than the MOST expensive, but I tend to agree with the idea that tires are important to safety therefore you don't want to go with the unknown brand that is 1/4th the price of a established choice. Too often you do get what you pay for, and with tires you are paying for safety. Don't go too cheap.

 

Less than $100 and good in snow, cold, hills, rain, wet, slush, city and highway? and you travel for work?

Those are pretty tough all inclusive parameters.
If traveling for work was part of the equation?
Well you location is presented as USA. -hard to speculate as to your expected conditions.
But if I'm forced to drive in winter conditions as part of my job or for extended periods of time?
Yeah, you might want dedicated snow tires.
Or at the very least NOT the cheapest tires you can find.

 

If you are driving in a Denver, Salt Lake, Boise sort of climate, I'd say a carefully driven all season should be just fine.

You may want to read my review on Continental TrueContacts with Konig Helium wheels.

The Yokohama Avid Ascend are a good choice as is the is Vredestein's Quatrac 5 Grand Touring All-Season

 

Walmart brand douglas tires are fine. I've been running them through the ropes (hard turns) for the last 40k miles, replace them when the tread gets low and save money. As for snow, in my area we dont get much. When we do, if its not more than the ground clearance, i just lighten up on the throttle and take more time to get where I'm going. This may not be productive, but why?. Even some quality 500+ UTQG rated extra load tires can be found on amazon or walmart for under 50$ 185r60/15 ftw

 

In the DC metro so I too don't need dedicated snows. I've driven in 1-2" no problem with General Altimax. If it gets more than that, I just stay home and telework haha

In the past, I would have taken in the 4Runner, but traded it in for an Odyssey haha

 

I suggest you be a little more informed about the tires before you offer your negative opinion. Not just this one, google more independent reviews.
https://iconavulcano.com/tires/sentury/

 

What are the writer's credentials?

 

Even reading that review, the writer says in the first sentence "I usually advise people against buying cheap car tires."

Going further down the page, he says "if you are severely constrained by your budget," and "when I was going through a tough financial phase, I had no other option," and "So you should always prioritize getting high-quality car tires, even if that means shelling out a few extra bucks."

And nowhere in the whole thing does it show any kind of comparison testing. It's just the writer's experience with one set of tires they bought when they really didn't want to buy them, and saying they were pleasantly surprised when the tires didn't fall apart immediately.

None of that means the brand or the model you got are unsafe, but it also doesn't mean they're just as good in terms of traction or durability as a more reputable brand in the same type of tire. I've never bought that brand, but I've bought more than one used car or truck with cheap tires on and been shocked how little grip they had. Sometimes to the point where I just get rid of them even with plenty of tread life remaining.

 

What are yours?

 

Buying/using a ton of tires, having done actual research, knowing Honda Fits better than anyone ever should

 

You can't judge a tire by it's price. Cheap tires are not always bad and expensive ones are not always good. I used to sell tires.

My current all season tires on my GTI were less then $75 and are "no name". They are fine for winter and my purposes.

 

I usually always recommend spending more on tires than less. Because bottom line, they are safety issues. You want good quality.
That being said, a little google searching and those Sentury tires sound interesting. I couldn't really find a bad review.

But how much of a track record?

I'd like to see how a larger audience of owners feel about them, who have owned them for a longer period of time.

Keep us informed wasserball.
You like them now after only 1K.
But I'd be curious how you feel after a diverse year of seasonal driving, and simply more miles.

I do NOT default to they are a bad purchase. But I would need more of a track record before I'd want to be the pioneer with a relatively unknown, cheaper brand.

 

"Fine" isn't really a good barometer dude. Dunlop DZ102 would be fine for my S2000, I'd still much rather have Bridgestone S007A and my General AS05 would be fine on the Fit year round but I'd rather have my Blizzaks in the snow.

I'm broke as a joke but I'll happily spend where it counts (tires and brakes) over somewhere it doesn't (literally every other car modification).

 

Thread subject is recommended tires,, you dont recommend some brand not thrustworthy,, dont have the advance technology in tire production and real stress test,, you recommend tire brand that actually venture to make tires for racing and heavy industry. I went the cheapest but wise spending,, i bought atg tires owned by yokohama,, spec says low rolling resistance for better fuel mileage and center rib reinforcement to make sure stability at all condition,, also have sailun passenger elite tires with the same technology atg has