I've used these tires for the entire 5 yrs ive owned my sc2. Ive never had any problems and i drive very fast ALL the time. The stick like glue around corners. In 5 yrs I never hit anything. they wear even and dont cost much.

they transmit a lot of road noise but I dont care. also in extreme cornering they dont slide very much, they just stick until they cant and then break completely loose. a little more warning noise or something would be nice. they just dont squeal.

whats not to like. Im going to by some today as a matter of fact, thats why i stumbled across this thread.

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Low price.
Looks.
Comfortable ride. A friend commented on how much
smoother my car rode than her sister's Ford Escort ZX2.
Long tread life.
No major problems with traction as far as driving in the
rain is concerned.

They definitely aren't the best in snow performance.

I disagree about performance in the rain.
I have never had any real problems in the rain.

These tires look good, are very reasonably priced
compared to the Good year Eagle GT + 4's
for my old car ('91 Escort GT), which were close
to twice as expensive and, if I remember correctly,
didn't last as long.
They have an H speed rating for those who like to go fast.

Other than the snow performance, I have no complaints
about these tires.
The only thing I haven't tested aggressively, is the
cornering performance; so I can't comment on that.

Overall, I am very satisfied with these tires.

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Eagle GT + 4.

the only strength i saw was: these tires keep the rims from touching the ground...and uh... thats about the ONLY strength - wait!, they also look real pretty when plenty o' Armour All is applied to them. and they have a cool nickname - "Firestone FIRESUCK GTA"

weaknesses.... lets see... well, i dont think that traction was an issue addressed during the engineering of these tires-be it wet or dry traction. they make a heck of a lot of noise on the highway, and the ride quality is comparable to the rollers on Fred Flintstone's Car.

basically, if you have these on your car as standard equipment and it is your first car, you dont know any better and you think that being able to do a maximum of 35mph on a 30mph turn is great. then, when you get some other tires that are able to do 60mph on the same tire, you finally see how sorry these tires really are. wet weather traction for these tires are basically non-existant. I drive a stick-shift car and these tires caused spin-out at every green light i attempted to drive away from. And god forbid you drive over a water puddle! your whole life will flash before your eyes when you notice the dramatic hydro-plaining these tires cause! since losing the firestones, i upgraded to Toyo Proxes FZ4's. I don't know why in the world anyone would trust their life to the firestones. i was very dissatisfied with this product and i am sure i wouldnt buy ANY firestones again. If i get a new car with these as standard tires, i will be sure to have the dealer change them with ANYTHING other than them.

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compared to: vinyl records screwed to the hub - at least the records will make better road noise. not to mention the increased cornering abilitys.

They didn't hurt anyone

- terrrible workmanship/materials

THE NEWS IS TRUE!!! FIRESTONE TIRES ARE THE WORST!!!!
At 2000 miles of highway driving my front tire gets a bubble, it needs to be replaced, Ford and Firestone tell me it's road-hazard, buy a new one. At 6000 miles a rear tire starts and annoying slow leak. That did it I put on 4 Pirelli P7000 Supersports, never to deal with the problem again. Yes $800 installed with road hazard warranty. Thats alot of money I don't have to throw around.

If you are buying a Ford and they try to give you these tires, make it a deal breaker and walk out, you will not be sorry.

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I had retreads on my van that were more reliable

They were round when they were new. Now they're sort of free form, with flat spots and bulges. The tires DO continue to retain air pressure, which, I guess, is still among their BEST qualities.

Handling: Dry - Adequate
Wet - Mediocre
Snow/Ice - OH PLEASE! HORRIBLE!
The rear tires are hopelessly scalloped and cupped, and sound like a shopping cart that has bubble gum under the rear wheels. Imagine how bad they would be if I HADN'T balanced them?

When I ordered my 2001 Ford Focus, I was assured by the dealer that it would be equipped with Goodyear Tires. When delivered, however, there were those miserable Firestones. My dealer assured me that the tires were FULLY covered by my FORD new car warranty, and that Ford would resolve ANY problem I might have with the tires.
After 17,000, the fronts are more than 50% worn, and the rears are severely cupped and scalloped. Ford is denying any responsibility for the poor tires. Firestone refers me back to Ford. As much as I like the Focus, Ford will certainly lose me as a future customer over their bad decision to equip my car with these tires, and especially over their poor handling of the results of that decision.
Firestone has, most certainly lost my future business. P.S. does anyone else remember the Firestone 721 radials from the 1970's? I lost $250 replacing those also.

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Uniroyal Tiger Paw - Modestly better than the Firestone GTA.
Goodyear Eagle GT - Much better than the Firestone GTA.
General XP2000 - Much better than the Firestone GTA.
Goodrich T/A - Much better than the Firestone GTA.
Michelin (several) - Phenominally better than the Firestone GTA even on their WORST day!

They got me home from the dealer!

Grip, Ride, Handling, Dry Traction, Wet Traction, Snow Traction

I cannot believe that Saturn still sells these tires on their cars! These tires came "Stock" on my 1995 Saturn SC2 Coupe and spent about 10,000 miles on the car simply because I was "CrAzY"! I was thinking that once they "wore-in" they would be better - Cheah-Righeet! I replaced them with Dunlop D60A2's, these are fantastic tires! The Dunlop D60A2's deliver everything that small, value-oriented sports coupes and sedans ever hoped to provide to their drivers - Handling, Control, Versatility, A Nice Ride - and all done for < $60 / tire! Firestone can go to take their tires and shove em' up their @ss!

ATTENTION!

I want you all to think about something, do you know someone that has these tires on their car? Do you care about that/those people? Tell them to replace them at ONCE! If they won't do it - buy the tires for them - you don't want to EVER have to say "If only I had spend $250.00, they would be alive right now...what will I tell the kids?" Might I suggest "Kids, mom is DEAD because I'm a cheap b@st@rd...Now come on, we have to go ID the body...It's ok, it's ok...Yes, I know she's cold and pale..."

Ok, that was pretty sick, but can you imagine having to say that?!? I don't want to, and I hope you never do either...

God Bless

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Dunlop D60A2

They are round. They are good on dry pavement

Snow and Ice. Worst Tire I have ever owned. My camaro with a V8 and bald Good Years had better traction than these in the snow

How the hell cam they sell these as an all season tire? If I die this winter in a car crash, my parents are aware of the issue and will feel free to sue.

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Stone or Wood wheels would have these beat any dau

Cheaper than other name brands.

Slippy on rain and snow. Short tread life.

I purchased 1 set of Firestore tires from a Goodyear store because the guy there told me I didn't have to buy name brands like Goodyear (my original one). These tires are bad, not as good as the Goodyears I used. BTW, I think Mich. is the best.

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Goodyear GA - noisy and a little bit slippy but not as bad as this one.
Goodyear GTP - OK.

I wish I could put something good about this tire. How about...its round.

horrible tread life. Dangerous in the snow AND rain. Don't recomend taking the tire over 80mph. And, if you didn't allready know, its a Firestone!!

This tire comes stock on few cars (Saturn, Cougar to name a couple). If your going to drive this car which I'm assuming you are, I would take these tires off the minute you get this car for the safety of you and the people on the road with you. I have had my car for about a year and a half so I have experienced all the seasons with this tire. I recently changed to the Dunlop SP 5000 and its like a have a new car. Great in the rain (haven't had a chance to try snow out yet but thats coming up)and dry handling is excellent. Who knows, maybe if Firestone realizes what an unsafe and horrible product they made, they might recall this tire too. But then again, thats nothing new for Firestone.

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A similar product would be a bagel but since we cant put that on a car...how about Nitto 450, Dunlop SP 5000, Toyo Proxes any other high performance all-season radial.

Good in dry conditions. Good wear pattern, but rotated every 6000 miles helped.

Wet or Snow traction Terrible! Somewhat noisy.

These tires were stock on my Contour SE, they corner and drive well in dry conditions, but Fail in all other conditions. With less than 10,000 miles, they were very dangerous in the snow. I was safer in my Camaro! They are also more noisy than other tires I have owned.