Hi all-
I have a 2001 S60 and will need four new tires in the near future.
Any recommendations?
Thanks

Michelin would be my choice..

what tires - summer, all season, winter?
check out the survey results and reviews at tirerack.
i just ordered new ones too (yokohama avid W4S in size 235/45/17), i had yokos before and was always satisfied with them, especially in the comfort and noise (lack off) department. they should be here in a few days, got them out-the-door from a dealer here for $628.
fritz

First of all what size. If you get up into the 17's and 18's then the Michelins are limited, and really expensive. I went to 17's on my S60 and ended up going with the Fuzion Hri (225/45/17) I have been pleased with them so far. I haven't had them on long enough to give you an idea of tire wear however. I used to be a Michelin only person but when it was going to be over $800 I started looking at other brands. You want a high tread wear number and traction in the A or B range. I don't think you need to go with Z rated tires unless you drive like a bat out of hell.

I replaced my original Pirellis ( 235/45/17) with Michelin Pilot Exaltos. I was astonished at how much better the car performed. These tires are also quieter and much much better in snow and rain, .
Michelin Pilot Exaltos are a less expensive version of the Pilot and I think are well suited to a Volvo with 17" rims. They are also much cheaper than replacing with Pirellis

I just put Goodyear Eagle F1's on my T5 they won evo trye test and every major tyre test for years.

The new assymetric F1 is even better, not cheap but you get what you pay for.

The Eagle F1's are great tires, I loved them, but they're not exactly they tire I would just recommend to somebody.

First, they absolutely cannot be used in snow. It's not that they'd be bad in snow, they'd be positively deadly. The snow would pack the aquachannels and they'd turn into racing slicks.

Second, you can expect to get ONE YEAR out of your F1s. If you drive them HARD, you can expect something along the lines of 9-10 months.

To the OP:

I recently replaced tires on my 2003. The moderator at SweedSpeed.com highly recommended the Continental ContiExtremeContacts.

They get GREAT ratings at TireRack, in every category including handling, wet traction, snow traction, etc. They also got good ratings from the professional TireRack reviewers.

The kicker? They're $99 a tire. Seriously.

I was planning on spending more, but these tires have great reviews.

If you're looking for a great all season tire and money is no object, Go for the Eagle F1 ALL SEASONS, *NOT* The Eagle F1 GS-D3's; or, what I would buy is Michilin Pilots.

I was planning on going for the pilots. They're about $200 per tire. Going into it, I was ready to spend that. But after researching these Continentals, I couldn't justify twice the price for a tire that, while great, is not twice the tire.

I can't disagree with you there, I hadn't considered snow we so rarely get it.
The new Asymetric which replaces the Eagle F1 GS-D3 doesn't have the grooved pattern which would fill with snow, reviews say it's a better tyre.

Michelin Pilots are good I have them on my BMW, very good traction in the wet even with a powerful car.


If you can get Conti's at $99 a tyre I'd be making a beeline as they are good tyres.
There's a good review of them here.

http://www.epinions.com/content_156695760516

I put Pilot Exaltos, 195-65-15 on my plane jane S60 and they have been a huge improvement over everything else I've tried. Not very expensive either...same as the MXV and a much better tire. Gas mileage did go down.

I just put bfg traction ta 235-45 r17 zrated and they were around 125 seem fine in snow and great at high speed I have had them up to 135mph and no troubles. I had perelli on my mustang and they melted away way to quick. I do run the eagle f1's on my dakota with 350 hp and they are nice but also wear very fast.

good luck!

i have an 01 S60 T5 and i just put Fuzion HRI all the way around.. and man they stick.. very very impressed with both dry and wet handling.. as well as a tread wear of 400

i've got michelin pilots on the R, on my other R, i had vreidstiens, super expensive. you can get the michelins at costco, cheap. if you don't want the ones that are listed with the car on their computer, you will have to pay more and they won't be held liable for any problems. good luck and keep us posted. oh yeah, the pilots in the wet are awesome. pretty good in the snow, but i also drive like a deranged bull in heat following the cows. :banana:

Honestly, I think if you stay with one of the main brands and don't completly cheap out($49/tire) then you will be okay. Michelin, Goodyear, Fuzion, Bfgoodrich, Sumiumo, Falken, etc.. all make good all season passenger tires. Its the walmart specials that can suck.

I have a 2002 S60 T-5 and put BFG G-Force 235/45/17 Zrated. Now these absolutly suck in the snow of Nebraska. Found out the hard way this year.

These are ultra performance summer style tires that grip, ride decent, and wear well.

I would recomend if you have the space, get a set of steelies and Blizaks for the white stuff.

Hi, being from sunny Britain I don't have much use for tyres which work in snow but I have plenty of practice of driving in dry and wet roads. Anyway I have a 2.4T S60 running 225/45R17 and my current experiences are as follows:-
Toyo proxie TR1
Excellent grip dry and wet, lasted ~15000miles, good strong side walls, relatively quiet a little firm on ride.
Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3
Excellent grip dry and wet, slightly weaker on cornering, lasted ~12000miles, side walls a little weak, relatively quiet, good ride.
Michellin Pilot Sport ps2
OK grip in dry, poor in wet, lasted ~10000miles, side walls too weak. shoulders wore through far quicker than expected despite running at perfectly acceptable pressures. Ride was a little firm and were somewhat noisy. I will probably never buy these again!
Uniroyal Rainsport 2
Excellent grip in dry and wet, current tyres so I don't know how long they will last, the side walls seem relatively strong giving good response and handling without having too much problem with tram lining. Ride is fairly good and they seem fairly quiet. These tyres were by far the cheapest and I am currently quite impressed. They also have a well earned track record with a race series using the tyres.

I know this is entirely down to my own experience but I hope this is useful information.

JGG

Hi,

I've got an 02 S60 2.0T, and have run it on both Michelin Pilot Sport 2's and on Continental Contact Sport 2's. 225/45/R17.

Although I've had a problem with camber, both have performed well. The Michelins are excellent in the dry although they are noisy. The continentals are great all weather and are much quieter, but don't offer quite as much grip.

As for price, think yourself lucky you live over the pond as for the Continentals I have to pay £125 each which is about $250, and for the Michelins I have to pay £144 each which is about $288.

Good old rip off Britain.

Yokohama 520 at Tire Factory. I put these on my 05 S60 and they are the bomb!!!!

Had pzero's and they sucked

Nexen 3000 working great on my car. Great bang for buck

Nexen 3000's on my S80. Great tire for the price! Seem to be wearing well. 20,000 miles so far.