Michelin Primacy HP Reviews - Page 12

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I had a mix of Falkens and Continentals on the BMW before, which were good, but slightly noisy. I changed to the Michelins on the recommendation of my son who has them fitted to a Renault Megane. Initially very impressive. The tires are noticeably quieter, the grip is excellent and, even in the snow, the car is more controllable than before. Very impressed so far. Another son has since fitted the same to his Focus and is equally impressed.

Care done 15500 miles and front tires now shot but rear ones still good for a while - hard wearing in my opinion but road feedback doesn't feel great. Great grip in the dry round country lanes but you certainly slow down in the wet and rubbish in snow & ice. Very expensive tires too.

I picked up a set of HPs for a bargain price soon after buying my E36 323i. My daily commute includes a narrow, twisting 15km road over a range of hills, summit 555m, and because I always drive one direction in the dead of night, tires get a workout.

In a word: Admiration. Fantastic, grippy tires, great under braking wet or dry. I lazily allowed the rears to get to a tread depth of 0.5mm(being optimistic)and despite being virtual slicks, they never once stepped out of line, despite me pushing on at a fair old clip.

I replaced them instantly (for legal reasons!) with near new Champiros that had come with the car; first trip on that wet and twisty road and despite pussy footing, the back end was stepping out all over the place.

I'd estimate my HP(rears) were legally shot at 20,000km, but given the supreme grip and the confidence they engendered, I was more than satisfied.

First the good... If you are eating up the motorway miles, these tires will be the perfect option for you. Yes they might cost, but they wear slowly, have good all round, all season, grip and reduce road noise quite a bit. However, when it comes to A and B road driving, these tires perform nowhere near as well as on motorways. Due to their long lifespan, they are made from a harder compound, leading to less feedback through the steering and tend to slip when pushed harder. No re-enforced outer sections to the tire also mean more movement when cornering and a greater chance of bulges if you hit a pothole or curb.
To sum up... if you are a sedate driver who mostly uses motorways, you will not find a better tire. But if you are a more enthusiastic driver and drive A and B roads more often, may I suggest the Dunlop Fastresponce as an alternative. You might only get half the lifespan out of the Dunlop's compared with the Michelin's, but at nearly half the price they offer much more grip in all conditions as they are a softer compound and have re-enforced outer walls to hold the tire shape when cornering harder.

I really liked these tires at first, but found as they begain to wear they would tramline, which became very bad towards replacement. I found that they wore faster than my previous maxxis tires, with the road holding being very good, but with the tendancy to grab the white line. I would not purchase them again, as I found the white line grab so pronounced that I was pleased when they needed replacement. Driving very poor roads in North of Scotland quite vigourously found they wore out quickly compared with other brands. I have a second car a citroen c6 2.7 HDI which again is a heavy car and am finding the same as with my vauxhall omega.

These were fitted new to my Audi A4. The tires were fine be were a bit noisy and the noise seemed to worsen as hey aged.
Had to replace them at 35,000 km.

Good quality tire in the dry and wet and whilst i acknowledge they are a summer tire the grip in any slush / snow / cold is terrible. I drive to Europe a couple of times a year on winter ski trips and these tires have been awful and would not have bought them if i had known how bad they would be on conditions which have not been a problem to other tires i've had. Now have a concern of having these on during the british winter!

Think these tires should be used only in mediterranean climate countries!

Excellent tires for this car. Well damped, very quiet, directional tracking, wet grip, wear. Very pleased and will buy again. Previously had Pilot.

well balanced performance vs wear. Tremendous longevity even on a heavy, 200BHP 4 wheel drive.

Excellent tires, no wear after two years of driving. Very quiet, excellent grip on dry or water

Very impressed with these tires. I've had the car for 3.5 years and covered 46,000 miles since I bought it. I replaced the fronts 40,000 miles ago and have just had to change them because I noticed a chunk missing from one of the sidewalls (probably when I caught a kerb in a snowy car park whilst going sideways with a dab of oppo) even though they had 2-3mm across them both. I couldn't believe they lasted that long in a very nose-heavy, very torquey non-traction control car, with a combination of spirited cross country driving and motorway miles. 10 out 10 for wear then, and despite the high price (?155 each, fitted, over three years ago) they've more than earned their keep.

Dry grip was good and progressiveness better than expected, but it could be very glassy under braking and cornering in the wet, with the ABS triggering surprisingly early but inconsistently. I could feel plenty and the steering felt well weighted and slightly heavy which isn't what I expected from a tire that's badged as an endurance model, but felt like a good balance on 17" wheels.

I've replaced them with some far cheaper Falken 452s after reading reviews from this site - at ?75 fitted each they seem like a good option although I doubt I'll be able to get even half the mileage out of them as I did the Michelins.

The rears were replaced around 60,000 miles ago and have loads of life yet - 5-6mm in places. Unfortunately because the rear subframes have moved slightly like all Mondeos the inside shoulders are wearing heavily but I'd expect to get a total of 70,000 plus out of them.

All in, very impressed.