Topic: Canadian Tire tires

[justme]

Are Motomaster tires to be avoided, or are they really not that bad? What kind of quality are they?

[weebl]

Most aren't that bad.  They will tend to be equivalent to a low end brand such as Uniroyal (Michelin group) or Kelly-Springfield (Goodyear group), with some tires being as high as a mid-line in quality.  In fact, their tires are manufactured by these two companies.  Most blatent example are the Motomaster Nordic WinterTrac and BF Goodrich Winter Slalom identical twins, (both made my the Michelin-Uniroyal-Goodrich group).

There are nothing wrong with most of their tires, that is if they are chosen to meet your needs.  If your needs are performance oriented in any way, then these are not the right line to be looking at.

(Message edited by weebl on April 13, 2005)

[articsteve]

Ditto on the above.

[footlong58]

I used to work for Canadian Tire when I was in school...  Basically Michelin or Goodyear make tires for CT...  Michelin/Goodyear will make the tire, put whatever CT wants on the tire as far as name, etc, and give them to CT...  CT can throw them all in the lake as far as Michelin/Goodyear is concerned.  The manufacturer still gets paid for the tires, but saves money on advertising, catalogs, etc...  That part is all up to CT...


Generally the tires are good... But most are only S or T speed rated... If you've got a car with H's or V's, you probably need to by brand name...

I know everything there is to know about CT tires...  I'll answer any of your questions!

[jcm417]

I'm new to "The Garage"....shopping for winter tires for my Ford Freestyle AWD...how do the Nordic Ice/Winter Traks stack up v. the brands?

[mrthompson]

AFAIK, the WinterTrak is the same as the BF Goodrich Winter Slalom.  I've used CT all seasons in the past.  They were adequate tires for the price.

[medic89]

My understanding with CTC tires is that you are not likely getting up to date technology with the motomaster name.They are made to fullfill  a price point. That being said I had 4 ice track on my previous car (Civic) and they performed quite well.I am looking however to go with a brand name now for my new Honda?

[Driver]

Beware of Crappy Tire at Brampton and other Crappy Tire service for that matter.  There was a feature last night at Pulse24 (Silverman Helps segment) a lady went to CT to buy tires and have it installed on her SUV.  After leaving the shop she noticed some noise and then... BANG!... her rear tires broke loose.  Some good samaritan helped her go back to CT and ask for towing but CT shop manager was arrogant in saying "what do you want us to do?"

In short CT did not help the poor lady and she paid for all the expenses herself.  Silverman even went to the CT franchise and nobody there gives a hoot.

I thought those horror stories about CT were one offs, but in this case I'm convinced that it's a shopwide epidemic!  Why risk having your ride be violated by these technicians??? WHY?  WHY?

rant off

[sterling]

her rear tires broke loose.

You mean she did a burnout?

I assume you mean her wheels fell off?

[jcm417]

I went to CT today. They had nothing in Nordic in the sizes I needed. Their pricing for Michelins was high. They didn't have any 17" wheels.

All in all, a complete bust.

[mrthompson]

Check your local tire shops.  Have them quote you on their less expensive winter tires.  Two years ago I purchased a set of Firestone (Dayton) Winterforce tires for my wife's car.  IIRC, they were around $65 each (P185/70R14) including installation & balancing.  So far I've been happy with them.

[smainville]

I'm going to try a set of these this winter:

http://www.cartalkcanada.com/forum/index.php/topic,40123.msg161658.html#msg161658

They are made by Cooper.

[Driver]

her rear tires broke loose.

You mean she did a burnout?

I assume you mean her wheels fell off?

good catch... her rear wheel fell off... improper torque applied by the "improper" technician

sometimes when you're on a rant, you tend to miss out on these little details... thanks for the correction sterling 

[Traum]

While I have nothing against Crappy Tire's tires, I find their auto service to be rather lacking. For this reason alone, I wouldn't consider them.

-Rick

[morty]

Here are some Freestyle options:

http://www.tiretrends.com/wheel2/iuc_pview/winterFinder.php?model=3601&year=2005

[zeeboy47]

You would think that with their name, they would be pretty knowledgeable when it comes to tires As others, I would avoid them like the plague. Even oil changes have been a challenge for them. I quote" I can't change your filter because it is too hard to take off. It was tightened too much." I had to loosen it myself with my hands only, because they did not have a wrench that could get into a tight spot. Another time, I needed a couple of tires for my Jetta, and they had P600's for sale, so I snapped up the last 2 they had for $85 each all installed. When I noticed that the tech was not replacing the valve, and did not take the balancing weights off I was told "we try them this way, and sometimes the balancing is acceptable. Don't worry, if the valve leaks in the next 3 months, we will replace it for free." Lucky I have a PHd in patience, and calmly ripped off the weights and valve in front of his eyes.

I would only consider their tires if I was trading in a car in a while, and did not want to spend good dollars for the short time needed.

One thing I have noticed though is that they take a lot of lead. No Saf, not bullets to make them flat, but weights to balance. I almost get the impression that the manufacturers are able to offer the lower price to CT because they reduce the quality control component, and more tires get through. I wonder if any safety related rejects get through?

Any one else notice this?