Loved Michelin motorcycle tires, but couldn't stand them on my Jeep. Wore great, but terrible traction in pretty much all conditions.

I'm at the point where Michelins are the only tires I'll buy. They last way longer than advertised and perform.

I have a 2001 ES300 and had VERY good experience with Pirelli P7s. All season tires.

https://www.pirelli.com/tires/...o-p7-all-season-plus

Have you tried the comparisons available on the Tirerack website:
We found (39) tires for: 1999 Lexus ES300

https://www.tirerack.com/tires...ng=H&minLoadRating=S

Nothing against the Michelin, but the Pirelli
P4 Four Seasons Plus seems to also be a good option for your car.

I find reviews of tires anecdotal at best. If you've ever read the reviews on Tire Rack, pick any tire. Two guys say that tire is wonderful in all respects, the next guy says it's the biggest POS he ever put on his car. Looks like the same here.

Yea and for different reasons too. Like one guy is commenting on wet traction, the other on tread life.

I wish they had some objective metrics like coefficients of friction, hyrdoplaning speed, g-force for known curve/speed, and such. Otherwise, the only thing that makes some sense are the test numbers (scale up to 10).

I will say that the Premiers seemed compelling except for the initial tread depth (8/32" vs the 12/32" for the Turanza?). But the Turanza being a known quantity (at least good enough) and on sale made the call this time. Otherwise, I would have debated the tread depth a little more - seems like better traction at the cost of hydroplaning earlier in its life.

I'll look at Pirelli again - I've used Pirelli and Yokohama and Dunlop before as well - disappointed in them (same as Michelin) which is what drove me to Bridgestone (the S02) initially (30 years ago).

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But the Turanza being a known quantity (at least good enough) and on sale made the call this time.

I made a decision like that to buy a pair of Hankook Ventus V2 Concept tires that I got a great sale price on. I've been happy with them.

I've had good luck with Michelin Pilot Super Sports on a 911. They are ultra high performance rated and only for wet/dry but not cold weather/snow. Mileage about 30K, great traction, decent ride. Maybe $1100 or so from Tire Rack.

 
We are very pleased with the Yokohama Geolander A/T-S we put on my wife's Sequoia. Hers are a heavier duty passenger car tire (not LT). A bit cheaper than equivalent Michelins and are wearing very well. Very nice ride, too. She drives so little we'll probably never find out the miles we get from them.
 

High performance, all season and truck tires - I've had great results with all three!!

I prefer them over other premium brands. Never had any issue and i typically can expect 70k miles out of them on F250. Thats exactly what theyre rated. Usually buy them at Sams Club.

i've used Michelin on my last 5 cars. always get them at costco when they are on sale and never had any reason to change the game plan.

Michelin Defenders on our Honda Odyssey have been terrible. Only 2.5yrs old wearing way too fast, we typically get 5-6 years out of tires easily. Best I had were Michelin Hydroedge 90K mile tires and I got 120K miles out of them...no longer made.

Made in America, quiet and last,

I've had Michelin's on several vehicles and have been very happy with them. If you can ever get close enough to Air Force 1 or Air Force 2 you will find nitrogen-filled Michelin tires - a whole bunch
of them!

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Originally posted by Michael J. Shannon:
If you can ever get close enough to Air Force 1 or Air Force 2 you will find nitrogen-filled Michelin tires - a whole bunch
of them!

You'll also find yourself shot in the forehead.

I'll take your word for it.

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Originally posted by NK402:
I find reviews of tires anecdotal at best. If you've ever read the reviews on Tire Rack, pick any tire. Two guys say that tire is wonderful in all respects, the next guy says it's the biggest POS he ever put on his car. Looks like the same here.

that pretty much goes for any source of online reviews IME.

and let's face it - some people are morons who misuse products or just plain use the product outside it's intended purpose and then complain.

i do look for outliers on the bell curve though

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I have been happy with Primacy MXM4s on my Lexus GS350. No issues - get them at Costco when they are running specials.

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Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+

My choice for all round use on my Tiguan. I do not want tires that last 60 or 80 thousand miles as traction is usually sacrificed. Michelin has been my choice for 40 years.

Have purchased two sets of Michelin Premier A/S and they are working great on Lexus RX330.