Let me start by saying I have been looking through at least 18 pages of tire reports on this website. Doing so I have narrowed my selection down to:

Goodyear Assurance ComforTred / TripleTred
Bridgestone Turanza Serenity Plus
Continental Extreme Contact DWS
Michelin Primacy MXV4

I bought my '07 last June and it had 32k miles on it. It now has 99k miles on it. So the Affinity's that come with it did their job. I now want some a little quieter with the same reliability as the Affinity's.
your opinions and suggestions on these tires are greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.

 

Perhaps I should add that I use my HHR for work and haul anywhere from 200 to 1200lbs everyday (except sunday).

 

I have the Goodyear Assurance Comfort Tred on my 2011 around 5k miles.. so far love them,, It came with Firestone .. Only thing is I do seem to chirp the tire's a lot when I take off alittle fast :O

 

Me too. I do about 70,000 miles a year with and without freight.

I have found the Firestone Assurance to be a good value $/Mile. I always get at least the full 70K out of them. And they are usually the cheapest 70,000 miles out there. Today I was browsing around for tires and found Mr.Tire has Yokohama AVID Ascend 75,000 mile tires set of 4 under $500 (out the door).

That is for 215/60 X 16, I know that size fits from 200,000 miles experience, your speedo will be different. My old 2008 gave a reading about 2 MPH lower than actual, my 2011 with the 55 series tire reads 2 MPH higher than actual, so I figure the 60's will give me a "real" reading. Just be aware of speed traps.

 

Avoid the Michelin's if you drive frequently in the rain, I had them and they are super twitchy in the wet, almost to the point of being dangerous in anything more than very light rain.

I have the Continental's on my 2011 and 2006, very nice tires in all conditions, plus much quieter than the Michelin's.

One other choice to consider because they have exceeded all my expectations greatly would be the Uniroyal Tiger Paw GTZ's. If anything they are better than the Continental tires in handling, noise, and general feel. One drawback is the lack of a mileage guarantee, but in 12,000 miles on my 2007 LS they are only worn 1/32 of an inch.

 

In my glancing through tire websites, I noticed that one of them said that one of the Continental models was good for "dry roads". Never seen such a boast. My memory does not work for specifics, but that was enough for me to remember.

Remember when Michelin was THE name in tires? Before Sears owned them, and maybe somebody before them.

 

Just a thought...

Once you decide on the size tire you will be using you should consider if you need Extra Loads ... XL.
1200 lbs. might be the deal maker for them.
They will allow you to safely add a little more air pressure when needed.
You can go online to Tire Rack .. pick your size and load ratings in the Spec. section to compare the SL and XL.
Also the maximum air pressure will be on the side of each tire, both Standard Load and Extra Load.

I am currently driving on 205/60/16 XL and have no problems with standard air pressures but I am not carrying up to 1200lbs. extra weight either.
SF