I got a great junkyard deal for my Aurora last spring. I picked up a set of practically new Nexen NX5000's mounted on a set of chrome Aurora wheels for about $180, including sales tax, environmental fees, and a $1 per wheel core charge. They also threw in the center caps and the lug wrench from the car I took the wheels off of at no extra charge. Interestingly, they charged me the same price as plain steel wheels because a magnet would stick to them, even though the chrome was an upgrade on the Aurora. The standard alloy wheels would have been a bit more.
I've been pretty pleased with the Nexen tires so far. They're a lesser known Korean brand, sold primarily at Walmart. They seem to come in for a fair amount of criticism for being noisy, but I've had just the opposite experience. Mine ride smooth and quiet and they've actually improved the car's handling and fuel economy a little bit. Based on my experience so far, I would be confident to recommend Nexens.
One brand I would stay far, far away from is Hankook (or as I prefer to call them, 'Hankrap'). I had these on the front of the Aurora when I got it in December 2012. They had about 80% tread on them when I picked the car up and by March they were totally shot. I think I drove the car 3,000 miles.
SuperHbody wrote:On my last car I got a heck of a deal on a set of Kelly Navigator Gold's. Best all season tyre I've ever had. Total cost came to $400 I believe. They're owned by Goodyear.
