I don't like them because they don't have the traction, and they are so noisy. I put studs on for winter and they don't make much more noise than the originals. I have 4 in the shed with 16-K miles on that I wish you had.

 

I don't like them because they don't have the traction on a hard suface, and they are so noisy. I put studs on for winter, and they are not much louder than the originals. I have 4 in the shed that I wish you had.

 

The one comment I have about the EcoPlus is they stink in the snow!!!

I have a recently purchased 4WD 06 FEH with only 4,000 miles on it so the tires look like new. I live in upstate NY & the weather has been VERY cold, snowy & icy lately. I have lived in this area my whole life(I am 55 years old), I am in the car business & have driven on every kind of tire there is at one time or another

These have got to be the worst tires I have ever owned for driving in these conditions, they slip & slide all over the place & do not instill confidence at all. If these tires wore out tomorrow, I would definitely replace them with a proven all weather tread tire of another brand.

~John

 

It must be you, or your particular weather.

In Colorado snow, ice, mud, snow/mud/slush combos, even on dirt "trails" with steep inclines ( like 10% ) I have NEVER been stuck or even had wheel slip with the stock tires.

The FEH has performed better in snow than any sedan I have ever owned.

I like 'em, personally.
( maybe 2x4 is better! )
-John

 

I've never been stuck either(it's steering & stopping that is the problem), but it slips & slides all over the place.

My wife drives an X-Type Jaguar which is AWD & both of us have noticed how much better her tires handle this extreme Winter weather.

~John

 

And does it make any sense to compare a Ford to a Jaguar!!!

I think.... NOT!

 

LOL, well they're both made by Ford.......

~John

 

I don't seem to have any issues with my 4WD.... feels very secure with stock tires and stock tire pressure. Did last winter too. I've even tried to skid some (in a parking lot) and I have no problems controlling and recovering. Of course my last two cars were a Probe and a Escort ZX2 so it might just be my frame of reference.

 

Well, DUH! They aren't snow and mud tires.

 

No kidding. My wife's tires aren't snow tires either but they blow away the Conti's in the snow.

~John