i want some quiet tyres

[210aero]

for my 2004 9-3 aero convertible.

only had it for a fortnight, and the road roar from the back is.............irritating.

it's only for posing in, so grip levels of a fiesta will be fine, so long as it's .............quiet

[fastcars_hardy]

have a look at your rear tyres. check the inner edge to see if they are uneven cos that will cause u one hell of a noise. if so then your rear arms have probably gone but best to get it looked at cos it will do the same to your new tyres .

[210aero]

no odd wear on the rear tyres........only done 59K
maybe it's just part of the character of the car

[julianm]

I found Continental premium contact2 quiet & excellent in all other respects - bit of a hard decision to make, though - try a decent tyre dealer (ie not QkFt or similar) & they may have the experience to help.

[RedLeicester]

Toyo T1R's - softer compound so they will wear quicker than harder tyres, but the pay off is better handling, and much, much quieter.

[Redlake27]

On my Alfa 159, which is, oddly, related to the 9-3 in many ways, I found Goodyear EfficientGrip to be the quietest, having driven the car on Dunlop Sport Maxx TT, Continental PremiumContact, Goodyear Eagle F1 and Pirelli P7

[Prof Beard]

I'm running my 02 9-3 Aero ragtop on Michelin Exalto Sorts - they are not especially noisy

[LongQ]

210aero said:

for my 2004 9-3 aero convertible.

only had it for a fortnight, and the road roar from the back is.............irritating.

it's only for posing in, so grip levels of a fiesta will be fine, so long as it's .............quiet

Had something similar on the back of my 9-5 Aero Estate.

Dealer said probably the block pattern due to 1/2 worn tyres. Rubbish I thought, sounds like a bearing gone. Eventually changed the tyres for the same again (Michelin whatevers) and the noise went away ...

It's about the first time I've known a dealer of any franchise to be right about a somewhat obscure symptom.

Of course your challenge may be different ....

[davemac250]

Had the 04 Conv Aero.

Was a company car so no real choice with tyres.

We used to get Dunlop Sport Maxx fitted as summer tyres - they were quiet, but seemed to wear quickly.

Winter tyres were Continentals and they were very loud, more so than any other winter tyres I have used before or since. (Different cars mind)

My 9-5 is on Michelin Pilots and they seem OK, but then this car is a lot quieter than the 9-3 all round.