snow tires
- Thread starter Bill the Pirate
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Got some snows last year cuz I live in a suburb that is slow to get plowed. My stress level was much lower than in other years - no sliding around or fear of getting caught in wedges of iced slush. Totally sold on them....
Just purchased
4 Nordic Goodyears. Have not put them on yet.
Believe in the edict, that the worst winter tires are still better than the best all season tires.
4 Nordic Goodyears. Have not put them on yet.
Believe in the edict, that the worst winter tires are still better than the best all season tires.
Have used snows on all my different cars for the last 12 years and have never been stuck. Tell that to those schmucks in my way who can't get up any grade in a storm,while I chew it up around them. Before that I was an all season spinner.Music_Box said:
bebe said:
I hope so. I have had them for years so it is not me it is for the aholes hitting me without them.
I used to figure I didn't need them, until I bought a sportier rear wheel drive car with summer performance tires. One look at the tires and I said I would need winter tires. Ended up with Dunlop Winter Sport M3, a performance winter tire. Absolutely amazing, and saved me from at least two accidents the first year. Grip so good sometimes I had to check traction control was working. Braking was so much better, I hardly invoked ABS while the other car with all seasons would be into the ABS and longer braking distances as it pumped the brakes.
Net result? Just bought a second set of the M3's for my new car.
Net result? Just bought a second set of the M3's for my new car.
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OnTheWayOut
snow tires are go tires (and stop)
Anyone who says snow tires are a waste probably are one of those guys driving the SUV that you see in the ditch every snowstorm. Or the person tying up traffic because they can't get any traction.
I do a LOT of driving and wouldn't be caught without snow tires, esp living near Ottawa. Saved my ass countless times. I've worked in tire shops in the past and it is absolutely no BS that snow tires are extremely useful and safer on any vehicle.
Anyone who says snow tires are a waste probably are one of those guys driving the SUV that you see in the ditch every snowstorm. Or the person tying up traffic because they can't get any traction.
I do a LOT of driving and wouldn't be caught without snow tires, esp living near Ottawa. Saved my ass countless times. I've worked in tire shops in the past and it is absolutely no BS that snow tires are extremely useful and safer on any vehicle.
Ordered Michelin X-Ice from Costco. 3 days later Picked up tires .Rims not in. 2 weeks rims still not in. "back-ordered" visited 3x now 20 - 30 min line-up each time. I had planned to put the mounted rims on the car myself. But at 10:30 am on my 1st visit all installations had been booked for the day.
Customer service via phone is lacking.
B/S .If Costco doesn't have it - GO SOMEWHERE ELSE
Just noticed a local shop carries the tires I wanted . (they weren't listed on the michelin website)
Customer service via phone is lacking.
B/S .If Costco doesn't have it - GO SOMEWHERE ELSE
Just noticed a local shop carries the tires I wanted . (they weren't listed on the michelin website)
rubmeister100 said:Yeah, WTF do the so called experts know?
YOU tell them man! Hard frozen rubber grips as good as soft microporous rubber.
They have got me fooled also. It's so bad that I can actually tell a huge difference between all seasons and Blizzaks in the winter.
I'm sure that when you used to put snow tires on you found no difference so you went back to the all seasons year round on your purple and lime green Hyundai Tiburon with a big wing on it!
LOL, excellent post RUB.
