#10137158 - 10/06/21 07:22 AM
Re: Winter tire
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furball
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Also check RFD for deals --- they almost always have "group buy" pricing .... (those 'group buy' prices may have slowly dissolved into 'normal' prices )
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#10137188 - 10/06/21 08:24 AM
Re: Winter tire
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Big Tasty
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Funny just got a quote from CEO tires last night. I have the iPikes as well and I just measured mine to be about 5mm in the centre tread, deeper on the sides. I didn't care much for the iPikes, found I slipped a lot but it is a RWD car. I'm leaning towards the Conti VikingContact, Blizzak or Mich X-ice.
With the Michelin's I'm confused to the difference of the X-ice Snow vs North vs xi3.
Also watched: Fitment Industries "Best Winter tire" https://youtu.be/Xa1IcdGG9jA
Here are some prices from CEO for a 215-55-17
215-55-17 Snows:
Centara 621 winter $520.00 tax in
Kapsen RW506 or Equivalent $540.00 tax in
Mirage MRW662 102H or Equivalent Winter $590.00 tax in
Kelly Winter Access 98T SL $670.00 tax in
Firestone Winterforce 2 94S $710.00 tax in
Nexen Winguard winspike wh62 98T $710.00 tax in
General Altimax Arctic 12 98T XL $740.00 tax in
Goodyear WinterCommand 98T Xl $730.00 tax in
Pirelli Winter Ice Zero FR 98H XL $780.00 tax in
Dunlop Winter MAXX 2 94T $780.00 tax in
Hankook W419 iPike 98T XL $750.00 tax in
Toyo Observe G3 Ice 98T $770.00 tax in
Nokian Nordman 7 98T XL $770.00 tax in
Continental VikingContact 7 98T XL $820.00 tax in
Yokohama IG53 94T $810.00 tax in
Toyo Observe GSi6 98H XL $840.00 tax in
Bridgestone Blizzak WS90 94H $890.00 tax in
Continental Icecontact Xtrm $880.00 tax in
cooper evolution winter $760.00 tax in
Michelin X-Ice Snow 97H $890.00 tax in
Michelin Cross Climate 2 94H $910.00 tax in
pirelli winer sottozero 3 $1,060.00 tax in
Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 98R $1,050.00 tax in
All prices included mounting, road force balancing, installation and taxes. Also get rebate from tire manufacture
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#10137360 - 10/06/21 11:55 AM
Re: Winter tire
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Simon_the_Pieman
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Hey guys. Need to pick up some new winter tires and wanted to get your opinions on the following:
- General Altimax Arctic 12 - Hankook W419 iPike - Continental WinterContact SI
I originally had the iPike W409 and really liked them but not sure how the replacement W419 will compare.
tia
had the generals for the work car for a few seasons until they were done. great winter tire.
on the ipike's now, got them during 2020 winter, so this is season 2. so far so good. only reason i switched was better rebate. i think i got a $100 visa card.
fyi i drive a lot for work. hwy, city, rural. no complaints on either.
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#10139158 - 10/09/21 06:59 PM
Re: Winter tire
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The Postman
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Registered: 02/13/02
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Getting my Blizzaks from Simply Tire. They seem to be cheaper then the last set I bought. Did tire prices drop?
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#10139483 - 10/10/21 10:53 PM
Re: Winter tire
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A2B-Lexus
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Registered: 04/19/01
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i find for winters...if you can afford to ball-out on nice brand/set then do it. but honestly for our T.O winters it's nothing like real Canadian winters...so even the cheapest set of winters will do you just fine! nexen or generals from wal-mart do the trick. firestone is usually the cheapest of all.
That has been my experience. Any winter tire will outperform all seasons.
Another thing is to watch for is the age of the tire. I find after 5 years, they don't perform as well (could be also due to tread depth.) I usually like to replace them after 5 years or so to be safe.
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#10139521 - 10/11/21 05:30 AM
Re: Winter tire
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Risky Business
Provides a Great Work Environment. he/him
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I think the Michelin X Ices were the worst winter tires I've had, and I've had everything to from hakka/blizzak to cooper/general no name stuff.
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#10140293 - 10/12/21 09:40 AM
Re: Winter tire
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f22b-dohc
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Registered: 09/09/05
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you guys put on winters yet? i think im going to give pull them out of the garage and wash + install soon
im on generals for the wagon - they are meh; but better than all seasons i think
blizzaks were great when i had them
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#10140849 - 10/12/21 09:26 PM
Re: Winter tire
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A2B-Lexus
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After Halloween and before temps get to low double digits. Nuts get tight in the cold.
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#10143276 - 10/16/21 08:31 AM
Re: Winter tire
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JEFFOS
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Swapping out wheels for stock next weekend and then blizzaks go on Nov 1st
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#10143288 - 10/16/21 10:16 AM
Re: Winter tire
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Hatorade
pheggit
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Swapping out wheels for stock next weekend and then blizzaks go on Nov 1st
So you're swapping twice? Or I just can't read LOL
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#10145059 - 10/19/21 09:59 PM
Re: Winter tire
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LNXGUY
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Winters installed. Pirelli Sottozero. They look like fucking all seasons I've got a set of Firestone Winterforce on the truck and they're great. They're no Nokian or Blizzak but for the price it's hard to complain. I dunno what I'm going to toss once the Pirellis go into the garbage.
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#10145366 - 10/20/21 01:14 PM
Re: Winter tire
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JEFFOS
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Registered: 01/27/00
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Loc: Toronto
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Swapping out wheels for stock next weekend and then blizzaks go on Nov 1st So you're swapping twice? Or I just can't read LOL
I have summer wheels (22s) and I’ll put back on the stock 20 inch wheels with the oem tires and then put on winter tires on those rims. It wasn’t clear.
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#10145729 - 10/20/21 09:03 PM
Re: Winter tire
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A2B-Lexus
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what car has stock 20s?
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#10145788 - 10/21/21 05:42 AM
Re: Winter tire
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c2k
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Swapping out wheels for stock next weekend and then blizzaks go on Nov 1st So you're swapping twice? Or I just can't read LOL I have summer wheels (22s) and I’ll put back on the stock 20 inch wheels with the oem tires and then put on winter tires on those rims. It wasn’t clear.
22? 20?
Gotta be a SUV. My guess, Audi QS5?
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#10146346 - 10/21/21 08:22 PM
Re: Winter tire
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A2B-Lexus
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Registered: 04/19/01
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Loc: Raptors Land
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The new SQ5 is pretty sweet.
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#10146980 - 10/22/21 06:28 PM
Re: Winter tire
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JEFFOS
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Registered: 01/27/00
Posts: 29150
Loc: Toronto
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Swapping out wheels for stock next weekend and then blizzaks go on Nov 1st So you're swapping twice? Or I just can't read LOL I have summer wheels (22s) and I’ll put back on the stock 20 inch wheels with the oem tires and then put on winter tires on those rims. It wasn’t clear. 22? 20? Gotta be a SUV. My guess, Audi QS5?
Rx350 F Sport
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#10147224 - 10/23/21 08:24 PM
Re: Winter tire
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A2B-Lexus
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Registered: 04/19/01
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Loc: Raptors Land
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Comfortable ride. What happened to the Infiniti? Or was that like 4 cars ago?
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#10147539 - 10/24/21 10:20 PM
Re: Winter tire
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JEFFOS
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Registered: 01/27/00
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Loc: Toronto
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Yeah pretty comfortable I like it as a daily driver overall. Just well rounded and practical. I had it since December last year. I plan to get another fun less practical car at some point so I wanted something that was really good as a daily.
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#10147806 - 10/25/21 12:24 PM
Re: Winter tire
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Denis Si
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A lot of them nowdays, especially Honda
Pilot, Passport, Type RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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#10152212 - 11/01/21 04:18 PM
Re: Winter tire
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1300cc_Rocket
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Registered: 07/12/01
Posts: 1696
Loc: Ontario
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I think the Michelin X Ices were the worst winter tires I've had, and I've had everything to from hakka/blizzak to cooper/general no name stuff.
Agreed x-ice 1-3 were just not a very good tire in deep snow. They got better on ice as they evolved, but the tread pattern was just not a dig out of deep snow tread pattern.
This new X-ICE north has actually been available in Northern Europe for some time and is probably a lot better in snow than older X-ICE.
I have the General Artic 12s. I got them because they have a very firm sidewall (even in 65 series) and they perform well in most winter situations. I suspect studding them would make them very capable.
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