01-23-2016, 10:34 PM | #29 | |
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Wherever you got that paragraph from, ignore that person and never go to that site again because it is bullshit. Just because a tire is studdable does not make it useless without studs. That is moronic to even think. General winter tires are studdable, yet also have great reviews on here from many people without studs. Studs are almost not necessary at all any more unless someone drives a lot of dirt or gravel roads.
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01-24-2016, 05:29 PM | #30 |
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01-26-2016, 09:37 AM | #31 |
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First time using winter tires (yokohama iceguard ig52c). I think any brand winter tires will get you through snows fine. This tire was rated few behind Bridgestone Blizzaks, Michelin Ice, etc but it worked fine for me on snow and ice.
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01-26-2016, 10:13 AM | #32 | |
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I've been using Firestone Winterforce's (studdable) with no studs for the past 4 years (on my other vehicle) and have plowed through any type of snow that was thrown at me. Have never gotten stuck, and have driven though foot deep snow. |
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01-26-2016, 10:54 AM | #33 | |
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01-26-2016, 11:29 AM | #34 |
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I have had various blizzaks (don't remember the model) and they've all been good.
My wife's 128i had a set of pirelli sotozeros and I wasn't too impressed. Swapped hers out for the cheapest tire that Discount Tire had - Champiro GT IcePro or something. They are a bit noisy but do SO well in the snow its insane. Not sure it'd be my choice, but i'll say i wouldn't pay the extra for the bridgestones when the time comes to replace mine next year. |
01-26-2016, 01:46 PM | #35 |
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Sorry, just saw this, bought em off Craigslist and they came mounted on a set of MSW type 14's
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01-27-2016, 07:36 PM | #36 |
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So...can someone explain to me why we had 400+ "accidents" on that first night of snow we had recently? Even cars with 4WD were having trouble. Do all these cars simply not believe in using snow tires or were the roads just that bad?
A friend of mine put snow tires on her car and when she tried to drive that first night, said she had less traction than some of the other cars on the road. I'm thinking she just had cheap snow tires, but who knows. |
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I guess I'm just curious if roads can become so bad, that no matter what kind of tires you use, it'll still be dangerous? (Before I drop $1200 on a set of performance snow tires and wheels) |
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I had a lot of fun this week getting around on the Primacy's.
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I was out in that first snow and it was VERY slippery, I am pretty sure it was teflon, not snow, that was falling. Felt like as soon as your tires hit the snow, it turned to ice and that was with my blizzaks.
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