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Maintenance & Repair Snow/Ice winter tires
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Replying to: maryh4 (Feb 24, 2008 12:25 am) Your best bet if you want the best tires is to buy Nokian tires. Tire Rack does not sell them. They are not the cheapest tires you can buy but they are the best. Try www.nokian.com and they have a list of dealers. I am using the Nokian WR's on my Civic in the Northeast and we have had a lot of snow and icy roads and no trouble at all. I've used Nokian tires for many years. My Civic Si can go places that will get most cars stuck. The Nokian WRG2 is the newest snow rated all season and the best they have. But if you keep going off the road in corners you are probably exceeding the grip your tires have for conditions. Nokian does make dedicated winter tires but they are full winter and Ice and very impressive in nasty stuff. The website lists dealers and sizes. Tire Rack always suggests winter tires that aren't all that good IMO. They love to sell Blizzaks which are only a winter tire for 1/2 the tread depth.
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Replying to: tiff_c (Feb 24, 2008 8:37 am) But, really.. if you are sliding off the road with all-season tires, you need to re-think your driving habits.. You are traveling too fast for conditions.. Good luck.. and slow down! |
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 24, 2008 8:43 am) Are you running the WR or the newer WRG2's? I really like the WRG2's and yes they still have the 50,000 mile warranty.  I used to use the Nokian Hakka Q's which are the same as the new Nokian RSi's which have to be the best full Snow and Ice tire I have ever used. Sadly they are not very good on dry roads and when it warms up they are like driving on Jello. The WRG2's are so great for what I drive in here even with the steep hills and mostly unpaved roads. 
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Replying to: tiff_c (Feb 24, 2008 9:02 am) Almost as capable as a dedicated winter tire, and better riding/handling than the crappy all-seasons that come on a CR-V.. So, I'm better off in all seasons.. Right around $500 OTD, though.. for 205-70-15..
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Thank you all so much. I am going to try to buy the Nokian tires asap.
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Replying to: kyfdx (Feb 24, 2008 9:13 am) The problem seems to be when the roads are clear and dry full winter tires are too squirmy. The WRG2's are really very good. True the RSi is a far superior tire in snow and ice but you'd have to get a lot more than we do and more often with unplowed roads for it to be worth buying them at least in the Northeast where I am. The WR's are the only snowflake rated tire on the market. I'll never buy another brand of winter tire for any car I own. They were $600 even, for my WRG2's, free rotation and a discount to remount my summer tires for my 2008 Civic Si. I think the lower profile tires cost a bit more but I'm very happy with them. |
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Replying to: maryh4 (Feb 24, 2008 9:18 am) I am going to try to buy the Nokian tires asap. Sure thing, and once you have them you'll be a true believer like all other Nokian tire owners. 
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I run the michelin x-ice on 2 of my vehicles and it does very well in dry weather. Not razor sharp, but certainly not squirmy. Had some Dunlops that were very squirmy though.
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Replying to: dudleyr (Feb 26, 2008 7:52 pm) Cheers! Paul (former dyed-in-the-wool studded tire fan for 25+ years) 
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Replying to: hammerhead (Feb 27, 2008 3:00 am) Trouble up here is that we will see 60-70 degree weather and then it will snow again. This really screws you if you took off your winter tires. |
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