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Winter Tires

Old Aug 9, 2012 | 12:05 AM
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So winter's coming up soon ( I know no one wants to hear that) but I'm looking for some winter tires early since I couldn't find a cheap truck or FWD car for the winter. Any one know any good winter tires that aren't too expensive? I've been looking but keep finding one's that have half saying they're good and half saying they're bad in the reviews
 
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 12:26 AM
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I had Nokian Hakkapeliitta R tires on three separate cars, they were fantastic on all of them. I never got stuck, even once.

They were a bit expensive new though, you'd want to look into pricing around where you are, or try looking at used tires.
 
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 12:41 AM
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You could always get some blizzaks there a great winter tire.
 
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 09:06 AM
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or you could check craigslist for some small trucks... my car stays inside during bad weather...
 
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 10:45 AM
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or you could check craigslist for some small trucks... my car stays inside during bad weather...
Did that all summer. Can't find any in my my price range that aren't too far gone. Figure it's just easier to slap some winter tires on just in case my area gets snow this year. Last year wasn't bad, but had a hell of a time getting up hills with my all seasons.
 
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 11:00 AM
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oh really? i can point any direction and tell you where 3 or 4 are here.
 
Old Aug 9, 2012 | 11:00 PM
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Yup. Was looking for a Jeep since they're all over the place around here, but people want way too much for cars that need a lot of work to be able to be inspected.
 
Old Sep 1, 2012 | 05:30 PM
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Winter tires are one area I would not cheap-out on in a 4th Gen! I just put Michelin Pilot Sport A/S on all fours on my RS -- a world of difference over the previous BF Goodrich Traction T/As...
 
Old Sep 1, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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Sweet. I'm gonna have to check them out since your like the third person to refer them too me.
 
Old Sep 4, 2012 | 03:39 PM
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I used coopers last year and liked them a lot
 

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