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- Mazda CX5 Touring with PEP
I bought them on a Labor Day sale this fall from Discount Tire Direct for about $160 ea with about $100 in rebates or so and today is the first day of driving them with appreciable snow and ice on the roads here in W PA.
It is cold, mid teens so that alone gives the tires more grip (melting ice cube vs fresh cube), the snow had been pushed off the ice that coated the roads and it seems to have been polished by the rubber tires. Snow was not deep except in my driveway (6" or so) and there was no slip or hesitation in backing out and driving in to the driveway. Not a slip or spin when on the roads, driving at 40mph. No sliding when approaching a ice covered road to a red light.
Bottom line AFAIC, these tires are good to go for a year round tire. My original plan was that try these tires first and if they were average for a winter tire, get a set of snows and mount them on my factory rims and run those for the winter. As it stands, I still have a 4WD as a winter beater, so the CX5 does not get driven as a winter vehicle. The X is down for a repair or 3 this week, so the CX5 is on duty until further notice.
It is cold, mid teens so that alone gives the tires more grip (melting ice cube vs fresh cube), the snow had been pushed off the ice that coated the roads and it seems to have been polished by the rubber tires. Snow was not deep except in my driveway (6" or so) and there was no slip or hesitation in backing out and driving in to the driveway. Not a slip or spin when on the roads, driving at 40mph. No sliding when approaching a ice covered road to a red light.
Bottom line AFAIC, these tires are good to go for a year round tire. My original plan was that try these tires first and if they were average for a winter tire, get a set of snows and mount them on my factory rims and run those for the winter. As it stands, I still have a 4WD as a winter beater, so the CX5 does not get driven as a winter vehicle. The X is down for a repair or 3 this week, so the CX5 is on duty until further notice.