winter tire recommendation

[war]

need some advice for some winter tires ? for those of you who have driven their speeds in the snow and know. these are the 3 that i can choose from between the dealers that i can go to.

Yokohama V901 - $880
Pirelli W160S - $710
Blizzak LM-22 - $880

(canadian prices).

these prices at least reasonable?

 

[II-Savy]

I would suggest tirerack.com
Firestone Winter Force 195/50/16
$408 shipped to my door in CT mounted and balanced

Had to post this twice cause of the forum Nazi's

 

[70]

Hakapalita....

 

[1sty]

where to buy stutter?

 

[70]

where to buy stutter?

I'm trying to figure that out...

 

[IchBinEinMP5]

Goodyear Eagle Ultra Grip GW3... better than the GW2 which was #1.

 

[Action Jackson]

Pirelli 210 Snowsports $800 total. At least that was the price my dad was able to arrange with the tire guy so YMMV.

 

[kingd0g]

Go to the steel 15's and the price is cut in 1/2. And you don't have to run your rims.

 

[andyfatsax]

Nordic Trac Review

I went with 185/65/15" Nordic Trac (Canadian Tire) on black steelies. They work fine. Drastic improvment over stk tires. There is no question you get what you pay for but with winter driving I am always going slow ass slow anyway.

I would recommend 195/60/15". I find the profile to be just a tad to high with the 65 series, when I lwr the car there is a chance I may be rubbing a lot since I have noticed it tends to happen from time to time.

As for the quality of the tires, they work very well under snow conditions and fair on ice. There is no sign of wear after 5000km of steady use.

I paid $70 per tire with install and the rims were $45 a pc. From what I can tell that is a 3rd of the price of a brand name tire and I have no regrets in my purchase.

 

[IchBinEinMP5]

I wouldn't go that far, the Goodyear Eagles in that size are around $98 installed.... I have always found the Can Tire rip offs to be only a little cheaper, but offer a lot less performance.

Glad your happy though...

 

[Dre]

I have nokian hakkapeliitta 2's on my Mazda 3. I get a sweet deal on them.

http://www.nokiantyres.com

 

[70]

I have nokian hakkapeliitta 2's on my Mazda 3. I get a sweet deal on them.

http://www.nokiantyres.com

HAHA, I was just coming to add that.

http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&postid=569555#post569555

 

[grindMARC]

Go to the steel 15's and the price is cut in 1/2. And you don't have to run your rims.

Tirerack is sold out of steelie 15s for the season. Anyone know of another place to find some?

Does anyone happen to know of another mazda that uses the +45 offset? I'm wondering if I might find some stock wheels at the junkyard.

 

[II-Savy]

Mine:
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[Bosephus]

I know, I know, I'm beating this horse dead, dead, dead, but I am one who is not easily parted with his money at least not before a ludicrous amount of research.

Anyone out there have any experinec with Michelin Artic Alpin vs. the Hakkapelitta's.

I think I might have it narrowed down to the Artic Alpin, the Hakka Q or the Hakka 2 unstudded.

Thoughts?

 

[II-Savy]

If you are "one who is not easily parted with his money" GET THE FIRESTONES! That is my take. They are $44.00 bucks each on tirerack.com.

 

[grindMARC]

Anyone out there have any experinec with Michelin Artic Alpin vs. the Hakkapelitta's.

I have the Alpins on my WRX and I spent all last season on them. They perform better than the stock all season (RE-92s) on DRY! In the snow they are incredible. I have a hard time loosing grip taking off (partially due to the AWD) and they brake VERY well. They're awesome in the wet too. They're no louder than my summer tires.

I like em so much I tried to get a set for our P5 the other day, but they were out of stock in the 15. I ended up getting the Alpin IIs for $110 each (including shipping) from discouttiredirect.com. The IIs (AKA PAs?) are about $30 a tire more than the regular Alpins. After moaning about the price, Andre at DTD dropped the price by $12 a tire for me. Give him a call, I think he's extension 425 or 325.

Speaking of price, I think you're comparing apples and oranges... Aren't the Hakkas ALOT more expesnive than the Alpins? I guess its possible you may have been asking about the Alpin IIs.

 

[Bosephus]

Actually the Alpins are pricing out at about $50 more than the Hakkas for the full vehicle. $900 for Hakkas on 16" steel rims and $950 for the Alpins on the same rims. Both prices were from the same dealer and included balancing and installation.

 

[grindMARC]

I got them for $580 -- mounted and balanced and free delivery. Only difference is I got em on 15 inch steelies. I think you're getting clipped, man! I know 16s cost more, but nearly $400 more?

 

[Bosephus]

Where did you get yours? You're talking about the Alpin's right?

I thought almost $1000 sounded like a lot.

What size tire did you go with on the 15" rims?