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    FS: 16 steel winter wheels with Blizzak tires ($300)

    SOLD: 16 steel winter wheels with Blizzak tires ($300) For Sale Set of four Bridgestone Blizzak WS80 studless winter tires mounted on 16 steel wheels. $40 Storage bags included. Wheels/tires were purchased in 2014 for my old 05 Mz3. Sadly the brakes on my new car are too large to take a 16...
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    Wrench Light & occasional check engine light ONLY DURING WET SNOW

    every time it snows, especially when the temp is above 10degrees F & snow is a little more wet, within a few blocks of driving the orange wrench light will come on & the transmission shifts a little jerky/chunky. occasionally this will go away, especially if we aren't driving in the snow and...
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    No control when there is a few inches of snow

    I purchased my CX-5 AWD 2017 last november. First of all the problem I have is intermittent. One day my car is fine, the next day it's not. When there is snow on the road, even just a few inches, and even though I drive slowly, the car starts sliding from left to right and right to left. I do...
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    Need help with new tires for CX-5 (Complete car newb).

    Hey guys! I got a used Mazda CX-5 (2013 model) - Touring AWD last week. I am extremely happy with the car so far. However I want to get better tires for it. It currently has tires that say primeval on it. Not sure what brand they are. I am moving to Laramie, Wyoming in less than 10-20 days for...
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    Snow... it happend

    hey guys, its snowed where I am for the first time this year and lucky me my abs called it quits today yay! I have pretty good all season M+S tires on this little red wagon but she slides around like a baby deer on ice. I am pretty good at keeping it straight as it snows 4-5 months out of the...
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    Loved My CX-5 in the Winter Snow! AWD Success! [LONG READ]

    This is sometimes my commute to work. Hey everybody! February 2015 brought 54.6 inches of snow to the Boulder, CO area and probably a bit more high up in the mountains where I'm currently living. My 2014 AWD CX-5 Touring (2.5L) did EVERYTHING I ASKED IT TO and made me really proud to have...
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    Cold Weather: All Terrain vs Snow Tires [Advocacy]

    [Admins: please don't move this message to the tire forum!] Last week Colorado received its first significant snow storm of the season. We got three inches on the first day, then another 3-5 inches depending on location. In a 24 hour period I got to experience driving on thick tread ATS tires...
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    Snow and Ice Performance

    Hello everyone! I'm new to this forum (hi) and wanted to find out how the 2014 Mazda 6 Grand Touring does in snow and ice, especially in hilly areas. What experiences have you all had?
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    Brakes failed in the snow after hours of driving in storm -- not tires

    Yesterday, after driving freeway and stop-and-go through storm in which 5 inches of snow fell, I was 1/2 mile from home, going about 30 mph when I started to brake for a light and the foot peddle violently shook and didn't want to compress, slowing my car but not stopping it and pushing me to...
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    CX-5 Stuck in the Snow Adventure - Winter Driving in Colorado

    I've been trying out my 2014 CX-5 2.5L AWD with Nokian Hakkapellita snow tires this winter and for the most part really happy with them. Today I pushed this combination a little too far and thought it would be helpful to share. In a somewhat remote part of Rocky Mountain National Park in...
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    Snow Driving with the CX-5, with and without snow tires (Hakkas) [long]

    Northern Colorado had its first decent snow storm of the season last night. After about 12 hours of falling snow my area near Fort Collins, CO, has about 3-6 inches on the ground of light, fluffy powder. The road conditions are a mix. Highly trafficked areas are plowed and salted well so...
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    Snow chains for 20" wheels/tires

    Just bought my 2013 CX9 GT with 20" wheels, but as I was looking thru the paperwork from the dealership I noticed that there's a disclaimer that snow chains are not compatible with 20" wheels due to small clearance to the body and damage could occur. The manual also states this and basically...
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    CX-5 GT Snow Chains Question

    I own a 2013 CX-5 GT+Tech in California, and while I really don't need winter tires, I do need chains for the obligatory trips to the mountains. What chains have you bought? What do you recommend? I am looking to buy quick, since I am heading to the snow in two weeks. Any advice is appreciated...
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    4wd light

    Driving down my street on the way to work this morning, the 4wd light on my dash was flashing. (Wonderful job on the streets, DPW.) We had a very light winter last year, so this might be the first time I've driven it in snow covered streets. I'm assuming that the flashing indicates that the...
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    First time in the snow with a 06 MS6!

    Just moved to Michigan from Texas last month. We got whacked by a big snowstorm last weekend, and I got to drive my MS6 in the snow for the first time. I just have all-season rubber, but the car handles pretty good. I must admit that I am absolutely hooked on rotating and sliding. It's so...
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    new cx-9, strange smell after snow driving

    I bought a brand new '09 GT Cx-9 about a week before the heavy snow fall that hit many parts of the east cost. I live at the top of a rather steep hill (about half a mile long). After the snow fall, the road up the hill was not properly plowed resulting in most of it being covered in very...
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    WTB: Snow tires for my 2007 MS3

    Hi, I'm looking to buy a set of 4 snow tires for my 2007 Mazdaspeed 3 (size 215/45R18), preferably Blizzaks, preferably unused (maybe you bought a set and never put them on). Please PM me. Thanks.
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    Cheapest Snow Tire Solution? (08' MS3)

    Hi, I am in need of some snow/winter tires/rims for my 2008 Mazdaspeed 3. I don't want to spend a lot, so I'm looking for the cheapest solution that will get me through a typical Vancouver, BC winter. Any suggestions? I don't care if the car ends up looking like crap for a couple months a...
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    WTB: Rims with snow tires

    As it reads, i'm looking for any type of rims that have snow tires mounted on them. I just bought a 2010 MS3 and know i'm not even gonna be able to move in 1" of snow on these tires. I'd rather zip off my current rims with the impact wrench and swap out rims/tires then have snows mounted on...
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