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Best snow tires?

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steezyjibber
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I'm going to get snow tires in a bit, and obviously i gotta go to a place that sells the correct brand.

I think it'd be between Michelin X-Ice and Bridgestone Blizzaks for me since theyre both pretty affordable...

http://www.consumersearch.com/snow-tires

I've read in some places that the X-Ice are the best anyway.

Can anyone confirm?
Dec 16 2010 12:53PM
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XtRemE11
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if you want the best go with nokian hakkapeliitta's. if you can find an older model, not the newest (which is 6?) it shouldnt be too expensive. i got my 2's for 95 a tire.
michelin x-ices are decent, they have good reviews, but unfortunately the only test ive seen with them was on hardpack snow. and from personal experience i wasnt impressed with their ability in deep snow.

for blizzaks it depends which ones, some are good some are not so god.
Dec 16 2010 1:04PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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seconded on the nokians
Dec 16 2010 1:08PM
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noparking
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i have the blizzacks on my volvo xc90. what type of area are you in and what types of conditions do you usually have to deal with on yo drive up to the mtn and where you live?
Dec 16 2010 1:29PM
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thisisastickup
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I have shitty hankook all seasons on my forester and I have yet to have trouble driving to alta/PC.
Dec 16 2010 1:54PM
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treebeard
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get something you can stud. i put studded tires on my shitty saturn ion last month and it feels like 4-wheel drive
Dec 16 2010 1:56PM
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eheath
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You don't always wanna stud tires, it all depends on where you live.
Dec 16 2010 1:58PM
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treebeard
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slc.
Dec 16 2010 1:58PM
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ummagumma
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Audi S3 2.0 Tfsi with Nokian Wr super!!
Dec 16 2010 3:03PM
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