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Originally Posted by CarlLester
There are some old posts about guys picking up the Federal Himalayas. Can anyone comment on how they were? Are they good enough to save the money and bypass Blizzak or X-Ice, etc?
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That's what I run. Very good on ice, good in deep snow, rather mediocre on dry. My comparison point is to performance winters though.
My wife's car has the General Altimax Arctic, and they are another great value choice. Amazing in deep snow, and pretty good on ice. Still a bit squishy on dry pavement, but I'd say slightly better than the Himalayas, although she is running a smaller sidewall, so it's not necessarily a fair comparison.
I'd easily buy either of the two again, and I'd just go for whatever is cheaper of the two.