The Winter's Coming Winter Tires Thread

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Maritime Q-Scout

Chatting with my father last night he raised a point I hadn't considered.

Background: I'm the kind of person that doesn't care what kind of car he drives, so long as it's reliable. I'll drive a car until its no longer economical to repair. I love not having a car payment. Currently I'm driving a 2009 Honda Accord, probably 260,000 clicks on it and no issues at all.

The question my father raised is two fold: (1) how long are you going to keep the car, and (2) do you want to want to spend the money on Blizzaks/Ice tires the intention is to get rid of the car before they're worn out?

Both good questions.

Being a Not A Car Guy, I don't know how much longer I should expect the Accord to last and if its reasonable to put a long lasting tire on it rather than a cheaper winter tire.

If the tire outlasts the car, then you can always part it out and sell it independently of the car.

The Accord probably would still last you for quite a while. I wouldn't be surprised to see it hit 15-20 years as long as it is reasonably well maintained (ie: On time oil changes, fluid flushes/top up, spark plugs, brakes, fuel injector cleaner, maybe a couple hundred here and there for a minor thing here and there etc.). My current car is a 2007 Camry and I hate it. It's such a boring car to drive. I think I'd be in this car for another decade if I went with the "drive it into the ground" mentality. I'm thinking I'll sell/trade in in a few years for a new(er) car and that car will still be on the road for quite a few years after I no longer own it.

But if you are worried it's close to its last legs, I guess you could always take it to a mechanic and pay for an inspection (ie: in the same way you'd get a mechanic inspection if you were going to buy/insure a used car). That way for around $150-200 or whatever those inspections cost you'd get an idea/peace of mind about if there's anything major that might go relatively soon that would cause the car to stop running.

[zamler]

Winter is not coming you are all fools.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by zamler

Winter is not coming you are all fools.

You know nothing, Jaune Snow.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by zamler

Winter is not coming you are all fools.

Well we have had early snow the past few years either late September or early October. You can never rule out old man winter in Calgary.

[Calgary14]

how are blizzaks for road noise compared to michelin x ice? I have a set of x ice for the winter and bridgestone dueler for the summer and the road noise on the duelers is horrible but the michelins are much better.

It sounds like blizzaks are a better tire for snow/ice but if they are noisy I wouldnt want them

[81MC]

Yep, wasn’t it last October we had at least a few inches several times by mid October.


#### it’s depressing typing that.

[Shazam]

I had X-Ice Snow on the truck, they were very quiet.

Blizzaks are very loud.

[TimSJ]

I haven't gone back in the thread to look to far to see if anyone else has mentioned this but order your Winter tires early this year.

We have a shop and it has been very difficult to get all tires this year and our distributors are telling us the supply for winters is going to be a challenge.

If you need them i would get on it fairly quickly.

[Calgary14]

Originally Posted by Shazam

I had X-Ice Snow on the truck, they were very quiet.

Blizzaks are very loud.

Deal breaker for me. I cant stand all the road noise on the duelers. The blizzaks are probably similar.

[zamler]

X-Ice is the quietest tire ever I wish such a compound was viable for summer driving. Nokian Hakkakapapappapeliitta's are great tires but damn they wore out fast for me. Great if you don't drive all that much.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by zamler

X-Ice is the quietest tire ever I wish such a compound was viable for summer driving. Nokian Hakkakapapappapeliitta's are great tires but damn they wore out fast for me. Great if you don't drive all that much.

I quite liked the Nokia WRG All weather tires. I agree Nokian tires wear down fast and I agree if you don't drive a ton, they're excellent tires to have.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

I quite liked the Nokia WRG All weather tires. I agree Nokian tires wear down fast and I agree if you don't drive a ton, they're excellent tires to have.

Noisy as hell. We have them on my wife's Outback I find them almost unbearable for long drives. Good tire but awful road noise.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Noisy as hell. We have them on my wife's Outback I find them almost unbearable for long drives. Good tire but awful road noise.

Strange, I didn't find road noise an issue with WRG3 on my old TL. That being said, I followed a guide online, bought some rubber seals and added seals to my TL to match the Acura putting triple seals of the newer cars like the TLX. Maybe that was a reason I didn't hear as much road noise?

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

I quite liked the Nokia WRG All weather tires. I agree Nokian tires wear down fast and I agree if you don't drive a ton, they're excellent tires to have.

The Michelin CrossClimate 2 and SUV are very good if you're looking for AW tires.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Strange, I didn't find road noise an issue with WRG3 on my old TL. That being said, I followed a guide online, bought some rubber seals and added seals to my TL to match the Acura putting triple seals of the newer cars like the TLX. Maybe that was a reason I didn't hear as much road noise?

No idea and this is our second set and the only reason I stick with them is because I already have winter/summer wheels/stacked in the garage for my car and I don't want to do that for hers. You can get by with all seasons on an Outback in the winter but it's nowhere near as good as these. I think we are going to move on from this car in a year or so (whenever the industry gets back to a level or normalacy) otherwise I would look at the Michelin CrossClimates noted above by Shazam.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

Canadian Tire has a sale on Michelin xIce Snow for $140 and Xi2 for $143 a tire, I found some 245 60r18

Thanks for the heads up. Ordered some Xi2 replacements for my vehicle. I was very happy with them, happy to order them again, good deal.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Your post got under my skin but it the the UCP under yours. Can we not agree on that? I just don't think we need any political refences in threads that are not of the topic. Do you agree or not?

You're getting as worked up as Trudeau at a halloween party about all of this.

[nik-]

I got free winter tires at a UCP sponsored mask protest.

[woob]

Originally Posted by nik-

I got free winter tires at a UCP sponsored mask protest.

3 of mine are stuck in Spain, but one made it out to a local rally.

[The Yen Man]

Anyone looking to do their winter tires shopping early, Costco has 20% off tires today only, so pretty good deal going on. Ordering my Blizzaks today.