@willowleaf My fave traditional snow tires were made by Hankook, another case where you can get great tires for less money than the fancier labels. Fairly quiet, great traction, long lasting if you got them off. I know mechanics who prefer the Hankook snows for this climate.
Bought the above type tires for my Excursion. Link above is size for my Dodge Dooley. Offered in two compounds one warrantied for 50,000 miles not 3 Peak rated. The other I didn’t buy that was 3 Peak rated softer compound and less money.
@string said:
@PaddleDog52 said:
Your tires and driveline might only be good as the guy in front of you.And behind.
Why behind?
Hey Willowleaf, Yes, Vredestein makes awesome bicycle tires. Lots of places used to offer them. Now… not so much.
I’ve used a few different snow tires over the years, but nothing beats Nokian. They deliver great snow/ice traction, plus a quiet and comfortable ride. They’re only slightly louder than my summer rubber.
The BEST snow tires I ever had were Gislaved Frosts. I lucked out and found a set of four of them, barely used, at a Goodwill for $4.99 each, exactly the right size for my 1989 Dodge Caravan, It cost me more to get them mounted and balanced than I paid for them. The soft rubber was incredible on ice but I only got 3 winter seasons out of them (about 15K miles) due to that softness. I swear I could have driven straight up a bobsled run with those on the van…
I agree that Hankooks are excellent too. I had them on my company pickup truck for several years when I lived in snowy Michigan and had to visit remote construction sites.
I put Toyo Celcius CUV tires on my awd Ford Flex, pretty sure there’s a snowflake on them, they were great last winter. Kind of a 3 season plus tire that cost similarly to any midrange all season tire.
Around Boston they start treating the roads the day before a snow “event,” ask people to stay off the roads during storms while the trucks are out, and get everything cleaned up pretty quickly. I don’t commute or drive to ski anymore in snow conditions, but I still like having the extra grip, for the week or two I do end up driving around in winter conditions. If I lived further north or did more winter commuting I might get a dedicated set of snow tires.
@string said:
I’ll stay off the roads today with my new Continental tires on the pickup.
The power just went out. Gonna get chilly in a hurry.
@string said:
I’ll stay off the roads today with my new Continental tires on the pickup.![]
That looks like wet, heavy snow. Ugh.
As dreary there as here (although we have lots more snow).
Haven’t had more than maybe three sunny days since October. Rickets season.
Woohoo! We have 11 inches here in my corner of NC and the new Crosstrek just got it’s first snow trial. It got an A. It kept going on the unplowed, untraveled road with the OE tires. I’m happy.
The rest of the forum has been pretty quiet but this thread is HOT!
Who would have thought SUVs were so much more interesting than paddling?
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Yep any vehicle that can pass the grease test of snow at 30 degrees deserves consideration.
My wife’s new Camry also got it’s first taste of snow today. Our power went out at 9 am ; at 4 it was getting nippy in the house so we went to our daughter’s house about 6 miles away. Power came on at 8:30 pm so we came home.
A lot of slush but no problems.
Thanks for the info all, It’s been a long time since I’ve seen snow except for fly over.
Last time was 41 years ago when it snowed in Miami. I wasn’t too thrilled as I had just moved back from northern Nevada and received an early morning phone call to look outside. I did still have snow tires on my car though. :#