[s-cars] Snow tire shopping, blizzak vs Nokian vs? thoughts?

Erik Addy erikaddy at yahoo.com
Mon Nov 17 18:53:10 PST 2008


In the past I have always purchased Hakkas, as they are "the stuff"...

Lately, however, cost has become more of an issue for me, and the Nokians have gone up in price a bit, due to the value (or lack thereof) of the dollar.  This year, I bought a set of Michelin X-Ice Xi2's for my wife's Passat 1.8t 4motion (with manual).  I haven't driven them on snow, yet, but I think they are fine on the dry for what they are (and I'm confident they are significantly better than a Blizzak WS-60).  Based on my experience with the last version of this tire (the original X-Ice) and the Tire Rack reviews and info regarding the new model, I think they will do quite well on the ice/snow.  Hard to get, due to the Canadians buying them all up, but the Tire Rack came through for me.

Other good values out there-
Hankook I-Pike 409 (very similar to the Hakka studdables), available at Discount TIre
General Alitimax Artic, which is apparently a rebranded Gislavad (same parent company) sold at a lower price, available at TIre Rack.

Erik



      


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