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12-06-2008, 09:30 PM
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see you at Karla's Question of the Day.....
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I've had great luck with Tirerack.com Our CRV uses all season here around Bangor and no problems. Correct me my if I"m wrong but if you put studded tires on front wheel drive state law says you have to have them on back as well
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12-06-2008, 09:46 PM
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Can you drive on your good set of all season tires and buy the winter tires in Maine. I assume all Interstate highway should be clear of snow.
This is my question, do you have to put studs on the winter tire or just for additional safty.
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Originally Posted by Elcarim
The Winterforce tires for our van are less expensive than the regular tires we just bought. I called around, and I got quotes of around $85-95 each, mounted if we buy them in Maine. If we special order them here, they're $145 each! 
I'm not sure how much extra the studs are. I forgot to ask. |
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12-06-2008, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by boonskyler
I assume all Interstate highway should be clear of snow.
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Bwahahahahaahhahahahahahahaha!
(That has not been my experience...and watch out for the ignorant Hannaford truck drivers who will blast by you and throw so much snow and slush on your windshield that you could easily find yourself to driving off the highway.) |
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12-06-2008, 10:00 PM
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You will find most people use a good all terrain tire. I do prefer studded tires though as I do get on ice during snowmobiling and ice fishing trips where the all terrain tires will just spin and you go no where even in four wheel drive. You never know when you will hit an icey patch of road and the studded tires could save an accident. I have had a number of times I wish I had the studded tires.
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12-06-2008, 10:04 PM
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How do people get in/out from Maine in the winter. Is there a tires change station in the Snow belt area, i don't think tires with studs allow in many street.
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Originally Posted by Zymer
Bwahahahahaahhahahahahahahaha!
(That has not been my experience...and watch out for the ignorant Hannaford truck drivers who will blast by you and throw so much snow and slush on your windshield that you could easily find yourself to driving off the highway.)
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12-06-2008, 10:42 PM
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It's all about the buttah.....
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Originally Posted by boonskyler
How do people get in/out from Maine in the winter. Is there a tires change station in the Snow belt area, i don't think tires with studs allow in many street.
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Boon, if you don't have the studs on your vehicle, you have to make sure you have other things in your trunk.... sand, shovel, concrete blocks for extra weight, etc. If you get stuck, you'll have to throw some sand under the tire area and hope that gets you enough traction to get moving again.
If you'd be going to and from another state all winter, you wouldn't want to put the studs on. It would be a PITA to have them changed back and forth all the time.
You could keep a different vehicle for out of Maine trips that didn't have the studs and just put the studs on the one you drive around the state. |
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12-06-2008, 10:42 PM
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We use all weather generic tires.
No problems so far.
But we have lived much further North before, as well as South, before moving to Maine.
I do like studded tires. I think that if we begin seeing really cold winters, we may go back to driving on studded tires. but the past 3 winters have been so mild, that I really do not see the need for them. At least not in this area.
Other areas of Maine may be different.
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12-06-2008, 10:44 PM
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Originally Posted by CoastalMaine
Boon, if you don't have the studs on your vehicle, you have to make sure you have other things in your trunk.... sand, shovel, concrete blocks for extra weight, etc. If you get stuck, you'll have to throw some sand under the tire area and hope that gets you enough traction to get moving again.
If you'd be going to and from another state all winter, you wouldn't want to put the studs on. It would be a PITA to have them changed back and forth all the time.
You could keep a different vehicle for out of Maine trips that didn't have the studs and just put the studs on the one you drive around the state.
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Only if you have rear wheel drive!
Only then!
Not for front wheel drive vehicles.
On a FWD vehicle your engine has it's weight over the drive wheels. So your fine.
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12-06-2008, 10:56 PM
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Originally Posted by forest beekeeper
Only if you have rear wheel drive!
Only then!
Not for front wheel drive vehicles.
On a FWD vehicle your engine has it's weight over the drive wheels. So your fine.
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I disagree. I drove FWD minivans for 18 years in snowy weather... through VT, NH, ME, and MA. Even with FWD it can be difficult to get traction on ice. Nice to have some sand and a shovel to smoosh around the tires to get it. Can't hurt being in your vehicle and could end up worth its weight in gold.
I also did not often have any of the back seats in my van since I was delivering junkart treasures to the stores up north. The concrete blocks added some weight. |
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12-06-2008, 11:02 PM
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thanks CoastalMaine, My wife and I just talk about this 2-3 days, i think it is a good idea to keep Maine car in Maine.
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Originally Posted by CoastalMaine
Boon, if you don't have the studs on your vehicle, you have to make sure you have other things in your trunk.... sand, shovel, concrete blocks for extra weight, etc. If you get stuck, you'll have to throw some sand under the tire area and hope that gets you enough traction to get moving again.
If you'd be going to and from another state all winter, you wouldn't want to put the studs on. It would be a PITA to have them changed back and forth all the time.
You could keep a different vehicle for out of Maine trips that didn't have the studs and just put the studs on the one you drive around the state.
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