Need All Season Tires for long harsh winters (SUV, truck, buy)
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Hey folks, I am moving to a place that has long, potentially harsh snowy winters. Normally I would purchase seperate winter tires (Blizzak, Nokian), however I am unable to store my summer tires anywhere so whatever tires I get will have to be on year-round. I will be driving in this climate for three winters and was under the impression that if I were to put Blizzaks or Nokian winter tires on they wouldn't last the 3 years so I am now looking at getting all season tires that also will work well for the long snowy winters. Any suggestions?
I drive a FWD SUV (Acadia)
Some tire places might allow you to store your winter tires on site--for an additional fee, of course.
This, and how much room could 4 wheels and tires take ? Not too mention there is no comparison between "all season" and a dedicated winter tire. I never believed it (I had always driven 4wd trucks) until I purchased a little fwd econo box and had to drive it thru the winter.
There really is no all season that is comparable to a good winter tire. If you will be driving daily on snowy/icy roads, you need a good winter tire. Safety is number one in those conditions. I personally would bite the bullet find someplace for the summer tires. Not sure how expensive your tires are, but renting out a small storage locker may be an option. Or if you have a friend or family member that would let you store in a garage or attic, even at a fee.
This, and how much room could 4 wheels and tires take ? Not too mention there is no comparison between "all season" and a dedicated winter tire. I never believed it (I had always driven 4wd trucks) until I purchased a little fwd econo box and had to drive it thru the winter.
Funny, I came to that conclusion in the exact same way. My front-wheel drive econo-box with snow tires easily outhandles the 4x4 I used to drive without snow tires. I wonder how well that truck would have handled if I had put snow treads on it.
Hey folks, I am moving to a place that has long, potentially harsh snowy winters. Normally I would purchase seperate winter tires (Blizzak, Nokian), however I am unable to store my summer tires anywhere so whatever tires I get will have to be on year-round. I will be driving in this climate for three winters and was under the impression that if I were to put Blizzaks or Nokian winter tires on they wouldn't last the 3 years so I am now looking at getting all season tires that also will work well for the long snowy winters. Any suggestions?
I drive a FWD SUV (Acadia)
Consider a set of premium all season tires and set of cable chains for the really harsh winters.
Some jurisdictions (e,g, Quebec) legally require dedicated snow tires, and will not accept all-season as legal in winter. So check the law where you plan to plate your ride. In Michigan, I just drove on all-season tires, and never got stuck once.
Get something like the BFG A/T tire (all terrain), and have one of the tire shops sipe the tires. It's still not as good as a true winter tire, but it's a decent compromise. The other option that I did for a while while living in northern Michigan was to run snow tires year-round. In that case I was running Nokian Hakkapelittas, and actually really liked them as they did excellent on wet pavement as well as dirt roads. Yes, they wore faster than an all season tire, but was worth it to me.
Something to consider would be to buy a new set of Blizzaks at the beginning of winter, the snow tread should last the snow season, keep them on till next fall, if they are not completely used up you might be able to get some "trade in" value (not much) at the beginning of snow season. This would get you a better winter tire than any all-season. Consider that an all-season tire works OK in snow when the tread is good and deep, but once they are down to about half worn they don't grip in snow very well.
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