Snow tires

[Fubisin]

the firestone in no way compares to the mich. but the blizzack and mich are about the same. i just know more people that perfer the blizzack.

MY BAD, I guess you could say it was a typo. I meant the Bridgestones, not the firestones.

 

[Neanderthal]

Tires considered
* Pricing highest to lowest*
Michelin Xi2-$800
Yokahoma iceguard20- $600+
Bridgestone Blissak- $650
BF goodrich- WinterslalomKSI- $600
Cooper arctic claw- $500
Firestone winterforce- $475

You can obviously see the price differences. From what I have seen on the internet tests and blogs, the Michelin are supposed to last up to 75% longer, react better and handle better in ****tier conditions.
I spoke to ALL kinds of different people, they suggest all types of different types of tires. Some say the softer the fast they wear, some say the harder the tire the less traction you get. Some say tires are tires
My BIGGEST things is the tread wear and highway safety, not money. If I want to buy the tires I want them around for atleast 3-4 seasons, not 1-2.

When you compare the numbers and the price, is it worth spending the extra cash and geting more seasons out of the tires or going with something that is cost effiect but cuts 1-2 seasons out of the tires?

The reason behind getting them is that my All seaons are wearing pretty low and would either have to get a set of All seasons or get snows and for me, from seeing the online video tests and the stats, snows are the way to go.
Thought I would get the opinion of Grand Prix drivers more than some salesman trying to clear out his stock
Thanks

I used to get by with all seasons until we moved here. They will plow once on many streets and then just let the traffic beat down the snow. It eventually turns slicker than snot on a doorknob.

So I bought a set of Blizzak REVO1 (discontinued) and they were a revelation. They made a believer out of me, snows are definitely a huge safety issue in winter and they give you a much larger margin for error vs. typical all seasons. BTW, I was running BFG TA/H which at the time were decent or better rated in snow, at Tire Rack.

I discovered some all seasons that are as good on snow and ice as snow tires, Dunlop SP60s.
They do come in 225.60.16 as well as 215.65.16, if you want something with a little more snow grip and hyrdro resistance and don't look much different from the 225.60s.

These are probably 80-85 bucks at TR, so you're into not much more than $500 for a set shipped and mounted.

I run them on both our cars now. Excellent tires.