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Bridgestone Blizzaks are a great snow tire. They wear down fast though on non snow pavement. It's not "non snow" that wears them out. It's warm temps. Take 'em off when it stops staying below freezing. Blizzaks work better than studs ever did. Treat them like studded tires though. Put 'em on their own rims and swap 'em out after snow&ice season.
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Snow tires aren't softer compound with more siping than your regular all seasons?
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I guess it depends on your expectations. I travel all over NM, AZ, CO, and UT. Drive about 35K miles per year. A lot of that has been in front wheel drive cars. Even in crappy weather on the mountain passes I've been fine with regular old all season tires. My 2017 Sonata came with Kumho Soleus tires; got 47K miles out of them and they did just fine in all conditions. I'd rather have a nice quiet, smooth ride 99% of the time than uber-awesome ice tires.
Now, if you're in the crap more than 20% of the time I'd probably go a different route.
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PRM has it right . Do some research on the 2 Sites above and also go buy the latest Consumer Reports Issue . I'm buying a new Set of 4 Tires a few weeks , and I have a V-6 Camry with pretty wide Tires . I have it down to a few choices with the above Goodyears in the mix . The other is Michelin ( can't remember the designation ) and the third is Vredestein ( sp ? ) . My experience in the Northeast with many Camrys is that good All Weather Tires work just fine in a few inches of Snow , and I have never gotten stuck . But I will say I have never driven in anywhere near a foot of Snow !
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I guess it depends on your expectations. I travel all over NM, AZ, CO, and UT. Drive about 35K miles per year. A lot of that has been in front wheel drive cars. Even in crappy weather on the mountain passes I've been fine with regular old all season tires. My 2017 Sonata came with Kumho Soleus tires; got 47K miles out of them and they did just fine in all conditions. I'd rather have a nice quiet, smooth ride 99% of the time than uber-awesome ice tires.
Now, if you're in the crap more than 20% of the time I'd probably go a different route. As mentioned, we don't get a lot of snow often. But when it's there, it's there. My wife has a job that really discourages missing work. So I need to get one vehicle ready to get her there. (I'll probably be the one that does the driving on those days) My other option would be to put studded snow tires on the back of my old F150 and fill the bed up with concrete blocks. That's what my dad did back in the day and it would allow his old GMC step side to go about anywhere in the snow. But I'd prefer to get my car outfitted for snow days.
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Trust me on this, Bristoe. Blizzaks.
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Blizzaks are what we used for my wife's car. Great on snow and ice, but take them off in the summer or you won't get much mileage from them.
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Blizzaks are pretty much the standard.
Soft compounds, that wear quick BTW, and lots of siping.
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From what I've read the more siping a tire has the better the traction on wet surfaces, packed snow and (within reason) ice.
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We bought rims off Craig's list for the wife's Accord, mounted aggressive studded tires and switch them every spring/fall.
Rims were paid for in savings over remounting twice a year the first year, and we have had them over 5 years now.
Factory rims and you don't notice the slight difference.
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what size of tires does that camry use?
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It's got 215/60R16's on it now.
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We bought rims off Craig's list for the wife's Accord, mounted aggressive studded tires and switch them every spring/fall.
Rims were paid for in savings over remounting twice a year the first year, and we have had them over 5 years now.
Factory rims and you don't notice the slight difference. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Buy them Goodyear u posted and have them sipped .....go skinny ...wide tires and snow are for ditch divers.....there close the thread !
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Bridgestone Blizzaks are a great snow tire. They wear down fast though on non snow pavement. That's the only real snow tired I've ever heard about in the last 10 years. That's definitely a downside of living out in the country. Unless the snow hits right before its time to leave, the roads in suburbia are usually pretty clear with snow plows. I've noticed though they are all over it late November, December but they just say screw it by March, You're on your own.
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The more I think about it, the more inclined I am towards putting studded snow tires on the back of my F-150 and loading it down with concrete blocks for snow driving this winter.
If we get more than a few inches, I'm not going to feel right about her driving in it, anyway. I'll just have to assume the role of her chauffeur during those times.
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Don’t do concrete blocks, too dangerous if you are every in a wreck. Sand tubes would be better.
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