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Old 09-30-21, 01:29 PM
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Michelin Crossclimate 2 tires are probably the best combination of winter and all-season tires.
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Originally Posted by Anfanger
Michelin Crossclimate 2 tires are probably the best combination of winter and all-season tires.
Yes those are my daily's.... i'm looking for pure winter.. we get snow where i live.
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I would get the Blizzak WS90. As an alternative the Michelin X-Ice or X-Snow.
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Originally Posted by Nospinzone
I would get the Blizzak WS90. As an alternative the Michelin X-Ice or X-Snow.
I normally get the blizzaks. Are the X ice and snow better?
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Originally Posted by THE_CEO
I normally get the blizzaks. Are the X ice and snow better?
I don't have experience with either Michelin. When we had Michelins on my wife's Jaguar S-Type I think they were called Artic Alpins. I'm sure the X Ice and Snow probably perform as well, if not better because they have likely improved the tires.
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Blizzak is more sticky but wears fast. Nokian Hakkapeliitta is impossible to beat but they wear even faster.
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Originally Posted by THE_CEO
Yes those are my daily's.... i'm looking for pure winter.. we get snow where i live.
ok here’s the thing I had a few feet of snow last winter no tires are going to get you through that. The design is the same as most of their winter tires. This year I am going up get traction boards and snow chains. I’ve only had problems in super deep uncleared snow in parking lots starting out no momentum type situations.
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Originally Posted by jdanielca
ok here’s the thing I had a few feet of snow last winter no tires are going to get you through that. The design is the same as most of their winter tires. This year I am going up get traction boards and snow chains. I’ve only had problems in super deep uncleared snow in parking lots starting out no momentum type situations.
OK good to know! do you have AWD on your car?
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Originally Posted by THE_CEO
OK good to know! do you have AWD on your car?
nope rwd, the awd in this car is meh
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Originally Posted by jdanielca
nope rwd, the awd in this car is meh
Ok thanks! I am running an AWD F-Sport... i will see how it goes.
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