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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 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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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 01:31 PM
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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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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 07:23 PM
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I would get the Blizzak WS90. As an alternative the Michelin X-Ice or X-Snow.
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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 07:32 PM
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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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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 07:56 PM
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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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Old Sep 30, 2021 | 07:59 PM
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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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Old Oct 1, 2021 | 07:00 AM
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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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Old Oct 1, 2021 | 07:14 AM
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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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Old Oct 1, 2021 | 08:35 AM
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OK good to know! do you have AWD on your car?
nope rwd, the awd in this car is meh
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Old Oct 1, 2021 | 08:38 AM
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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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