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Old 04-20-2012, 04:07 PM
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I'm not sure why, but it seems the size tire I need is not common??!! When I put in the tire size as it won't pull the correct size by car model, I get 8 options for tires. When I bought the car, I was told I had performance low profile tires, they would give no traction what so ever on snow/ice and were pricey. In looking for replacement tires, I've found the tires are cheap which is likely why I only got the milage out of them I did.

The dealer (not the same one I bought the car from) gave me 5 options Falken Ziex, Yokohoma Avid Vigors, Michelan Pilot MxM4, Hankooks Ventus V4, and Continental DWS, price ranging from $135 (Falken) - $228 (Michelan)/tire.

The car is not a performance car and as much as I love it, zoom zoom is an oversell...lol. It is a fun car to drive, but I can say as far as tire comfort, the summer ones I have had are hard and do not offer a smooth ride, noticably different on the snow tires. I get that's part of having "performance" tires. I will spend the money on the tires to get something that will last longer than 2-3 summers, still look "sexy" and be fun to book around in, I want quality for sure.

I love my snow tires and don't think I'll ever go without again because they do make a huge difference, but I guess that depends on the vehicle too. We've been talking about a camero...just for fun, but also talking about a SUV so we can get a boat...neither is pratical, but you only live once, may as well have some fun!
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