tesla500
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I'm looking for recommendations on snow tires for the LEAF. Are there any that both have good traction and are quiet?
Nice, how do you like them so far?sproqitman said:Oh, and I put a set of these on a few weeks ago:
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No snow, yet. I put a set on our Toyota Echo last winter and turned it from mediocre to the third-best snow car I've owned. On dry pavement, they ride a bit rougher over bumps than the Ecopias. Cornering is about the same.tesla500 said:Nice, how do you like them so far?sproqitman said:Oh, and I put a set of these on a few weeks ago:
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I'm actually in the PNW too (Vancovuer BC).
TomT said:One of the car magazines (unfortunately, I forget which one) just ran an article comparing All Season tires to Snow tires. The bottom line: Snow tires were far more effective and All Season tires were marginal at best in real snow. The takeaway was get real snow tires if you plan to have to drive in real snow.
tesla500 said:I'm looking for recommendations on snow tires for the LEAF. Are there any that both have good traction and are quiet?
I use the Blizzak sport sedan snow tires on my Subaru. Freakin' awesome. I put them on and take them off again every time I drive up to Tahoe from the Bay Area. (takes me 10-15 minutes each time) I've had them for 5 years since they get so little road time each year and although I'm sure that a well designed comparison test could tell that they aren't brand new any more, I can't tell the difference. Mine probably have at least 80% of the tread left...FairwoodRed said:tesla500 said:I'm looking for recommendations on snow tires for the LEAF. Are there any that both have good traction and are quiet?
I'm a huge fan the Blizzak's. I have a set from a prior car that I bolted up last week. Thier snow traction is top notch and pavement is really good too. They are a little bit louder than the stock tires, but I find it ok.
I'm getting ready to take mine off again until snow threatens again. I might be persuaded to make the drive from Seattle to Vancouver if you wanted to bolt them on for a few hours.
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