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Old 09-22-2013, 07:46 PM   #59
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Originally Posted by soundman98 View Post
just wanted to second this. ran blizzaks for a full year(i was gonna get summer tires, just never happened), and the next winter was no better than all seasons even though the tires still had 75% tread left. i ran them into the next spring and they started acting like cheap slippery all-seasons by the time i replaced them with 60-68% tread left...
This was true of old WS50 (?) and older. Newer ones are just fine. Nokian's are fine, on par with other best performers, but cost much more this side of the Atlantic. I would not recommend those these days, you can get the same grip for less dough.
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