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Originally Posted by Jdmjunkie
Where on the west coast are you moving? I would definitely recommend performance winters if all you will see is cold temperatures and light snow. I have a set of michelin pilot alpins that are super grippy in cold weather. If you still want to have fun with the car in the winter I can not recommend them enough.
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Vancouver region. I was also thinking of maybe going this route with the Winguards. Although I do drive in snow now, the city is pretty good at clearing it and I find I'm driving on mostly dry and wet pavement.
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Originally Posted by anticubus
Well I see two purchases in your future. One is a discounted set of snows manufactured a year or two ago to take you through this winter. The other is a set of tires to match your new needs when you move.
All the winters you listed are fine entries. If I had to choose, probably Arctic 12s, but at the same price point as those you could run Blizzak WS80s (Found for $130 on Amazon and Walmart) for two seasons. Both will have some used value, so it really comes down to whether you're willing to accept the slightly shortened lifespan of the rubber on the WS80, and once you move even a 50% WS80 with the specialty tread gone can be useful in low temps so you can run a dedicated summer set.
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That's not a bad idea, I was thinking something similar. Unfortunately here in Canada the WS80s/90s tend to be $200 a tire while the Arctics are $160 (I can get the SI for $170). The car technically has a set of the Blizzaks already, but the center tread of the tire is practically gone and since this is my first RWD in the winter I don't think I should run them. I've used the Nexen Winguards for almost 10 years and have been happy with them for the price, but those were on light FWD.
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Originally Posted by DarkPira7e
The general altimax get my vote. Buy once, buy right. If you go off the road because you thought you could "get through" just once and total the car, you won't be driving it to the west coast at all
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Yeah that is where I was leaning, as much as it kinda sucks to have to spend the money for a set I would rather do that and make it through the winter. An extra $1000 is better than replacing the car, and I could probably use them out west anyway.
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Thanks everyone for the replies so far. I'd still like to get some feedback but I think I should lean on getting a proper winters, just need to decide which.
Also a thought that hadn't crossed my mind is I could use my previous vehicle with the Nokian WRG4s for most of the winter. I was focused on selling it and hadn't considered waiting until the spring.