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Old 11-20-2008, 08:48 PM
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I have an '07 GT/CS that is my daily driver in Connecticut and I am looking for suggestions on snow tires. The car currently has 235/50/ZR18

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Old 11-21-2008, 03:04 PM
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Just about any dedicated snow tire will outperform an All season tire in bad weather.
Blizzaks are common, also Dunlop Wintersports and Goodyear Ultra Grip GW3's
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Old 11-25-2008, 12:47 PM
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I have had Michlelin X-Ice for one winter and they worked great and we get lots of snow up here. Pretty inexpensive from tirerack.com as well. I got 235/55/18
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Old 11-25-2008, 04:45 PM
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I have Blizzaks and they were awesome last year. tirerack.com had them for like $130 each. I dont think they are that cheap anymore though.
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Old 11-26-2008, 10:06 AM
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A tire place that I trust told me to go for the Nokian Hakkapellita 5s. I got a set of 17" wheels from Craigslist, and had the tires put on.

Now, unfortunately, I haven't run them yet, but I'm putting them on this weekend...
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Old 11-28-2008, 12:01 AM
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i like the cooper weather master ist a good snow tire and not a pricey as blizzaks, plus you could have them studded
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Old 11-28-2008, 06:44 AM
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Old 11-29-2008, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by plutnicki
A tire place that I trust told me to go for the Nokian Hakkapellita 5s. I got a set of 17" wheels from Craigslist, and had the tires put on.

Now, unfortunately, I haven't run them yet, but I'm putting them on this weekend...
I'm jealous! Hakkapellitas are the best.

I got Winterforce M+S tires last year (225x45x17, got em from sears, they had to special-order them). Drove thru whole winter in michigan with no problem. And they are quite a bit cheaper than blizzaks (I think about $110/tire). If you like to drive over 60mph in 4"+ deep snow, you might want to consider some extra weight in the back.
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Old 11-30-2008, 10:38 PM
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I have the Dunlop winter sport M3's which is the older version of 3D's I believe. Anyways, I Have them on my 96 T-bird and even with RWD it gets through any snow or ice I can throw at it. The biggest thing for me was sacrificing handling which is common with snow tires, they tend to have a softer sidewall. The winter sports are basically a sport snow tire, they have a stiffer sidewall so the car won't feel mushy around corners but is still extremely capable in the snow.
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Michelin Xice 2
They are really good in cold teperatures like -40c
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