Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums Branches Eastern Canada Looking for cheap winter tires - need tips

hi , get Michelin Nordic Ice Trak's. I am going into my 5th winter with these and they are awesome. Very good on ice and in slush as well as snow. I have left a lot of cars behind with these tires and not afraid to venture anywhere.Canadian tire sells them , I think they are around $100-120, but get four for altimate traction. good luck

Thanks to everyone who replied - much appreciated.
For those who mentioned sticking with 15" tires, I wish I could. The 15's don't clear the brakes on the SVT Focus.

I got a price from Deals 4 Wheels in Ottawa on some 205/55/16 snows - Semperit Ice Grip 2's at $99 each installed and balanced.

I couldn't find much of anything on the internet about these tires other than some old Euro reviews. My understanding is that they are old-stock/overstock Euro tires. I might check them out - hopefully the sidewall has the same cryptic info on Euro tires as North American ones so that I can figure out what month & year they were manufactured - don't want to buy 3 or 4 year old "new" tires that have been sitting in a warehouse somewhere drying out.

Now, the Nordic Ice Tracks at Canadian Tire. Store brand, but are they really made by Michelin?? If so, then maybe worth a look.

Right now, I'm on the fence between aggressively trying to seek out some gently used snows and buying a set of my old standbys - BF Goodrich Winter Slaloms. I've had them on 2 of my previous cars and have always been impressed with their capabilities in moderate to deep snow.

Basically, anything is better than ContiSport Contacts come November, and thankfully I still have a little while to figure out what to do!

Thanks again!

P.S. Phil - when you got your hands on my old 15" BFG snows, they had about 18 or 19K on them, winter of 2001-02 and 2002-03. If you only put 5K on them last year, they should be good for at least one more winter.

For what it's worth, I had the CT store brand model (Ice Trac?) a few years ago on my 300ZX and they sereved the purpose. If they are made by Michelin, I'd be shocked.

Phil, Ray,

How about breakfast tomorrow (Sat) AM. Just a Tim Hortons thing or something. It'd be nice to catch up and discuss the tire strategy in person...

Harry

Wish I could -- heading out of town tonight. Ray, you're missing the opportunity to try to sell me your Focus in person!

First $17K takes it.
I'm free next weekend, so perhaps I can sweet talk either one of you, Phil, or Harry into a sharp deal on a sporty hatchback...

Check my signature. I already have 1 car per head in my household, The oldest of which is an '03...I should be out of the market for years to come.

Harry - care to divulge what the new mystery car is on line?
I'll be calling you soon either way, but I must say that I am very curious.
Perhaps you scored a lease on an '04 Aveo?

I am in town this (Oct 30) weekend too. Shannon is travelling, and will be leaving again on Sunday morning, so I will be free after that. On the Saturday, if we're just getting together for a coffee, and there's a Starbucks involved, she'll come along.

I won't have the SVT though. I left it at the cottage and drove my dad's 88 Country Squire wagon back last night. You boys wanna see the "Shaggin' Wagon?"