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  1. Dave.0

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    #2 Dave.0, Feb 11, 2015
    I have half bald 5 year old Michelin All Seasons that are awesome in the winter because my car sits in the garage most days. :ihih:

    It's one of the benefits of working from home. What does suck is when it snows you cannot call out because the roads are too bad even if the Gov declairs a State of Emergency.
     
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    #5 Eric@Helix, Feb 12, 2015
    If you're going to wear those tires, you have to rock a lift kit and huge mud flaps.
     
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    #9 Dave.0, Feb 12, 2015
    Yup because they stuck is with Justin Bieber we doubled the US dollar value.:lol:

    It's still not a fair trade.
     
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    #3 Kenny kustom, Feb 11, 2015

    I've seen some of those us "storms" lol.
    Typical canadian winter.
     
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    #4 mrntd, Feb 12, 2015
    Most states down here don't allow studded tires anymore. Only the northern border.

    I'm with Dave. If it snows a lot I just don't go anywhere.
     
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    #7 Kenny kustom, Feb 12, 2015
    I had to order them from the states.
    Even after the exchange, taxes and everything else... It was still $500 cheaper than buying them locally.
     
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    #6 Crashton, Feb 12, 2015
    I have had 2 sets of Hakka 2's great tire, mine were not studded. I used a 195-60-15 on my Subaru & my MINI wore 175-65-15's. I'd have bought another set, but they are very hard to find locally. Buying them elsewhere & shipping them in makes them too spendy for me. We can use studded tires here Nov 1 - April 15. Even so studs are not as good on a wet or dry roads that we see here on a regular basis in winter. If I lived in the great white north I'd be having them too. I have no doubt those Hakka 8's are the state of the art in modern snow tire tech. :Thumbsup:
     
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    #8 Crashton, Feb 12, 2015
    Wow that is something! Is the cdn dollar that weak now?
     
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    #10 Kenny kustom, Feb 14, 2015

    This is true with most studded tires.
    Nokian has seemed to improve the wet dry traction by allowing the studs to compress in to the tire.
    There is a sort of cushion, under the stud. I think that's what makes them so quiet on the bare roads. I'll never have any other set. In fact, I ordered another set to replace the studs on my Lexus. Even though those tires have less than 500 km on them. I'll just sell them. They are that good....