snow tires

pst4life · Postby **pst4life** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:14

For my P5 what are some good snow tires i can get for it for the stuped winter

cprtrainer · Postby **cprtrainer** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:14

I ran Hankook Icebears on my 3 and they were great! Even better was I bought them thru discounttiredirect.com and they were cheaper than the store. Most of the time, the local stores will price match thier website- the only downside is having to pay sales tax if bought locally.

The tires got me through the blizzard of 06 and were still smooth and fast on dry pavement.

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14

I have Hankook iPikes. They've been great for me so far- I ran them all last winter and for a couple weeks this winter so far.

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14

I have some General Altimax Arctics. They were $88/tire. I have 205/50-17's, so they should be cheaper in a 16. They look like the Hankook.

MazdaTom · Postby **MazdaTom** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14

AIM WO4 wrote:I have some General Altimax Arctics. They were $88/tire. I have 205/50-17's, so they should be cheaper in a 16. They look like the Hankook.

Not necessarily. 16" car tires are actually kinda expensive. 16" tires on my VUE are cheap, but 16" tires for my Protege can be $20 or so more.

jdmsp · Postby **jdmsp** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14

I am running Bridgestone Blizzaks LM-25's and love them! Well compared to trying to get around in my Potenza Reo40's I am sure anything would have been better lol.

AIM WO4 · Postby **AIM WO4** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14

I think you'll find that in most cases, tires with a lower aspect ration (Protege) will cost more than those with higher (VUE). And if you move from a 17 to a 16 in a tire (same brand and type) with a similar circumference, you will pay less for the 16's. I haven't found an exception yet.

MazdaTom wrote:Not necessarily. 16" car tires are actually kinda expensive. 16" tires on my VUE are cheap, but 16" tires for my Protege can be $20 or so more.

MiataJoe · Postby **MiataJoe** » Fri Dec 05, 2008 9:14

On my Mazda 3 I installed 16" Bridgestone Blizzaks. Found a set of 16" rims for my 3 on Criagslist for $150.00 back in October. Pulled my 17" stock rims off and installed the 16" Rims. Tires are about $20.00 bucks cheaper per tire. This almost covered the price of the rims and will save me money in the years to come. Plus I liked the fact that I do not have to install my tires twice a year at $45.00 bucks a pop. I am already saving money.

So far I am satisfied with them after running Studded hankooks for years on my old Dodge Stratus. Studded snows on my 1998 Stratus would out perform anything I have driven on in the past in heavy winter snows.

Much less road noise and with the traction control and dynamic stabilty control on my 2008 3 they have performed well in the ice and snow so far. I blow by everyone on the road but Still waiting to see what will happen when a real snow storm hits. So far I am Pleased with them but as I told the Firestone guy if I can not make it up my acre long uphill driveway once when heavy snow hits they are going back and I will trade them in for studded snows.

pst4life · Postby **pst4life** » Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:14

i just bought 2 tires from my work and they were 183 for just two of them

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