I just ordered a set of wheel/tires/tpms sensors for my car and a set of tires for my dads truck from pmctire.com.
Your link wouldnt have worked for the wheels and tpms but it would have saved $100 on my dads truck tires.
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Snow tires
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I just ordered a set of wheel/tires/tpms sensors for my car and a set of tires for my dads truck from pmctire.com.
Your link wouldnt have worked for the wheels and tpms but it would have saved $100 on my dads truck tires.
Funny you should mention that. My buddy in high school had an early 70's one. Safety orange. We worked on it in auto shop class in '83, floor was holed from salty Sudbury winters. I remember us always fiddling around with those damn heat levers, trying to get warm in -30C. Definitely drove well in the snow, I think the tires were only 5 inches wide...
"everyone grab a scraper"..........buddy had one with the Roll's Royce front end. Purple. That was embarrassing. There wasn't much he didn't jump with that car, until the pond. No snow tires.
I hope you mean the Rolls Royce front end was embarrassing.... *glances at my profile pic for effect* ?
Had to google that. wtf, why would anyone think that was a good idea? At least it had a s3!tton of truck space (at the expense of handling/visibility/style/dignity etc.)
The Beetles were the best. You could make a limousine, Baja off road racer, surfin' beach buggy, MG-TC or Lazer917 Porsche. What ever you fancy. Try that now a days.
There's an orange one in Georgetown just as you get into Glen Williams. Looks in great shape but never seems to move. I'm always afraid it's going to rot into the driveway. Love those cars.
Bought winter tires for my new SUV and of course its been nothing but dry pavement since. Figures.
I went with the Yokohama Ice Guard IG51V tires and I can't wait to actually get some snow. These will be my first set of winter tires in 18 years of collision free winter driving. It will be interesting to see the difference in ride. I can't say I love the feel on warm dry days.
I went with the Yokohama Ice Guard IG51V tires and I can't wait to actually get some snow. These will be my first set of winter tires in 18 years of collision free winter driving. It will be interesting to see the difference in ride. I can't say I love the feel on warm dry days.
Haven't driven on a winter tire that I 'liked' on dry warm days hahahaha
Be careful what you wish for, snowy weather will be here soon enough.
Must be something about the Yoko's, earlier in this thread, I mentioned that my Yoko IG20s were the best handling snow tire I ever had on my car. Actually looked forward to snow season to put the winters on, the tires felt and made the car feel great in the corners. Very confident and stable. Impressive for a "winter" tire.
do everyone a favour and buy a snowblower too.
Between the two you will ward off winter.
Getting the snow tires today, funny enough, from the dealership.
at this point in time (or a couple of weeks ago), they seem to have a slightly better price,
and hub centric rims, than the other places I went. But had to make an appt way down the road.
It looks like the optimum time to install snows isn't the best time to purchase them.
Is it the same with snowblowers?
I'd like to get one, but they seem pricey at the moment.
at this point in time (or a couple of weeks ago), they seem to have a slightly better price,
and hub centric rims, than the other places I went. But had to make an appt way down the road.
It looks like the optimum time to install snows isn't the best time to purchase them.
Is it the same with snowblowers?
I'd like to get one, but they seem pricey at the moment.
do everyone a favour and buy a snowblower too.
I couldn't justify a snowblower for my 1 car covered spot in Toronto. Don't get near enough snow. I even currently shovel about 4 peoples driveways if I get the shovel out to make a real go of it.
I always buy my snow tires in the summer ... best time to buy them is when people don't want it ... same with blowers, buy in spring / summer when the store doesn't want to carry the stock they blow them out.
I was bugging my B-I-L to buy them for his Odyssey when I got mine this July, he said he'd do it later ... so I bought my Bridgestone Blizzaks for $90 / each tire = 360 / tire plus 40 to ship so $400 USD +conversion of about 8% ... so $432 is my cost. His Blizzaks, because he waited until 2 weeks ago to buy, he just paid 880 tax incl...
I don't know about you but I have $400 I can spend on something else thank you very much.
It is LITERALLY just the law of supply and demand. Buy when there is no demand and you'll get it cheap cheap cheap.
I JUST bought summer tires too a week ago. Normal price during the summer is $178 / tire so $712 + shipping of 40 + conversion of 13% = $849 ... since no one is interested in summers right now I got them for $450 + conversion + tax = $574 ... so I just saved another $300 bucks in my summer cost 'cuz no one is looking right now.
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I couldn't buy the tires in the summer, since it didn't own the car then.
I may try the snowblower thing. Would that be in March or later to buy? I just saw the current prices at Honda.
Wow, and they aren't even made of solid gold.
Summers tires would normally be 3 season or all season, I would think.
I may try the snowblower thing. Would that be in March or later to buy? I just saw the current prices at Honda.
Wow, and they aren't even made of solid gold.
Summers tires would normally be 3 season or all season, I would think.
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