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New Acura MDX, and I need to buy snows...any recommendations??
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On Nov 27, 10:42*am, Dick G wrote:
New Acura MDX, and I need to buy snows...any recommendations?? I drive a truck so I don't know if they're appropriate for a vehicle like yours. But for years I've bought Cooper Tires. I rotate them every other oil change and get 50K plus. I had them on the pigovan and two trucks since. They make a pretty wide range from 4 season to HD mud and snow. |
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On Nov 27, 9:54*am, pigo wrote:
On Nov 27, 10:42*am, Dick G wrote: New Acura MDX, and I need to buy snows...any recommendations?? I drive a truck so I don't know if they're appropriate for a vehicle like yours. But for years I've bought Cooper Tires. I rotate them every other oil change and get 50K plus. I had them on the pigovan and two trucks since. They make a pretty wide range from 4 season to HD mud and snow. Brain Fried Bob Thompson endorses Cooper Tires and recommends them to Dick Gozinya on a public forum. If I worked for Cooper, I'd be seriously embarassed. |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 09:54:41 -0800 (PST), pigo
wrote: On Nov 27, 10:42*am, Dick G wrote: New Acura MDX, and I need to buy snows...any recommendations?? I drive a truck so I don't know if they're appropriate for a vehicle like yours. But for years I've bought Cooper Tires. I rotate them every other oil change and get 50K plus. I had them on the pigovan and two trucks since. They make a pretty wide range from 4 season to HD mud and snow. Bob, which Coopers, or are your recommending any tire within the brand? For years I was a bit of a tire snob, sticking mainly with Michelins. The last set I had on my TL wore out prematurely, thus I switched over Bridgestone, which have performed well. I spent August/September shopping for a new ski-mobile and settled on the MDX. It came with decent all seasons, thus the search now for snows |
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On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:05:18 -1000, Ted Waldron
wrote: In article , Dick G wrote: New Acura MDX, and I need to buy snows...any recommendations?? I am partial to Bridgestone Blizzaks. Ted, that was what I was leaning towards as well |
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On Nov 27, 12:49*pm, Dick G wrote:
Bob, which Coopers, or are your recommending any tire within the brand? For years I was a bit of a tire snob, sticking mainly with Michelins. The last set I had on my TL wore out prematurely, thus I switched over Bridgestone, which have performed well. I spent August/September shopping for a new ski-mobile and settled on the MDX. It came with decent all seasons, thus the search now for snows I usually go for the most aggressive tread I can get that won't sing on the highway for my truck. I have a Saturn Outlook too. Similar to your MDX, maybe a little bigger? The factory Goodyears are holding out but I was looking at some Coopers last time I got a flat repair. A little less aggressive tread than I get for my truck but much more than a 4 season. I've got 19" rims on the Outlook and it's the only tire they had for it. I forget the name. Just go in and take a look at what they have and the price. |
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On Nov 27, 1:50*pm, pigo wrote:
On Nov 27, 12:49*pm, Dick G wrote: Bob, which Coopers, or are your recommending any tire within the brand? For years I was a bit of a tire snob, sticking mainly with Michelins. The last set I had on my TL wore out prematurely, thus I switched over Bridgestone, which have performed well. I spent August/September shopping for a new ski-mobile and settled on the MDX. It came with decent all seasons, thus the search now for snows I usually go for the most aggressive tread I can get that won't sing on the highway for my truck. I have a Saturn Outlook too. Similar to your MDX, maybe a little bigger? The factory Goodyears are holding out but I was looking at some Coopers last time I got a flat repair. A little less aggressive tread than I get for my truck but much more than a 4 season. I've got 19" rims on the Outlook and it's the only tire they had for it. I forget the name. Just go in and take a look at what they have and the price. I bought Coopers for the life of my Jeep after the original Goodyears wore out. |
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On 11/27/2010 3:05 PM, Ted Waldron wrote:
Dick G wrote: New Acura MDX, and I need to buy snows...any recommendations?? I am partial to Bridgestone Blizzaks. +1 on the Blizzaks. They're as good as the Hakkepallitas and last longer. I'm on my 4th season of my current Blizzaks, driving about 550 miles round trip each weekend to ski. Whatever you do, don't let anyone talk you into "all season" tires that are "almost as good as snowtires". Get dedicated snows. //Walt |
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On 11/27/2010 05:56 PM, Walt wrote:
On 11/27/2010 3:05 PM, Ted Waldron wrote: Dick wrote: New Acura MDX, and I need to buy snows...any recommendations?? I am partial to Bridgestone Blizzaks. +1 on the Blizzaks. They're as good as the Hakkepallitas and last longer. I'm on my 4th season of my current Blizzaks, driving about 550 miles round trip each weekend to ski. Whatever you do, don't let anyone talk you into "all season" tires that are "almost as good as snowtires". Get dedicated snows. While I believe this is true, and it's more true for a "regular" car (2 wheel drive) than for either an "all wheel drive (full time 4 wheel drive)" or selectable 4 wheel drive. My current vehicle is a 4 wheel drive (selectable) Toyota Tacoma. I run all weather tires for 2 years and replace them still with a bit of tread left. I also did this with my previous vehicle which was a Subaru Forester (all wheel drive). Having said that, Blizzaks are second only to fully studded Hakkepallitas and are better than the Haks without studs. Then, on ice the more rubber on the ground the better. If you don't have Blizzaks or studded Haks, then all-weather tires will perform better than any run of the mill "snow" tire. Look at the tread of a snow tire, or more properly an "mud and snow" tire (read the sidewall). These big grippers are made to dig into a loose material and gain traction. The only way these are going to perform on ice is to have studs. If you have 4 wheel drive or AWD you will probably have good enough traction to get you out of any kind of trouble you can get into short of biffing completely off the road. Conclusion: If you have need of tires which perform BOTH in loose snow and/or mud AND on ice or a polished snow surface get the Blizzaks or the Haks but with studs for the Haks. Actually any good snow tire with studs will do for this. If your main driving is highway with some ice or polished snow AND you have 4WD or AWD, then probably the all weather tires will do quite well. The do here in Vermont. My truck is rear wheel drive when 4WD is not engaged, is fairly light in the ass when not loaded. When going up East Mountain Road at Killington, a fairly steep and windy road up the east side, I can feel the truck loose traction on ice and feel the back end begin to try to be the front end. When this happens, I click the 4WD switch and the thing straightens out and goes up the hill very nicely. Braking. There isn't a tire in the world that will improve your braking on ice except a studded tire. This includes Blizzaks so don't ever expect your vehicle the be able to stop well on an icy surface. Go slow downhill and only as fast as you need to to maintain traction going uphill. If the center of the road is icy, have at least 2 wheels in the softer snow/slush/granular junk on the right hand side of the road, especially going down. Snowbanks are your friends. //Walt |
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On Nov 27, 7:05*pm, VtSkier wrote:
Braking. There isn't a tire in the world that will improve your braking on ice except a studded tire. This includes Blizzaks so don't ever expect your vehicle the be able to stop well on an icy surface. Go slow downhill and only as fast as you need to to maintain traction going uphill. If the center of the road is icy, have at least 2 wheels in the softer snow/slush/granular junk on the right hand side of the road, especially going down. I prefer aggressive mud and snow as I said before. But I have a GMC crew cab. Heavy and long wheel base. I don't change tires ever. So I need to make long highway drives in summer on them. But like I said there are M+S that won't sing on the highway. I use them for mud in warm weather too. A neat trick that some might not know about. You know how when you try to stop on ice especially when creeping downhill, the rear of the vehicle slips to the side? Usually not a big deal but it can be. It you put it in N it will stop straight. Anyone know why? I don't. |
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