標題: Can you recommend which model I should look for [打印本頁] 作者: hirokendo 時間: 2009-11-4 14:30 標題: Can you recommend which model I should look for
Driving a 2008 Yaris and current tire size is P185/60 R15 84T, can someone here recommend something decent for snow tire. I need the make and specific model, so I can start to make some calls for pricing.
Need to drive everyday from Maple ridge to West 73rd st in Vancouver each day, so safety is a MUST.
Thanks for your help in advance.作者: Lik 時間: 2009-11-4 15:11
You want to get a dedicated set of winter wheels + tires. It makes no sense to mount and unmount tires at the start of every spring and fall. Having said that, I am fairly certain your Yaris can use either 185/60/15 or 175/65/14. Since you'll need to get wheels as well, I'd recommend you going for the 175/65/14. The smaller size will be marginally cheaper (~$5 to $10 per tire), and the skinnier tire will actually help it cut through the snow.
The Bridgestone Blizzak WS-60 and Nokian Hakkapeliitta R are both excellent snow tires. The WS-60 wears a bit fast, and only the first 1/2 of the tread is made out of the special snow-oriented rubber compound (the rest is just some older snow tire compound). The Nokian can only be bought from Kal Tires, and might be slightly more expensive than the others. If you'll encounter more icy than snowy conditions, the Michelin X-Ice Xi2 is an excellent consideration since it is more of an ice tire than a snow tire. I have this one myself, and it carried me everywhere all over the city during last year's snow storm without any hiccups at all. Tire wear is supposed to be quite a bit better than the WS-60, but I have only driven 1 season with them, so I don't have any actual experience on that front.
The Dunlop Graspic DS-3 also seems to be getting a lot of good reviews, so it is certainly worth a look as well.
At the end of the day, your car has such small tires that the price difference between the different models will be minimal. So just go with any one of them and be done with it.
