Winter tires needed in and around Toronto??

[allen@simplytire.com]

LOL... I voted for winter tires.

Totally un-biased.

[CanadianDriver]

drove with 3-season uniroyal tiger paws winter '02 and almost got into a fender bender. never looked back.

winter tires pay for themselves and for every fender bender we avoid, we're practically getting money back. agree?

[allen@simplytire.com]

winter tires pay for themselves and for every fender bender we avoid, we're practically getting money back. Agree?

100%.

[Buckpostie]

GET WINTER TIRES!!!!! I have a 08.5 Mazda 3 GT "LTD" out here in Regina Sask. I drove approx 2 weeks with the stock 17"'s,,,,,,, nothing but sliding, braking was terrible.

I put on Blizzak Revo's, 205/55 16's. Night and day difference. Its actually unreal how they react to snow and ice here in Sask. It is -30 today and the tires are perfect. Not a big fan of the steelies though......just my 2 cents.


08.5 M3 GT "LTD" 1 of only 200 built. Speed CAI, Speed exhaust, Tint, Aluminum Fuel filler door, Metropolitan Grey (only colour it comes in), and of course Sask Roughrider fuzzy dice.

[MSMitch]

Winter tires? I wonder if he still even has the car - it's been 3 years since his post!

[mazdas3sporte]

drove with 3-season uniroyal tiger paws winter '02 and almost got into a fender bender. never looked back.

winter tires pay for themselves and for every fender bender we avoid, we're practically getting money back. agree?

thats true but if u dont drive like an idiot, ex speeding in snow u should not have any problem what so ever with all seaons, ive never had all seaons and had no problem at all getting stuck or anything, i just take alternate routes, i agree that the diffrence between all seaons and winters is allot but if u drive with caution in winter with all seaons u should have no problem,

[MSMitch]

Winter tires give you significantly shorter stopping distances vs all seasons. There are tons of people who drive in all seasons IN all season tires (some even in summer tires, bless their stupid little brains!).
But to say, "I'll just drive with caution" is all fine and dandy, but not everyone shares that sentiment, and mother nature sure doesn't. You can't predict the emergency stops, swerves, black ice, etc etc etc.

In emegrency situations in the winter, I just hope that the guy with all seasons is in front of me and not behind me!

It's been proven time and again that winter tires out-perform all seasons. But then again, it's also been proven that smoking is "kinda" bad for you, but people still do it (in all seasons no less).

[commander]

Hi, I downsized my winter tires to Michelin Xi2, R-16, black rims... my stock tires are Goodyear 205/50-R17 and believe me - ABSOLUTE CRAP!!! Even in the summer! They just slip and spin, especially around corners,no matter how carful you drive. My Mazda driver's pack has a Firestone/Bridgestone tire booklet so all this time I kept thinking I had those... turns out they're crappy Goodyear's instead.

So basically, the Michelin Xi2 16's rock.

[FLIPDADY]

Reviving this thread on behalf of majic.

Some classic majic to newbie posts on the first page.