Winter Tires Help

[chatyak]

Hi all,

Sorry for the noobness but I'm not well versed in car "stuff". I have a 2010 Mazda 3i 4 door. It has Bridgestone tires on it that say P205 / 55 / R16. Can someone recommend a good snow tire set for me? Does SimplyTire have a discount from these forums for their shop? They seem to be recommended from what I can read here. My driving consists of a short commute in city each morning and then back and forth from TO to Niagara on the weekends.

What brand / size tire would be decent? I would need the tires with rims installed and balanced or what have you.

[S.F.W.]

You need to do some reading..there are many, many, many thread on witner tires on the forum.
Simply Tire is a great shop, and is a sponsor, look here for details - http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?72763-SimplyTire-6th-Annual-TM3-Massive-Groupbuy-Winter-Packages-Tires-2013-2014

[morganc]

A lot of the Mazda Dealers off fairly reasonable tire + rim packages this time of year. I picked up the Gislaved Nordfrost 5's for under $1000 mounted and balanced. My biggest reason for picking these was due to the fact that they are a quiet tire and have excellent wet traction characteristics. I should be able to get about 4-5 seasons out of them.

Similarly, my friend just picked up the Michelin X-ice and they appear to be quiet, too.


Hi all,

Sorry for the noobness but I'm not well versed in car "stuff". I have a 2010 Mazda 3i 4 door. It has Bridgestone tires on it that say P205 / 55 / R16. Can someone recommend a good snow tire set for me? Does SimplyTire have a discount from these forums for their shop? They seem to be recommended from what I can read here. My driving consists of a short commute in city each morning and then back and forth from TO to Niagara on the weekends.

What brand / size tire would be decent? I would need the tires with rims installed and balanced or what have you.

[chatyak]

You need to do some reading..there are many, many, many thread on witner tires on the forum.
Simply Tire is a great shop, and is a sponsor, look here for details - http://www.torontomazda3.ca/forum/showthread.php?72763-SimplyTire-6th-Annual-TM3-Massive-Groupbuy-Winter-Packages-Tires-2013-2014

Will do. I was reading reviews and found that the Bridgestone Winterforce 91S seems to be well received.

[chatyak]

A lot of the Mazda Dealers off fairly reasonable tire + rim packages this time of year. I picked up the Gislaved Nordfrost 5's for under $1000 mounted and balanced. My biggest reason for picking these was due to the fact that they are a quiet tire and have excellent wet traction characteristics. I should be able to get about 4-5 seasons out of them.

Similarly, my friend just picked up the Michelin X-ice and they appear to be quiet, too.

Thanks morganc - will have a look at those as well.