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12-09-2009, 02:42 PM | #19 |
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i have winters with a pretty open tread....hums on dry pavement, but was great in the slush this morning...
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12-09-2009, 02:54 PM | #20 |
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Yea that's something I'm wondering, I'm only on snow/slush part of the time, the rest are pretty well cleared roads. Or last year the snow would melt, we would have clear dry roads for a while then the snow would come back. I heard its bad/damaging to drive with snow tires on dry pavement. I don't want to have to buy new tires every year because the dry road between snow damaged them.
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12-09-2009, 06:27 PM | #21 |
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I had a fun drive home, after work. I made a detour to take the highway to go home, so that i can warm up the car a little more.
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12-09-2009, 06:31 PM | #22 |
Learn to slow down. the yaris is light. and get good tires.
I drove 20-25 all the way home from work today. |
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12-10-2009, 12:21 AM | #23 |
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get studded snow tires for all 4 , not just the front . If had to stop sudden it makes for uneven braking that may cause your rear end to kick out .
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12-10-2009, 12:24 AM | #24 |
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plus throw a 20 > 40 lb. bag of salt in back of rear seat so over the wheels . Give yeh little more traction .
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12-10-2009, 12:55 AM | #25 |
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great idea with the salt bags in the back seat, better than the trunk, and i'll have a good excuse to not be the family chauffeur. Ok, so here's what i've decided to go with. I can't afford the Blizzaks, although I got Bell tire to match an online price of $77 per tire, after all the extra charges and tax it ended up being $424 out the door. THats a bit more than I can afford at the moment. So I looked at their website and they have Cooper Weather-Master S/T 2's for $62 each, so I'm going to try to get 4 of those, and u can print a $20 off coupon online, so it should cost me about $322 for 4 of those. Unless I can convince them to sell me 2 tires at one place and 2 at another then i'll save another $20 with another coupon. Or if i feel crazy i could go to 4 different Belltires and buy them individually at $20 bucks off a piece. hehe... Anyways, so before I do, just wanted to see if anyone had any objections to this, not me ripping off Belltire with the coupon scheme but the idea of the Coopers.. I hear good things and mediocre things about these tires, but for my price range, and just wanting anything better than what i have (Kelly Gold Navigators), I think this may be the best deal I can get. Its either this or try to survive the winter and then move someplace snow doesnt exist.
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12-10-2009, 06:04 AM | #26 |
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Studded tires work great on ice,not so good in snow and terrible on dry roads,good snow tires will out perform them on anything but ice.
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12-10-2009, 07:20 AM | #27 | |
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Just say, "here, I want 2, here is a coupon". If they tell you they cant due to inspections, sign a waiver. I did that last year. |
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12-10-2009, 10:19 AM | #28 | |
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12-10-2009, 11:51 AM | #29 |
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if you place bags of salt on rear seat I would clean them off and then put it / them in clear plastic garbage bag and seal with whatever tape you have available so not to get seats dirty or if have / form a leak . Actually meant to put bag behind rear seat of hatch or sedan ( in trunk ) so weight is over tires . Also , flip cargo mat or trunk mat over so the bag doesn't slide around as much . We use studded WEATHERMASTER ST-2's for both YARISes on all 4 wheels . Work very well in snow too . Have plenty of bite . Preferred the original WEATHER MASTERs . They had more bite in snow . GOOD LUCK
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12-10-2009, 11:55 AM | #30 |
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Well someone said "putting a huge heavy salt bag in the trunk will lift weight off of the driving and steering wheels, making the vehicle less controllable." So now I don't know if its a good or bad idea. Putting it in the rear seats is still in the rear. Would that still lift weight off the front tires?
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12-10-2009, 12:28 PM | #31 |
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Get 4 good quality snow tires. TireRack.com, DirectTire.com, or a local wholesale outfit ($80 - $110 each)
Keep tire pressure in between 32psi and max sidewall rating. Find a carpool partner. A little extra weight between the wheels and an extra pair of eyes to watch for ice and other slick conditions. Practice, find a large business parking lot and carefully experiment with letting the car slide a little. Drive in slick conditions enough and you can just about feel when the wheels start to slip. |
12-10-2009, 12:46 PM | #32 |
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12-10-2009, 01:23 PM | #33 |
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keep our snow tires at 36 p.s.i. , helps with various temps .
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