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BIGTAZ351 · 02-22-2014, 12:41 PM

I can vouch for the snow tires, I have General Altimax Arctics on mine, as you all heard we got blasted Thursday night (Rained First), my wife got called into work after I left with the 4WD...she had no issues and there were cars in the ditch everywhere!

You wont be sorry!

nookandcrannycar · 02-22-2014, 05:21 PM

Would rotating the bent rim to the rear axle be 'better for the front' of your Yaris, or is the only issue re that at the point where the tire mounts to the rim (and not any other parts)? Just curious re any future issue I may encounter.

NEexpat · 03-09-2014, 10:54 AM

Bronsin, sorry to hear about this.

ijaen · 03-09-2014, 10:57 AM

Good to read that you are OK.

why? · 03-09-2014, 07:14 PM

dude that stinks. Good to hear you walked away.

The Yaris can do some screwy things in the wet and snow. I spun mine a couple months ago going maybe 30 mph at the end of an off ramp, where the road met the ramp there was a nice little bump, and that is all it took to set the rear wheels free. I didn't actually hit anything, just had a few massive pendulum turns staring at a bunch of trees before it did a 360 and stopped.

Sorry, but snow tires are a gigantic waste of money unless you drive in snow constantly. Otherwise they don't last very long, are expensive, and require you to pay to have them mounted every year, or to have an extra set of rims lying around for them.

My car is horrid in the snow, and I am not some super duper driver, but for the 6 times a year I see snow, I can't possibly think buying snow tires is better than slowing down and taking my time.

02-22-2014, 12:41 PM	#19
BIGTAZ351 147K-Blue / 24K-Yellow View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Ylw 3dr. AT(Blue-Wife's) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: North Branch, MN Posts: 77	I can vouch for the snow tires, I have General Altimax Arctics on mine, as you all heard we got blasted Thursday night (Rained First), my wife got called into work after I left with the 4WD...she had no issues and there were cars in the ditch everywhere! You wont be sorry! __________________ All Weather Package, Power Package, Cruise, WeatherTech Floor Mats. Altimax Arctic Winter Tires. Repair List: 1 new blower motor, making funny noise. @ 91K (Water pump @ 120K) Mod List: 1. Black tape on most of the annoying blue high beam light behind the lens. (thank you CTScott)

03-09-2014, 07:14 PM	#23
why? Only Happy When it Rains View User's Garage Drives: Yaris LB Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: harnett county NC Posts: 4,097	dude that stinks. Good to hear you walked away. The Yaris can do some screwy things in the wet and snow. I spun mine a couple months ago going maybe 30 mph at the end of an off ramp, where the road met the ramp there was a nice little bump, and that is all it took to set the rear wheels free. I didn't actually hit anything, just had a few massive pendulum turns staring at a bunch of trees before it did a 360 and stopped. Sorry, but snow tires are a gigantic waste of money unless you drive in snow constantly. Otherwise they don't last very long, are expensive, and require you to pay to have them mounted every year, or to have an extra set of rims lying around for them. My car is horrid in the snow, and I am not some super duper driver, but for the 6 times a year I see snow, I can't possibly think buying snow tires is better than slowing down and taking my time. __________________ Colin Chapman disciple

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nookandcrannycar Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009 Location: S.MontgomeryCnty,TX(HoustonMSA) '07=BayouBlue=300,125miles=OrigOwnr '14=ClassicSilvr=29,059miles Posts: 4,839	Would rotating the bent rim to the rear axle be 'better for the front' of your Yaris, or is the only issue re that at the point where the tire mounts to the rim (and not any other parts)? Just curious re any future issue I may encounter.

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