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I don't know a whole lot about this, so hoping you guys can give me
some opinions. I went around town yesterday and were given the choices
below. I'm a fairly cautious driver so I'm not concernred about
160km/hr speed ratings, etc. The figures below are for the rubber
only, includes mounting/changing/balancing, etc. No steel rims. All
205/55/16.

Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice - $702 installed
Yokohama AVS - $916 installed, - $40 mail in rebate = $876
Hankook Ice Bear - $681 installed
Nokian Hakkapeliitta Q - $985 installed

Are the Nokian's really that good, eg; worth 30% more than say the
Hankook, etc?

i have been running the nokians year round they seem to work really well in
the snow or rain also im going on 60000 miles on them and still have a
little over 1/4 inch left. ive never tried these others though.
<skydigger123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I don't know a whole lot about this, so hoping you guys can give me
> some opinions. I went around town yesterday and were given the choices
> below. I'm a fairly cautious driver so I'm not concernred about
> 160km/hr speed ratings, etc. The figures below are for the rubber
> only, includes mounting/changing/balancing, etc. No steel rims. All
> 205/55/16.
>
> Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice - $702 installed
> Yokohama AVS - $916 installed, - $40 mail in rebate = $876
> Hankook Ice Bear - $681 installed
> Nokian Hakkapeliitta Q - $985 installed
>
> Are the Nokian's really that good, eg; worth 30% more than say the
> Hankook, etc?

where do you live ? Those prices seem very high .... snow tires are not that
expensive in Toronto !

Call www.tirerack.com for some recommendations.

In article <UaJub.46263$j1d.1529@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.ro gers.com>,
"Stuart Gordon" <sgordon0533@rogers.com> wrote:

> where do you live ? Those prices seem very high .... snow tires are not that
> expensive in Toronto !
>
>

I live in the interior of British Columbia. Not quite the market that
Toronto is, so not a whole lot of competition. :-(

I'm just looking for dedicated winters so something good for ice/snow,
couldn't care lessa bout 160km/hr speed ratings and such as my average
speed since our dump last night is about 35km/hr.

On Wed, 19 Nov 2003 12:16:52 GMT, "Stuart Gordon"
<sgordon0533@rogers.com> wrote:

>where do you live ? Those prices seem very high .... snow tires are not that
>expensive in Toronto !
>

About a month ago I got a set of the Nokian Hakka' Q's
installed on my WRX wagon. So far I am very impressed with
the ice and snow performance. Can't say anything about the
other tires. I've heard that the Nokians are second best
only to a new set of Blizzaks, and will out perform Blizzaks
when both tires are into the second winter. We'll see about
that.

I got mine (205/55/16 91Q) for just under $ 900.00 (GST +
PST included), from KalTire in Regina, SK.

Bill
<skydigger123@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:189lrvslkg61ob3doh6sja66ut3hil1g7g@4ax.com...
| I don't know a whole lot about this, so hoping you guys
can give me
| some opinions. I went around town yesterday and were given
the choices
| below. I'm a fairly cautious driver so I'm not concernred
about
| 160km/hr speed ratings, etc. The figures below are for the
rubber
| only, includes mounting/changing/balancing, etc. No steel
rims. All
| 205/55/16.
|
| Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice - $702 installed
| Yokohama AVS - $916 installed, - $40 mail in rebate = $876
| Hankook Ice Bear - $681 installed
| Nokian Hakkapeliitta Q - $985 installed
|
| Are the Nokian's really that good, eg; worth 30% more than
say the
| Hankook, etc?

skydigger123@hotmail.com

I bought a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 1's for my daughters car (1985
Mercury Lyxn wagon, FWD). Last winter was her first time driving in
the snow. She never had a problem. Best snow tire I've ever drove on.
My son would come home and say how bad the roads were (1998 Ford
Explorer 4x4 with new BFGoodrich AT's)and she'd come home from school
and say they weren't bad at all. They worked so good we were afaid she
would be over cofident driving in snow and ice. She never got stuck or
slid of the road. I bought them from Jack Williams Tire in
Pennsylvania. Paid $63us, mounted balanced, out the door. Size was
185/70R13. Your size comes up as 205/55R16 . I checked on 225/60R16
for my Dad and they were $139.95us. They would probably ship them to
you UPS. They now have a new Hakkapeliitta 2 winter tire, they call it
the "King of Snow Tires" Both of these tires can be studded. Send me
an email if you need more info.

"Zeke" <t_campbell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:650bca9e.0311212152.3f2a6f50@posting.google.c om...
> skydigger123@hotmail.com
>
> I bought a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 1's for my daughters car (1985
> Mercury Lyxn wagon, FWD). Last winter was her first time driving in
> the snow. She never had a problem. Best snow tire I've ever drove on.
> My son would come home and say how bad the roads were (1998 Ford
> Explorer 4x4 with new BFGoodrich AT's)and she'd come home from school
> and say they weren't bad at all. They worked so good we were afaid she
> would be over cofident driving in snow and ice. She never got stuck or
> slid of the road. I bought them from Jack Williams Tire in
> Pennsylvania. Paid $63us, mounted balanced, out the door. Size was
> 185/70R13. Your size comes up as 205/55R16 . I checked on 225/60R16
> for my Dad and they were $139.95us. They would probably ship them to
> you UPS. They now have a new Hakkapeliitta 2 winter tire, they call it
> the "King of Snow Tires" Both of these tires can be studded. Send me
> an email if you need more info.

Here is another vote for the Nokians. I have mine on a 98 EL and have put
nearly 100,000 km on them. They still have one more winter in them. I
bought one to replace a sidewall puncture and it was mounted and balanced
for $115 CDN + GST at Kal Tire in Sherwood Park, Alberta. They are
195/65-R14, as I like a narrower tire in the winter.

Imants

I went with the Nokian Q's... thanks for hte responses peoples! :-)

On Wed, 26 Nov 2003 04:45:58 GMT, "Imants Krumins" <imants@shaw.ca>
wrote:

>"Zeke" <t_campbell@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:650bca9e.0311212152.3f2a6f50@posting.google. com...
>> skydigger123@hotmail.com
>>
>> I bought a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitta 1's for my daughters car (1985
>> Mercury Lyxn wagon, FWD). Last winter was her first time driving in
>> the snow. She never had a problem. Best snow tire I've ever drove on.
>> My son would come home and say how bad the roads were (1998 Ford
>> Explorer 4x4 with new BFGoodrich AT's)and she'd come home from school
>> and say they weren't bad at all. They worked so good we were afaid she
>> would be over cofident driving in snow and ice. She never got stuck or
>> slid of the road. I bought them from Jack Williams Tire in
>> Pennsylvania. Paid $63us, mounted balanced, out the door. Size was
>> 185/70R13. Your size comes up as 205/55R16 . I checked on 225/60R16
>> for my Dad and they were $139.95us. They would probably ship them to
>> you UPS. They now have a new Hakkapeliitta 2 winter tire, they call it
>> the "King of Snow Tires" Both of these tires can be studded. Send me
>> an email if you need more info.
>
>Here is another vote for the Nokians. I have mine on a 98 EL and have put
>nearly 100,000 km on them. They still have one more winter in them. I
>bought one to replace a sidewall puncture and it was mounted and balanced
>for $115 CDN + GST at Kal Tire in Sherwood Park, Alberta. They are
>195/65-R14, as I like a narrower tire in the winter.
>
>Imants
>