Originally Posted by UG_Passat
To put into context, how many miles do you put on your winters per season?
Winter tires, for me, since I put about 10,000 miles on them per season, are usually toast after 2 winters. But for some reason, these Nitto SN-2's are still going strong into their 3rd season.
It depends on the car, Nokian's saw 2,000 miles last winter, Michelin's saw almost 14,000 miles. One season I put on Blizzaks on BMW 18,000 miles (I hit 60 skiing days that year, 124 miles one way trip, I never spend night there).
Of all tires, Nokian's saw least of harsh conditions, whether snow, ice or dry, warm, yet they declined fastest. They are on my wife's car and she is doing with it pretty much grocery getting only. I take it once a week to give it an "exercise." She truly hates to drive, so when she drives, those tires are always underutilized. She had Bridgestone Blizzak's WS70 on Tiguan for five winters, and only last one I could feel drop in performance.