Originally Posted By: slacktide_bitog
Originally Posted By: supton
I can't recommend Primacy, at least the OEM one's I had wore too quickly. And are too squirrely in snow.
Had WRG2's and didn't like them. Not sure if WRG3's are that much better--but not any option anyhow (too expensive).
Remember that OE tires are quite different than aftermarket tires, even if look the same and have the same name. For example, the Primacy MXM4 that came on the car originally are not the same as Primacy MXM4 tires you'd buy from Tire Rack, DT/DTD, or any other tire shop. OE tires are inferior to the aftermarket versions, don't last as long, often come with less tread (for example, the OE tires might start with 9-9.5/32 while the aftermarket version has 10/32)
Yes, I've heard of that. Quite frankly, I find that reason enough to NOT buy. You cannot have two different things sold under the same name! I could use kind words to describe this malarkey; the words I want to say are unprintable.
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As far as Nokian being too expensive, you can get the
Vredestein Quatrac 5 for $200 on eBay, and they are 2016 production
That's a good deal. I know he doesn't want to deal with snows, even if I could find him a set of steelies, as he rents and might be moving in the future. I'm not sure I want to offer to store them for him...
But geez, at that price I'll look into snows for my car (I run snows on my truck and drive that when it snows, but at those prices I wouldn't mind picking up another set of tires).