Originally Posted By: Injured_Again
Dunlop Graspic? I used those when we still had our Toyota Previa that was totaled in 2002. They're basically first generation studless snow compound tires and I remember them being not as good as the Blizzak that were out then, but the Graspic were much less expensive. They seemed to work well on ice for much longer than they worked well in snow. By the time the tread depth was down about 30%, they seemed barely better than an all-season on packed dry snow. In any case, these are likely to be pretty old tires and long past their usable life.
Good to know, thanks.
Car in question won't be driven (much) in snow, so snow traction is low on my shopping list. It actually has near-new RT43's on it, so I have little incentive to buy tires at the moment--but if I stumble onto a great deal I plan to snap 'em up.
[That's how I got RT43's on my '99 Camry. Someone traded a similar Camry in, snows installed, RT43's with 9/32's of tread in the trunk. Dealer wanted them gone. I paid $100 for the set, no bad wear on the tread; installed myself and had the local garage balance for $10 (all 4 balanced). That's the deal I'm after, and willing to wait for.]
[For the record, I drive my truck, which has iPike snow tires on it, in the snow. Wife's car has Yoko Ice Guards on it. I don't *need* a third vehicle with snows, won't pay $400 for snows that I don't plan to drive on; but if I can find a halfway decent set for $100-150, then I'm grabbing them.]
