Catpiano

My snow tires are still sitting in the shop ..  not yet ...  

May be in 2 week ..

pkphilip

How much I paid (approx) from buying at TireRack

Blizzak LM-25 215/45/17XL
Tires: 4x USD$115
Shipping: $43
TLC fee: 2x USD$3.75
Taxes: 12% of USD$460 (1:1.04) = $58
Install/Balance at Volco: 4x $25 + tax
Total:  $680

From 1010tires.com, the LM-60 replaced the LM-25 with better technology (that's what they always say... newer is better), cost CAD$229 each, times 4 = $920, not include install.

I check my tires every few weeks especially in winter, and the most I've lost is about 1-2PSI.

In Vancouver, we are not going to have feet of snow, therefore I rather have better dry/wet traction than deep snow/ice traction. I won't even drive if it is more than 2 inches of snow anyways. I would probably chain the tires if I have to, so i pick the Blizzak.

If you go for snow tires like the X-Ice, the tire is too soft and it feels very bouncy and not comfortable.

Philip

Bullshark

I ordered 4 Michelin® X-Ice® Xi2™ on Costoco.ca, should arrive in RMD store in two weeks. They have $60 coupon now, I think the price is OK for $177.99 each.

ccyip

For those of you who don't know, you can order from http://www.discounttire.com and drive down to Washington State to have the tires installed by them.  You can check out their website and they have "out the door" pricing for you including installation and balancing.  I compare their pricing with Tire Rack's and they seem to be a little more expensive.  However, since they don't charge shipping like Tire Rack does and after installation the price would end up about the same.   To me it's less hassle as they offer one-stop solution.  I think these guys are franchises and they have multiple locations in the west coast.

When you come back to Canada whether you want to declare the new tires purchase is you own business...

蛋撻

I've just got a set of Hankook Icebear 15" W300 from discounttiredirect.com. Total comes to $320 and it should arrive next Wed. Lucky for me I don't have to pay for storage this time since I got a friend's uncle to receive it for me (He lives in Blaine, WA).

The only thing left is to mount/balance the tires... Where should I go to get those done...

spoonek4

裝左呔仲要記得做wheel alignment呀！唔係磨蝕晒套新呔就唔抵！

yuusaku

just wondering if that's the case, is wheel alignment recommended after swapping back the regular tires after winter?

裝左呔仲要記得做wheel alignment呀！唔係磨蝕晒套新呔就唔抵！
spoonek4 發表於 2009-11-4 16:30

yuusaku

i'm having the same problem too, looking for place to mount/balance... pls let me know if you found out any good/affordable place

I've just got a set of Hankook Icebear 15" W300 from discounttiredirect.com. Total comes to $320 and it should arrive next Wed. Lucky for me I don't have to pay for storage this time since I got a  ...
蛋撻 發表於 2009-11-4 14:12

spoonek4

just wondering if that's the case, is wheel alignment recommended after swapping back the regular tires after winter?


yuusaku 發表於 2009-11-4 16:37

我會就咁以套新呔做左一次alignment就算，起碼唔wear out d 新呔先！如果d alignment 係off到好緊要較番岩，而d 舊呔春天果陣一上番車就搶軚都冇計，因為d 舊all season呔已經有uneven wear嘛，鐘意可以再較少少alignment，但幫助唔太大，冬天又係要較一次﹖

好視乎各位部車平時keep 得有幾好﹖我同字典仔既車多數一年做一次alignment check，如果有需要會做埋adjustment.......

pkphilip

I do alignment once a year and each time only little needs to be adjusted.

I do mount/balance in Volco because they charge $25 each, they have 4-5 guys working on the same car all the time so you could be in and out within 1/2 hour. They are very busy now, so go there at 9am. I like them because they have experience with mounting pretty much all types of pessenger cars, including exotics.

Philip