scubie02 Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 For those of you who were wondering--I emailed Tire Rack and they said they WOULD be getiing in the M3's in the size to fit the new Legacy--215/45/17--in "a few weeks". Apparently they are on back order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agctr Posted September 16, 2004 Share Posted September 16, 2004 Ahh yeah, keep us posted. Thanks Scubie02, great work Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Tirerack will supposedly post some new winter tire test results in the middle of October. I would like to see how the M3 and the new Blizzak LM25 stack up against each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubie02 Posted September 17, 2004 Author Share Posted September 17, 2004 I'm guessing they will say the blizzaks perform better, but I have also always heard the blizzaks wear really fast...hard to choose. I'm leaning towards the dunlop's though. They really push the blizzaks, and I hate to say I always wonder if they get a special deal on them or something... I'll also have to check around and see what nokians are selling for...I'm kind of wanting to try out the high performance ones though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucktoo Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 Has any considered a HAKKAPELIITTA RSi as an alternative to the M3 ? I have not been able to find a comparision between them - help ? Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvlgato Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 I don't think the Hakka's come in the right size for the LGT, unless you don't mind changing aspect ratios. The WR does - this is an All weather plus, and seems to get great reviews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OptimusPrime Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 I have the M3's for my S60R. They did great last winter here in New Jersey and we got some serious snow. I actually think the P Zero Rosso's the car came with make more noise. I already plan on getting the M3's for my LGT wagon.....if the car ever shows up......lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malachii Posted September 26, 2004 Share Posted September 26, 2004 Still waiting for my GT to get here... <sigh> Anyhow, while I'm waiting (1 more week I'm told), I thought I'd post about my previous Nokian WR experiences... I bought a set of Michelin Arctic Alpin's for my wife's protege, and some Nokian WR's for my Nissan Spec-V. Her's were 195/60 and mine were 205/60. In any case, my opinion was that in 75% of cases the Nokian WR's, which are an "all weather tire" (but are still snow certified with the little flake symbol!), were better than the Alpin's which are dedicated winter tires. The only exception was in ice traction where I felt that the alpins were marginally better, but what the hell, if you're on glare ice you're in trouble regardless of whether it takes 900 or 850 feet to come to a complete stop from 50 km/h :-) Take care, Mal. p.s. here in toronto you can get nokian's from 'steelcase tires n' mags'. great shop. they priced out a set of WR's in 215/45/17, with 17" kazera rims (my winter rims) rims, for $1599 canadian, which I think is a pretty good deal considering these aren't cheap tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outahere Posted October 3, 2004 Share Posted October 3, 2004 [quote name='scubie02']I'm guessing they will say the blizzaks perform better, but I have also always heard the blizzaks wear really fast...hard to choose. I'm leaning towards the dunlop's though. They really push the blizzaks, and I hate to say I always wonder if they get a special deal on them or something......[/quote] I am willing to bet that Tirerack is Bridgestone's leading winter tire volume dealer in the USA. They certainly push the Blizzak WS50 in their tire packages, even though the WS50 does not get the greatest ratings from Tirerack customers or independent tests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubie02 Posted October 4, 2004 Author Share Posted October 4, 2004 yeah, they really push blizzaks in general, which is pretty suspicious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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