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Lil Abner · 08-19-2011, 02:33 PM

discounttire.com and tirerack.com are good choices...

cali yaris · 08-19-2011, 03:31 PM

^ So is Micro Image. I can usually match or beat Tire Rack's prices.

Please support support YW vendors!

Lil Abner · 08-19-2011, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ So is Micro Image. I can usually match or beat Tire Rack's prices.

Please support support YW vendors!

I honestly didn't know you sold tires! I've never seen anything on your site mentioning it. Then I agree, ask you for a quote!

A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby · 08-19-2011, 04:00 PM

what I have found is:
yes you can get a cheaper snow tire that has the same or similar grip characteristics
as a higher priced tire

but

sometimes those cheaper tires are more likely to be:

hard to balance
lousy on the highway
low mpg results

so if you only city drive any old cheap snow tire will work. but if
you want to be able to drive everywhere and get decent mpg and decent
high speed balance, sometimes expensive is worth it

A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby · 08-19-2011, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ So is Micro Image. I can usually match or beat Tire Rack's prices.

Please support support YW vendors!

and Tire Rack, who sponsors this forum, is not a YW vendor ?

yarisAP · 08-19-2011, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WeeYari

^ If you're a lucky, diligent soul with good timing...Kijiji

I might be lucky, hopefully it fits... don't really know much about cars, the ones i found were 185/65/R15. I have a 2007 yaris sedan

I also saw one with this size: 195/65/R14

Kal-El · 08-19-2011, 09:55 PM

I also ride on Conti Extreme Winter Contact's.

Excellent after 2 seasons so far and they're not even showing wear. Kinda surprised since winter tires wear much quicker than standard tires.

Makes the Yaris feel invincible in snow. I've mentioned before that I leave my wife's Jeep Wrangler at home even when it snows. Why? Because the Yaris actually feels more sure footed and is more fun to drive in the snow with the winters on. The Jeep's high center of gravity makes you feel tippy in the snow.

I find it highly amusing that so many people feel they need SUV's for winter driving. They're always the ones you see in the ditch on the side of the road/highway, LOL. Their big mistake is that they don't put winter tires on because, well, "it's an SUV".

403RS · 08-20-2011, 11:21 AM

Living here in Calgary, having a jack-of-all-trades winter tire is essential.

We get heavy snow, then a chinook hits and melts everything into a giant slurpee, then the cold kicks back in and everything turns to a sheet of ice.

Tried a few brands over my driving career, but honestly the best I've had were just the basic Goodyear Nordics (on steelies of course)!

08-19-2011, 03:31 PM	#20
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ So is Micro Image. I can usually match or beat Tire Rack's prices. Please support support YW vendors! __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

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08-19-2011, 02:33 PM	#19
Lil Abner Drives: 2009 3dr LB Manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Dublin, Ohio Posts: 412	discounttire.com and tirerack.com are good choices...

08-19-2011, 04:00 PM	#22
A-Dingo-Ate-My-Baby Banned Drives: yaris Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: earth Posts: 364	what I have found is: yes you can get a cheaper snow tire that has the same or similar grip characteristics as a higher priced tire but sometimes those cheaper tires are more likely to be: hard to balance lousy on the highway low mpg results so if you only city drive any old cheap snow tire will work. but if you want to be able to drive everywhere and get decent mpg and decent high speed balance, sometimes expensive is worth it

08-19-2011, 09:55 PM	#25
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	I also ride on Conti Extreme Winter Contact's. Excellent after 2 seasons so far and they're not even showing wear. Kinda surprised since winter tires wear much quicker than standard tires. Makes the Yaris feel invincible in snow. I've mentioned before that I leave my wife's Jeep Wrangler at home even when it snows. Why? Because the Yaris actually feels more sure footed and is more fun to drive in the snow with the winters on. The Jeep's high center of gravity makes you feel tippy in the snow. I find it highly amusing that so many people feel they need SUV's for winter driving. They're always the ones you see in the ditch on the side of the road/highway, LOL. Their big mistake is that they don't put winter tires on because, well, "it's an SUV".

08-20-2011, 11:21 AM	#26
403RS #yyc View User's Garage Drives: BSP '07 RS 5dr LB Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Calgary, Canada Posts: 238	Living here in Calgary, having a jack-of-all-trades winter tire is essential. We get heavy snow, then a chinook hits and melts everything into a giant slurpee, then the cold kicks back in and everything turns to a sheet of ice. Tried a few brands over my driving career, but honestly the best I've had were just the basic Goodyear Nordics (on steelies of course)!