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Winter tires

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Electrician
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1Winter tires Empty Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:02 am

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With the mandatory use of winter tires in a couple of provinces , Manitoba excluded but I believe considering it . What do you use on your car and why , I use all season and have really never had a huge problem . Don't do much highway driving in winter so I never have had the need to go to winter tires

2Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:03 am

grumpy old man

grumpy old man
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All season. But I have 4-wheel drive so I believe I can get through anything at any speed. :twisted:

3Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:12 am

Time Lord

Time Lord
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grumpy old man wrote:All season. But I have 4-wheel drive so I believe I can get through anything at any speed. :twisted:

Sure. Stopping and turning is another story...

http://www.jacsport.com

4Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:26 am

Deank

Deank
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yeah alot of people make the mistake of thinking winter tires are so that it can get you out of the ditch and such... nope. They are to stop you from ever getting into the ditch, or that accident. I want winter tires, but can not afford them. Anyone willing to buy me some winter tires and some rims.. please step up

5Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 10:57 am

Goth_chic

Goth_chic
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Well if Manitoba wants to make winter tires mandatory then the provincial government can pay for them!

6Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:33 am

FlyingRat

FlyingRat
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moderator

all season tires here

7Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:59 am

eViL tRoLl

eViL tRoLl
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I have a set of winter tires, but will leave them off this winter as I am not driving much. Will try to keep the trips to days with decent road conditions.

When I was driving a lot, it was usually SUVs and pick up trucks that I noticed flying off the road while I came to a safe stop. Given the expense to buy and maintain such vehicles, it's difficult to understand why their owners would want to go cheap on such an important safety enhancement.

8Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:16 pm

FlyingRat

FlyingRat
moderator
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Funny. this theme just showed up on another forum!

I guess lots of people are thinking about the coming winter, eh? ;-)

9Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:25 pm

Electrician

Electrician
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I have chains, and never used them. Very Happy

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10Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:48 pm

FlyingRat

FlyingRat
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I have chains, but have never used them on my tires ;-)

11Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:03 pm

holly golightly

holly golightly
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have always used winter tires, may be a pain to have them put on but they have saved my life a few times in really ugly weather so won't go without them.

12Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:05 pm

grumpy old man

grumpy old man
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Best to buy a separate set of tires w/rims for your snow tires. This of course assumes some peeps change the tires only...

13Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:11 pm

FlyingRat

FlyingRat
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moderator

I prefer to have a winter car and a summer car ;-)

14Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:22 pm

grumpy old man

grumpy old man
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I've considered buying a beater. Not for winter. For the too many bozo drivers in this city. Get in my way by doing something STUPID -- maybe I smack ya, a little.

15Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 9:23 pm

Guest

Anonymous
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Rumors has it the goverment are looking in to it as, Autopac is pushing for it as did the insurance industry in the other provinces.

16Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:20 pm

Deank

Deank
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sheesh.. is our insurance agency actually going to insure us for anything anymore? or are they just going to ban everyone from driving who can not get their car stolen and can not stop in winter? whats next mandatory force shields to protect against hail?

17Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:33 pm

Guest

Anonymous
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Just trying to keep your rates down gee you are touchy, got a hard on for MPI do we.

18Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Mon Nov 03, 2008 11:44 pm

Deank

Deank
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contributor eminence

rates should be based on if you want an option or not. you should never be forced to havea safety device.

19Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Tue Nov 04, 2008 9:28 am

rosencrentz

rosencrentz
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Those winter tires are there to make a car handle safer as well as stopping 37% quicker.
I run my car with all seasons, and traction is just horrible! Any small car with winter tires leave me behind.
I wish I could afford the $700 for tires and rims!

In a couple of years with global warming , hopefully we all won't need winter tires! That will be a lot better for all of us, especially the women who really cannot handle snow or ice on the roads!
Come to think of it, it would be better if women stayed off the roads, and had their husbands drive them to the stores!

http://www.elansofas.com

20Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:57 am

AGEsAces

AGEsAces
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Deank wrote:rates should be based on if you want an option or not. you should never be forced to havea safety device.

I agree 100%.

Full coverage: $2000/year

Remove Immobilizer (no coverage for stolen vehicle): $1500 year

Remove Airbags (no coverage for injury from flying through windshield): $1000/year

Remove Seatbelts (no coverage for injury from bouncing around car): $500/year

Remove tires (no coverage for tow truck driving you all over town): $100/year

Bus Pass: $99.95/year Very Happy.

http://www.photage.ca

21Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:02 am

Deank

Deank
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I dont know about the dollar amounts... but yep something similar to that.

22Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:15 pm

cherenkov

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Michelin Arctic Alpin, on a second set of rims. If you plan on keeping your car for more than 5 years, then it doesn't cost any more in the long run because each set of times is used half as much, so they will not need to be replaced as quickly. Winter tires make a huge difference on cold or icy roads.

Those SUVs that you see in the ditch are idiots who overestimate their AWD, and I'll guarantee that just about none of them have winter tires.

http://anybody-want-a-peanut.blogspot.com/

23Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:22 pm

FlyingRat

FlyingRat
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Hmmmm. nice Christmas gift idea for a loved one.

24Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Tue Nov 04, 2008 1:27 pm

AGEsAces

AGEsAces
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Did I ever tell you how much I love you FR? And how much you should love me? Very Happy.

http://www.photage.ca

25Winter tires Empty Re: Winter tires Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:42 pm

cherenkov

cherenkov
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Get a room.

http://anybody-want-a-peanut.blogspot.com/

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