by "BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
Published 12/15/2017 at 17:18
by "BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
Published 12/15/2017 at 17:18
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One of the winter tires on my wife’s Vibe developed a slow leak. I took it in a few months ago, and they redid the bead, as apparently that’s what was leaking. Two months later, it went flat again, but this time, apparently it split the side wall. This time it was done for. For some reason, her sister (who we bought the car from) had put on Nokian Hakkapeliitta7 run-flats. I suspect Mrs. BaconSandwich didn’t notice it going flat because they were run-flats. It sounds like Nokian has discontinued the Hakkapeliitta 7 and in order to replace them, they are something like $200 a tire. We may be selling the car this coming year, so we’re tempted to put the all-seasons back on it for the rest of winter.
And of course, given the timing, the weather just started getting nasty. The guys at the tire shop wanted to replace all 4 (because, of course). To be fair, this is the last winter we were going to run those particular tires, but they still should have at least been able to make it the rest of the season. So our options are:
1. Switch back to the all-season tires (Michelin Defenders, I think. Not terrible tires, but definitely not nearly as awesome in winter as the Hakkapeliittas). Definitely the cheapest option, but probably the least safe.
2. Switch just the back tires over to the all-seasons, and keep running two of the remaining three winter tires on the front. A bit riskier for spinning around, but should still give better grip on the front, where it matters.
3. Order a set of new tires for all four corners, which would cost at least $600+. Probably closer to $700 by the time they are installed, taxes, etc.
4. Attempt to find two more run-flat Hakkapeliitas, and replace just two tires. Still looking at probably $400 for just two new tires.
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
12/15/2017 at 17:34, STARS: 1
Don’t mix snow tires and all-seasons.
Since this is the last winter you plan to keep the car, buy a set of 4 cheap General Altimax Arctics (or the new Altimax Arctic 12) and mount them on your snow wheels.
Once you know for sure you’re getting rid of the car, assuming you’re in an area where snow tires are desirable, you can sell the set of snow wheels & tires on craigslist for probably a decent amount of cash.
And my personal recommendation is to conduct all craigslist business at your local police station.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
12/15/2017 at 17:49, STARS: 1
Run all seasons, drive sensibly, and be done with it. Unless you are in a hard winter area, like Alaska or something, in which case buy the tires and resell separately.
"BaconSandwich is tasty." (baconsandwich)
12/15/2017 at 17:59, STARS: 0
Southern Alberta. This winter has been so mild so far... but that’s not to say it won’t completely dump a ton of snow without warning. I think we’ve just been really lucky so far.
"dogisbadob" (dogisbadob)
12/15/2017 at 18:28, STARS: 0
There’s the Nordman 7 which is the old Hakka 7
Does it have to be runflat? Otherwise, the Hakka 8 non-RF might be a good choice
You could also get cheaper (non-Nokian) winter tires if you replace all 4.
If you know for sure you’re going to sell the car in 2018, you could just run the winter tires now and never put the summer tires on.
"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
12/16/2017 at 01:37, STARS: 0
alberta? yea no...
get 4 general tire artimax. they arent bad. really.
sell the 3 nokians you have left
sell the generals at the end of the season and sell car with all seasons