Hello Guys,


Just wondering in all your expert opinions, which one of these winter tires has the best Cost/Performance ratio?

Bridgestone Blizzak ws60 94R $210.00 CAD
Continental ContiWinterContact TS790V $200.00 CAD
Hankook w300 94V $ 160 .00 CAD

I ain't gonna do Need-For-Speed type of driving during the winter here in Toronto Canada but it does get really cold and have lots of snow at times....

so i guess a good set of winter tires is quite important here..


Thank you guys in advance

 

I highly suggest going to tirerack's site and reading the reviews. there is one that compares all winter tires on one chart.

 

Thanks jeff,
I already did but TireRack does not have Hankook winter tires..

 

I just bought a set of Michelin Pilot Alpin2 (V rated). Calgary doesn't get that much snow but the roads are usually cold and dry so I need something better suited to those conditions.

Check out Nokians too - the Finns do know a thing or two about tires. The RSi is nice but squishy and pricey.

 

I have used Blizzak WS50s on my last two cars and absolutely love them for my area. I really don't have experience with the ones you mentioned.
But one tire not on your list for your coupe in your area I would also consider is the Dunlop M3, I have heard lots of good reviews about them.

 

there are normal winter tires and performance winter tires. the performance winter tires won't be good for cost. the m3's that were suggested are performance ones, as are pilot alpines and pirelli 210 wintersports (which i use).

if you don't have brembo's, you'll have more options since u can go down to a 17" rim and get regular winter tires which are less expensive.

 

if you have brembo's, the asa JH3 17 inch rims will clear them. I run 17s with blizzaks for the winter on my 03 coupe 6mt. I think there might be a clearance sale for blizzaks ws 50 at tirerack for about 109 us (that is for 17s) the last time I checked. You might want to take a look at their site.

 

thanks for all the useful info guys.. really appreciated..

anybody knows how much the custom tax will be if i ship a set of winter tires from States?

 

duty is 6.1%. dont' forget broker charges ($100-200) and gst/pst

 

Depending on the offset of the rim. I have Brembo's with a set of 17'' rims and winter tires that fit properly. They are ASA rims with a wide offset to compensate for the Brembo's.

 

that's wrong.. it's 7%

i found something interesting though. if u place a description of "Retreaded tires" the duty would be 0% under tariff code: 4012.11.00. worth a try if they're willing to work with u.

i ordered a suspension link once for my triumph motorcycle.. and had them put it under "off-road use." the duty was waived for me. there's lots of loopholes in the tariff codes if u can find them and be a bit sneaky.

 

^yeah 6.1% is the import duty on cars from the US built outside of NA.

Brokerage charges will likely be less than or at the low end of what jasintoronto said. I paid $30.48 for my 4 PS2's.

 

Not a bad idea to buy from the States. The exchange rate being what it is.

 

^Even with a much weaker CDN dollar most tires are far less expensive in the US.

 

Actually the CDN dollar is very stong against the USD. 1 to 1 basicly