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I went out for my first real ride in the snow on my Nokian Hakka R2 tonight...awesome. I was driving a rwd 1992 Lexus SC400 with traction control without any extra weight in the trunk. Tire size: 225 55/16. Temp-24 degrees. 2.5 inches of very light powder. Driving in a suburban area and area...

That sucks. It seems like you have to buy 5 or 6 to get 4 good ones. On a positive side, I got my car up to about 90 mph today and vibrations are nonexistent. Also, it has been cold and rainy here for a couple of days and I cannot recall feeling more comfortable driving in rain, yes rain than I...

So, i got the tire swapped out today and now everything is perfect. Apparently, the problem with the first tire was that it just wasn't round. Wow. The manager said that he only sees that with a tire maybe 2 or three times per year. They were manufactured in new Russian plant. Of course, I don't...

Funny, I put the new (225/55/R16) Nokian Hakka R2 tires on my '92 Lexus SC400 today and noticed almost exactly what you did. Once I got up to speed I noticed that one of my tires wasn't balanced. I went back, they balanced it again and sent me on my way. After 2 trips back to the shop for new...