Recent content by faramir9

Bumping this old thread after I got a set of Mavis Traction Control installed Saturday, in 205/65R16, 94H. If they are not identical to the H727 they are very close. I ran H727 from 2012 to 2014 and remember them well. They had the best winter traction of any all-season tire I ran up till...

Also note that the 2006-10 Sonata specs a V-rated tire. I think that generation of Sonata started the trend of mainstream sedans that specced a V speed rating in base trim. Personally, I would be fine with an H-rated tire on that car, but the guy staring at specs on a computer screen in the tire...

Last chance for me to get semi-affordable new winter tires is the Yokohama IceGuard ig 53, till Monday at DTD. Anyone here have experience with these tires? Reviews range from very good to terrible. They lag behind top-tier tires in test results, as expected. But they are from a respected...

I was tempted, but you have to add tax and installation to get the OTD price. As I said, my frame of reference was from several years ago, pre-inflation, when DTD especially had great holiday sales and tire prices in general were far lower. Plus I had a Corolla with 15" wheels then. OTD price...

OP here. Thanks for all the advice. This has been an entertaining thread. I did not buy the WS90 even with $110 off at DTD, which expired Sunday. Tire prices are just plain insane these days. This might be the first winter since 2017-18 that I get by with all-seasons. (That year had brand-new...

Thanks. That's the point. For my needs, a cheap winter tire would be OK---if such a thing still existed. Tire prices are now insane. I used to run Kelly Snowtrakker, Cooper Weather-Master or whatever was on sale that year. The old-style winter tires with 13/32" that are easy to make, as you have...

Thanks. Separate wheels is ideal, but I have limited storage room. btw, would that mess with the TPMS and warning lights on the dash?

Shopping winter tires for the first time in years. Sticker shock....DTD has $110 instant rebate on Bridgestone till Sunday. That brings WS90 to an almost doable price. I never ran Blizzak but hear mostly good things. Car is a 2021 Sonata SE with 205/65R16 tires. Not looking for performance...

four Nokian Encompass AW01 tires $442.89 after installation and rebate ($423.76 purchase price + $69.13 installation - $50 rebate) purchased from Discount Tire Direct installed at Firestone on May 12 195/65R15, 91H 600 AA 60K-mile limited treadlife warranty 11/32" tread depth (advertised as...

The Encompass AW01 is manufactured in Russia, alas. I found that out today when a set I ordered from DTD arrived. At least the 195/65R15 is made in Russia. I figured Nokian opens a USA plant, starts to produce tires for USA-based DTD, the tires would come from that plant. Nope. Should have...

1. Yes, though on occasion I have managed to smear the windshield in the process, but I do clean it inside and out. 2. Yes, I had a local shop do their over-priced cleaning and scraping two years ago. I could probably re-touch that myself now and then. Thanks for the thought. 3. I keep the...

Situation: 56 years old and night driving vision not good. Been nearsighted my whole life but night vision started to go south in my 40s. I used to prefer driving at night, to beat the traffic, but those days are long gone. Just replaced two-year-old Sylvania XtraVision 9006 with Wagner...

Originally Posted by Duffyjr First off I'm coming from 4.4 android to 9 so my enthusiasm may not be warranted but dang this phone is really nice. Setup was a breeze and activation only took a few minutes. I used the Moto Content Transfer app and was really surprised how well it worked by letting...

Originally Posted by Oildudeny What network.. is the tracfone on.. att or vz? If you meant mine, it is Verizon. (CDMA)

The Moto G7 Optimo Maxx arrived Thursday. Below are first impressions of the phone itself. I will try not to allow an ongoing nightmare customer service experience with Tracfone to color the commentary. (My first horrible Tracfone experience after many phones over many years. I have read that TF...