I've been getting 100,000 miles out of Blizzaks!

[Traction]

I've been running Blizzaks in the winters of Iowa since 1996 on all of my cars, and family. My wife's car which was a 2007 Camry Hybrid, that gets driven over 22kmi a year made it to 200,000 miles when the 2nd set wore out. Of course, that is blended with the summer miles, that got to be run to the wear bars. So, 4 total sets of tires in a 9 year 200kmi period isn't bad. $222 dollars per year, with great traction. Cheaper than oil changes.

 

[eljefino]

Summer tires are a heck of an asterisk.

 

[Nick1994]

4 sets of tires in 200,000 miles is roughly 50,000 miles per set. Second set of winter tires wearing out at 200k miles is still 50k miles per set if you only use them 6 months in a year.

 

[LotI]

It's the new new new math

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted By: LotI
It's the new new new math


If you can call it math.

 

[edyvw]

Originally Posted By: Traction
I've been running Blizzaks in the winters of Iowa since 1996 on all of my cars, and family. My wife's car which was a 2007 Camry Hybrid, that gets driven over 22kmi a year made it to 200,000 miles when the 2nd set wore out. Of course, that is blended with the summer miles, that got to be run to the wear bars. So, 4 total sets of tires in a 9 year 200kmi period isn't bad. $222 dollars per year, with great traction. Cheaper than oil changes.

What is their depth at 50K? Blizzaks loose their winter compound once they hit 50% of wear. You are basically driving on A/S tire once they hit 50% of wear.
Blizzaks are great tire in deep snow, but that feature is unique to them. I have them too, they are good, but far from being best tire.

 

[kschachn]

Originally Posted By: edyvw
What is their depth at 50K? Blizzaks loose their winter compound once they hit 50% of wear. You are basically driving on A/S tire once they hit 50% of wear.


Good question. All my winter tires have two sets of wear bars, and you hit the snow platforms way before you hit the safety ones.

 

[copcarguy]

I have Blizzaks on my Caravan, Altimax Arctic's on my Tracer, and Winterforces on my F-150.

I like the Altimax's the best out of all three.

 

[gathermewool]

Originally Posted By: edyvw
Originally Posted By: Traction
I've been running Blizzaks in the winters of Iowa since 1996 on all of my cars, and family. My wife's car which was a 2007 Camry Hybrid, that gets driven over 22kmi a year made it to 200,000 miles when the 2nd set wore out. Of course, that is blended with the summer miles, that got to be run to the wear bars. So, 4 total sets of tires in a 9 year 200kmi period isn't bad. $222 dollars per year, with great traction. Cheaper than oil changes.

What is their depth at 50K? Blizzaks loose their winter compound once they hit 50% of wear. You are basically driving on A/S tire once they hit 50% of wear.
Blizzaks are great tire in deep snow, but that feature is unique to them. I have them too, they are good, but far from being best tire.


+1

 

[HerrStig]

Originally Posted By: kschachn
Originally Posted By: LotI
It's the new new new math


If you can call it math.
ROFL

 

[SubLGT]

Is it April 1 already?

 

[Rand]

Total clickbait.

This is like saying

"I get 100mpg in my subaru forester*"



*when towed behind a motor home for 75% of miles.

 

[smiley3303]

Wow this was misleading title.

 

[Indydriver]

And when they're worn slick, they make great AutoX tires!

 

[TiredTrucker]

Well, either way, even though I also am running Blizzaks on my wife's Caddy here in Iowa, they will never get some serious mileage out of them. They have to do about 2.5miles of gravel road, one way, whenever the car leaves the house. No tires do exceptional. I just put new ones on in the fall, if needed, and let them run all year.

 

[another Todd]

Originally Posted By: Rand
Total clickbait.

This is like saying

"I get 100mpg in my subaru forester*"



*when towed behind a motor home for 75% of miles.


Perfect analogy.