Need new tires for 2012 Rogue AWD

[amart]

Have a 2012 Nissan Rogue SV AWD that needs some new tires. 225/60R17. Prefer all seasons, but live in the North East (Buffalo) so I need decent winter capabilities. Drive at least 40-50 miles per day, mostly highway. Was told by a guy at my local tire place that nokian entyre are the best thing out there and should go with those. The tire place quoted me almost $160/tire for everything. I found the regular ones online for $91 and the 2.0 version for around $116, both including shipping. These would both obviously be subjective to mounting/balancing etc charges...($17/tire at Walmart).

Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Should I go with these, or are there better for my driving conditions?

 

[Danno]

Meh reviews here.

http://www.tirestest.com/allseason_tires/nokian/entyre/index.html

Recommend this one.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=AltiMAX+RT43+%28H-+or+V-Speed+Rated%29&partnum=26HR7AMRT43&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

 

[daves87rs]

Like my Cooper CS5s in the snow so far..

 

[brslds]

Continental Extreme Contact DWS06. I'm riding on the older DWS [235/55R18]. Great in the rain and snow so far for me.

 

[mattwithcats]

+1
General RT 43's

 

[eljefino]

Those nokians brag of low rolling resistance. I don't have direct experience but that's usually not something you want in a snow-ish tire.

I take it a set of dedicated snows on rims is out of the question for you?

How many days are the road bare vs snow covered? Can you stay home/ delay for bad weather? Yeah, I find snow tires loud on dry/ wet highway, but, jeez, you're in Buffalo, snow's a thing.

 

[Rolla07]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Those nokians brag of low rolling resistance. I don't have direct experience but that's usually not something you want in a snow-ish tire.

I take it a set of dedicated snows on rims is out of the question for you?

How many days are the road bare vs snow covered? Can you stay home/ delay for bad weather? Yeah, I find snow tires loud on dry/ wet highway, but, jeez, you're in Buffalo, snow's a thing.


+1

I second this..and every year going from winters to summers can be done with ease on your own.

 

[krzyss]

Not all Nokians are winter tires.
enTYRE is not known for winter prowess.

If one can think about location where winter tires are a must Buffalo comes to mind with lake effect snow.

Why all seasons and not winter tires?

Krzys

 

[eljefino]

And they make all seasons that are heavy in the snow performance, they even have the little mountain-snowflake symbol, but are tolerant of summer heat/rain. Model names escape me.

Not a slam, but I notice 4wd cute utes like the Rogue sell very well to people who don't want to bother with a set of snow tires. However, they beg the question, "why not both"?

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Originally Posted By: krzyss
Not all Nokians are winter tires.
enTYRE is not known for winter prowess.

If one can think about location where winter tires are a must Buffalo comes to mind with lake effect snow.

Why all seasons and not winter tires?

Krzys


Because it's AWD! As long as one can get moving, stopping and turning are not important.

 

[ARCOgraphite]

I like the handling of the OE Yoko's on my wife's Subaru. The do ride a bity hard but that may be the shocks and springs on the base Subaru are very stiff.

 

[carguy996]

We had a 2012 Rogue and I couldn't tolerate the 4x4 Contact tires it had from the factory. We went with Michelin Defender tires on ours. Fuel Economy went down about 1-2mpg but the noise and ride quality on the car were MUCH improved. I had considered the Nitto 421Q tire since it was a 70K tire at a low price point but we decided the Michelin would be the better way to go.

 

[krzyss]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
And they make all seasons that are heavy in the snow performance, they even have the little mountain-snowflake symbol, but are tolerant of summer heat/rain. Model names escape me.
...

Nokian WR G3 and WR G3 SUV.
They market them as all weather, very similar to performance winter tires from other manufacturers.

http://www.nokiantires.com/tires/passenger-car/all-weather-tires/

Krzys

 

[amart]

Originally Posted By: eljefino
Those nokians brag of low rolling resistance. I don't have direct experience but that's usually not something you want in a snow-ish tire.

I take it a set of dedicated snows on rims is out of the question for you? Prefer not to


How many days are the road bare vs snow covered? Can you stay home/ delay for bad weather? Yeah, I find snow tires loud on dry/ wet highway, but, jeez, you're in Buffalo, snow's a thing.


if this was last year, we had 8 feet of snow on the ground already and it was there from November until April...this year, however, it still hasn't snow once, which is actually about to set a record if it doesn't snow before tomorrow. I've never actually used snow tires in the past and have always used all seasons and never had any problems. This year is my first winter in the Rogue, as well as having AWD (I've driven a buick the last 13 years or so)

 

[Traction]

Just get winter tires, and be safer, and have more fun. You'll never look back. I won't drive in the winter without them, or my wife, or any of the 4 kids, and families. It can be much cheaper in the long run for 2 sets of tires/wheels. Priceless! Between myself, and family we are running 28 winter tires, and wheels on 7 vehicles!

 

[The Critic]

My recommendation for an all season would be the new Michelin Premier LTX (about $170/tire in your size). But in your climate, you should really consider having a separate set of snow tires.

 

[sicko]

A dedicated snow tire will significantly improve your vehicle's performance and safety in winter weather.

However, if you're looking at all-season tires, my Michelin Premier A/S tires have performed very well in snow and ice on my Subaru.

 

[Virtus_Probi]

The T rated Altimax RT43s I bought for my daughter's car had nice ratings for winter performance from CR compared to other all seasons, but she hasn't driven them in snow or on ice yet. Might buy a higher speed rated version for my FXT in the spring, I had the tire shop toss my mostly shot OEM all seasons when I had the snows put on.

 

[Andrew1972]

The nokian wr g2 or G3 are the all seasons with a winter bias. They are excellent but require diligent tire rotations otherwise are very noisy once chopped.

You are like me and have the skill to get around safely on all seasons.

 

[amart]

so would a set of used winter tires like these work, even though they are 16"?