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2016 Kia Optima
Wisconsin (snow)
Selling/trading in 1-2 years
Wife's car
Looking for some new tires for the wife's Kia Optima and strongly considering some of the new-ish "All Weather" tires. Basically an all season with a 3 peak symbol OR a dumbed down snow tire that can be run all year.
Was originally just gonna pony up for the Goodyear Assurance Weather-Ready ($615/set plus install), also considering a Vredestein Quatrac 5 at $480/set. Did a little more looking and saw the Toyo Celcius at $428/set. Man, that is tempting! Especially if she only plans on keeping it for another year or two.
Current tires are OEM Kumhos and were bad 2 years ago, they are cashed now.
What say you guys? Roll the dice on the Toyos?
At that price, with a car that will be gone soon, I would do cheapest . Toyo sound fine
lnlds
Reader
11/16/19 11:07 a.m.
Toyo doesn't seem like a bad choice
https://www.autotrader.ca/newsfeatures/20180308/long-term-tire-test-toyo-celsius-all-weather-tires-part-two/
Braking test from 50 kph (~30 mph)
Toyo Proxes (all season)– 154 feet
Toyo Celsius (all weather) – 115 feet
Toyo Observe GSi5 (winter) – 106 feet
No direct comparison versus the other all-weather tires but wasn't too far off in terms of braking compared to a winter tire.
I'd just toss real snows on it. Here in cleveland where it's got the opportunity to be cold and snowy for 6 months some people(myself included in the past) just run snows year round on daily appliances. They still last 3 years.
Patrick said:
I'd just toss real snows on it. Here in cleveland where it's got the opportunity to be cold and snowy for 6 months some people(myself included in the past) just run snows year round on daily appliances. They still last 3 years.
Thought did cross my mind and I know some folks who do that. She doesnt dig the snow tire look (I know, I know) but I get it. The Toyo outer tread blocks look pretty civilized with the inner tread blocks doing a lot of the dirty work.
dxman92
HalfDork
11/17/19 10:32 a.m.
I've heard good things about the Nokian all weather tires..
I've been very well pleased with the Continentals / Generals All Seasons on the MPV and (going back a little ways) on the wife's Audi A6. Seems like a very good compromise between price, comfort, longevity, and performance.