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Ovrfiend

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New to the forums and new owner of a 2012 Genesis sedan with tech and premium in Titanium Gray with saddle interior. Full rebadge on order from eBay. Plan to 35% ceramic tint all around. My question: for winter tires since I live on the East coast with some snow but cold ass winters... What should I do?

1) Blizzaks on my stock 18s. (which I only 'like') Have garage switch rubber back in the Spring.
2) New wheels and rims for Winter, switch them myself. (except TPMS issue)
3) new tires on old rims, then in the Spring get 19s I can love with Summer performance tires.
 
Welcome! You're in the right place. With my last car, I had 18" dedicated winter wheels that I purchased from Tire rack with Michelin X-Ice tires. They were, by far, the best riding, most responsive, quietest winter tires I have ever owned. And the ice/hard pack/slush traction was amazing. However, storing them, changing them, etc. was a pain. I hated them in the garage.

With my current car, my dealer has a policy that if you buy winter tires from them, they will store them at no charge. They recommended Dunlop Winter Sports instead of Blizzaks (I'm not sure I agree, based on previous Blizzak experience). So that's what I'm doing for now. I'm being lazy and cheap. In a perfect world, I would go with 18" dedicated winter wheels and the Michelin Ice again, instead of my 19" OEM R-Spec wheel and swapping tires back and forth. When the so-so Conti Pro AS tires are worn and the Dunlops are finished, I'll probably go back to the other side.

Good luck! Enjoy your Genny.
 
I actually just purchased my winter wheels and tires. I purchased 17" wheels with Blizzak tires (http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...6&autoModClar=&snowSortCode=20418&sortSize=17) and then matching 17" wheels (http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Whee...an+4.6&autoYear=2009&autoModClar=&qty_front=4) which will be here on monday.

The whole set up (mounted and balanced and shipped) was $1,200. Not bad IMHO. Just food for thought. I have used Blizzak's on all my cars in the past and absolutely love them. Makes my car a tank!

My $.02
 
Thanks for the feedback. I'll update once I make a purchase.
 
Trying to determine if I'll need winter tires here in the St. Louis area, or not...
 
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EXBMWGUY said:
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With my current car, my dealer has a policy that if you buy winter tires from them, they will store them at no charge. They recommended Dunlop Winter Sports instead of Blizzaks (I'm not sure I agree, based on previous Blizzak experience). <snip>
Good luck! Enjoy your Genny.
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I live in Texas and thus don't have a huge need for winter tires, but when I was in Oslo for work over the winter a few years back, the Norwegians were adamant about their Blizzaks. That's enough testimony for me. Besides, my experience with the stock Dunlop tires on my 2010 Genny has soured me on Dunlop; they would have to work very hard to make me a customer again.
 
Check out Nokian Tires as well, they seem to be rated as the best, with x-ice close behind
I did your number 3 option as I put the nokian hakka r's on the stock wheels and bought 20" wheels and summer tires for warmer months, I tried getting the studded 7's, but they didn't have them in stock nearby
I love the nokians, and I had x-ice on my last car and I loved them, but it had quattro, so I can't compare the two
I especially love the tire wear warranty on the nokians, I think it is 100000kms, so 60k miles or something, so I doubt I will ever need to buy another set of winter tires for as long as I own the genny
 
I use X-Ice 2 on 17" rims. Last winter I had plenty of traction for Minnesota driving. It was pretty hard to force wheel spin or slide the car.

I wouldn't get Blizzaks personally unless I expected to do a lot of deep snow driving in low maintenance areas. I prefer the quieter and more pleasant ride of the X-Ice 2 and really appreciate its ice traction.
 
Ovrfiend said:
New to the forums and new owner of a 2012 Genesis sedan with tech and premium in Titanium Gray with saddle interior. Full rebadge on order from eBay. Plan to 35% ceramic tint all around. My question: for winter tires since I live on the East coast with some snow but cold ass winters... What should I do?

1) Blizzaks on my stock 18s. (which I only 'like') Have garage switch rubber back in the Spring.
2) New wheels and rims for Winter, switch them myself. (except TPMS issue)
3) new tires on old rims, then in the Spring get 19s I can love with Summer performance tires.
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I'm just a few miles from you (Odenton/Piney Orchard) and I went with dedicated rims and Blizzaks. We don't get a ton of snow, but when we do it can be problematic, as you know. I have had zero problems in snow and really like the Blizzaks (although they are a tad noisy on bare roads). There is no problem with TPMS if you have them in your spare rims - they sync automatically when you swap wheels.
 
dg_moore said:
I'm just a few miles from you (Odenton/Piney Orchard) and I went with dedicated rims and Blizzaks. We don't get a ton of snow, but when we do it can be problematic, as you know. I have had zero problems in snow and really like the Blizzaks (although they are a tad noisy on bare roads). There is no problem with TPMS if you have them in your spare rims - they sync automatically when you swap wheels.
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I appreciate your opinion, being from this area and knowing it snows rarely yet badly and the Winters are brutal cold for a long time. So cold rubber on bare road is a concern. I haven't seen reviews of the Xice Xi3 yet but the 2 is said to be quieter than the Blizzaks.
 
Ovrfiend said:
I appreciate your opinion, being from this area and knowing it snows rarely yet badly and the Winters are brutal cold for a long time. So cold rubber on bare road is a concern. I haven't seen reviews of the Xice Xi3 yet but the 2 is said to be quieter than the Blizzaks.
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The 2 is much quieter than the Blizzak, and it handles better IMO.
 
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How is the 2 in deep snow? I generally drive on roads with inches of snow on them in the winter lol
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Actually, the 2 is just fine in deeper snow, but the traction when you mash your foot into the "carburetor" and in high speed turns will be better with the Blizzak.

If you want fun, get Blizzaks. If you want quiet dry road and very good ice traction, get the 2.
 
The Xi2's are just okay in deeper snow imho. I've had older Nokia (before they were called Nokian) tires that were better in deep snow. The trade off is a smoother ride, better handling, rolling resistance and slightly better ice traction with the Xi2's. Overall a good choice for city use on cleared winter roads.
Going out of the city into deeper stuff, a snow tire like the Hakkapeliitta 7, Blizzak WS70, Toyo Observe GSi5 or even the General Altimax Artic (rebranded Gislaved Nordfrost 3) are better. Some are even studable for climbing mountains, lol.
A lot of choices and it depends on what type of driving you do and what tradeoffs you're willing to make.
 
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This year my winter car (an old Accord) gets the General Altimax Arctic's since it is used during the worst winter weather. The Genny during the winter only sees dry roads and has Yokohama IG-20's which are similar to the Xi2's and have better handling, better ice traction and a smoother ride.
 
Gurkha said:
This year my winter car (an old Accord) gets the General Altimax Arctic's since it is used during the worst winter weather. The Genny during the winter only sees dry roads and has Yokohama IG-20's which are similar to the Xi2's and have better handling, better ice traction and a smoother ride.
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I'm going to be running the Altimax on my Sonata this winter. Last winter on a different car I ran the Firestone Winterforce which are great, but the Generals should be quieter and also have a better ride, but are higher rated on ice.
 
I had run Dunlop Winter Sport winter tires over 11 years on my last car and really liked them, they handled great and I had no problems in snow. I liked them so much I tried the all season version for my summer tires which I didn't like (and they were the same line that is standard on the Genesis). I had used Blizzaks on a minivan and they worked fine but I felt they had more rolling resistance (which is fine for snow).

I got a set of Dunlop Grapic DS-3 winter tires for the Genesis this season.
 
Just ordered the Michelin Xi3 for the 18" oems. $70 rebate on Tirerack. Will review soon. Been activating the ESC a lot lately with all this rain and temps down to the 40s at night. Expect the Xi3 to help a lot.

In the springtime, I'm thinking 19" Avarus AV6 in silver machined finish.

BTW anyone want to buy a set of Michelin Radial X P235/50R18? 3200 miles. PM me.
 
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