What are the best winter tires i can use for my 06 mini cooper. Will be doing a lot of freeway driving

 

I had the Hankook Ipike's on my car the last two winters and thought they were great. Mine were 16" tires so I am not sure if they are carried in the size you need or not. I bought mine from discounttiredirect.com. Best price I have found for tires.

 

Hankooks are good as ACE said. I have Continental ExtremeContact DW's (summer tire) on my wife's and love them. They also make a DWS (all season) and they are excellent too. They have excellent treadware and traction. The drawback is they are more expensive than the Hankooks.

 

Take a look at the Dunlop wintersport. I ran them on a previous car and they were great. I actually ran them year round and they performed like summer tires.

 

Check out what Nokian has to offer. They have some amazing dedicated winter tires, as well as some severe winter duty all seasons.

 

I've currently got Pirelli Winter Carving tires on my car right now. I find that they do really well, but are a bit on the noisy side because I had them studded. I got them through tirerack.com.

I've got the Hankook iPikes on one of my other cars - they seem to do just as well but aren't quite as noisy. I purchased these at a Discount Tire in Oregon, as they had them in stock and I was preparing for a drive up to Alaska in the winter on short notice.

 

Talk to Alex @ TireRack.com, he's the man.

 

Winter tires vary lots...some are more for ice/slush....some for powder snow..so get tye approprate tire...when you drive on mostly plowed winter roads with patches of packed snow/slush, and ice, the best tire may be very differant than other cases..

 

Anyone have experience with the hankook i*cepts evo? I only see good reviews online, however do not know how they compare with the ipikes and the bridgestone ws70s everyone has.

 

I think im going to go with the bridgestone blizzak ws70. Any one know how to get a hold of alex?

 

I've used Blizzaks extensively and find them to be the best on ice and really slippery roads. They are not the best on dry highways. As Zippy says, some are really good in soft snowy conditions while others tend to be oriented to drier conditions. The Dunlop 3d is pretty good in the snow/sleet but it's really good on the cold dry pavement.

I agree, Alex should point you in the right direction.

Rich

 

I've used Blizzaks extensively and find them to be the best on ice and really slippery roads. They are not the best on dry highways. As Zippy says, some are really good in soft snowy conditions while others tend to be oriented to drier conditions. The Dunlop 3d is pretty good in the snow/sleet but it's really good on the cold dry pavement.

I agree, Alex should point you in the right direction.

Rich

 

You can contact Alex here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...-tirerack.html

Or use the phone number in vtrich's signature...

 

thanks people ordered the blizzak ws70's from tire rack will be here tomorrow

 

got the tires is it to early to put them on for winter driving? Do they need a break in period or should i wait a couple more weeks?

 

Wait till the daily temps drop to a max of 45 or so...or a storm is comming.
Winter tires wear rapidly in warm weather, and can feel greasy on a warm day...in extreme cold they can offer more grip than allseasons...and more traction in the snow/ice...just watch out for those unseasonbly warm days....