In a climate like NC, I see snow tires, especially Hakkas, to be a serious waste of money.
Any good quality all season radial should do. Spending the cash on snow tires would give you a marginal advantage, if that. Factor in the cost of tires, wheels, annual R&R and storage and you are tossing money out the window IMHO. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jul 8, 2014, at 10:17 AM, "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > > My Michelin all seasons have worked well for me for 43 years, even in the > Michigan UP, and certainly very well here in NC, including Raleigh. 'Haven't > had any "winter/snow" tires since I left Lincoln, NE, in March, 1960, during > a blizzard. > > Wilton > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Curt Raymond" <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2014 9:24 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another tire string? > > > When is he buying these tires? Winter tires are significantly worse on dry or > wet roads than summer tires. They also wear out much faster. I've run winter > tires in the summer and its decidedly un-optimal. > > Is his Pilot AWD? I'm with the others buy the best all season tires he can > get and plan on staying off the road in inclement weather. That last part, > staying home, is probably the best snow driving advice anybody can give. Too > many fools are buying SUVs so they can get out in the snow when they should > really be staying home. > > -Curt > > > ________________________________ > From: "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 5:48 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Another tire string? > > > They are worn out and his mom (my daughter) wants him to get some good > winter tires since he's a Florida boy and not experienced with ice/snow > driving. > >> On 7/7/2014 11:58 PM, WILTON wrote: >> Why? What's wrong with the tires he's using now? ;<) >> >> Wilton >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: <arche...@embarqmail.com> >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2014 10:12 PM >> Subject: [MBZ] Another tire string? >> >> >>> Time for another tire string? >>> Very young grandson is working in Raleigh and needs winter tires. Can >>> some of you folks who live in that area suggest a brand, type, etc. >>> that would be best for a 2011 Honda Pilot? Also, I remember from >>> several winters back that nearly "everyone" agreed that a certain >>> tire made in (Sweden?), (Finland?) or another Nordic country was the >>> absolute best snow and ice tire. It was very unusual to see nearly >>> everyone agree on a tire discussion. >>> Thanks, >>> Gerry >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, >>> those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The >>> list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each >>> contributor. > > > >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. 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