Originally Posted by
Cobrajet
I have run the Pirelli Snowcontrol S3 on my car for the last three winters. We have really gotten socked over the last week as far as snow/ice and these tires handled it very well. The S3s are reasonably quiet and have worn well, too. VERY sticky on wet roads, which is important in the Pacific Northwest because the roads are wet here 3/4 of the year. I hope to get one more season out of them before I need to find another set of winter tires.
I bought these on clearance in late spring of '16 from Tire Rack when somebody on this forum posted that they were being blown out. Wish I had bought two sets!
This is not a brand new thread, but I got a lot of information about winter tires from it.
I think I will try Pirelli Snowcontrol's, so long as I can find 4 of them new for sale near my house. The Vredestein tires and also Nordmans are also options. But truth be told, it's like each tire store carries only one 14" tire option. So I have to literally shop around.
I want more cold weather grip in winter, before I consider my 4WD upgrade options. I want to max out what my Mirage is capable of first; and get the best I can out of the car with winter tires in the winter and all seasons just in the summer.
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