Life Expectancy for the Original Tires?

[The Champ]

FWIW - studded tires are illegal in MN and I wouldn't run them if they were legal.

The OE Hankook's on the Sonic do suck. But I've had other Hankook's were very decent all season tires.

I can believe that running the OE tires would cause some frightening experiences in the winter.

I personally don't care for Michelins. They last forever - but that's inherent with real hard rubber. Hard rubber doesn't correlate very well with grip.

I replaced my factory tires with Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice tires - and they do very well on ice. On a second set of wheels, I have some Goodyear Eagle Sports (225/50/16 vs the OE 205/55/16 - same overall diameter) ready to go when the snow and ice leave in about a month and a half.

 

[CheapFuneral]

So you base an entire brand of tire on how one cheap tire performs in the winter and on ice? New flash, non studded tires suck on a sheet of ice, all seasons especially.



Simple solution to your lack of ability to control the car in the winter. Slow down to a safe and reasonable speed for the conditions.

Thems is fightin words...


**** you auto correct!