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- #21
- Gutty96
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- Jun 24, 2006
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Oct 6th, 2015 6:17 am
daivey wrote: ↑tell you what.... you take a pair of $30 tires, to 120 km/h and let us know how safe you feel.
There are not $30 tires for my vehicles.
But, I do take my GTRadial (chinese winters) to highway speeds with no issues.
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- redac
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- Aug 25, 2005
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Oct 6th, 2015 8:01 am
Don't expect Blizzak performance out of these tires. If you have reasonable expectations, they should be ok...
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- gostinger
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- Dec 24, 2002
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Oct 6th, 2015 9:23 pm
They are fine on my 2010 Caravan
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- #24
- Kenichi1838
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- Nov 5, 2015
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- Calgary, AB
Nov 6th, 2015 5:45 pm
The WeatherMaxx Arctic tire line desined is very similar to Nexen Eurowin 650 in Europe and Russia. Just google the brand. Not sure if the rubber compounds between the two are the same!
Refer link : http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nexen/Eurowin-650.htm
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- tirenut101
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- Apr 27, 2016
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Apr 28th, 2016 11:02 pm
Weathermaxx is Nexen. Nexen opened up a factory in China in 2007 to meet increasing global demand. It is another brand name from Korea other than Hankook. I was excited to see that Walmart even carried Nexen back in 2009/2010, and quickly bought my Nexen winter tires in 2010. They have helped me to go through the most severe snowstorms and ice-packed roads without any issue. One time, I managed to slice through a huge unplowed parking lot with snow up to my waist level on the 2nd gear of my old FWD Honda, while seeing piles of stranded vehicles all over. As of today, these tires have served me well for 6 winters WITHOUT any sign of cracks and the rubber still has some pliability. I was told that even the best snow tires can last for up to 6 winters. I will see if mine can go for one more. In 2011, I bought Nexen all-season tires from Walmart for a total of only $243. With a treadwear of 400, they had lasted for 5 years (spring to fall) without any problem. In 2015, I bought a set of Weathermaxx winter tires for my SUV. I saved almost $500 when compared to other brand names. It is Apr 2016 now, I just bought a new set of Weathermaxx summer tires (identical to Nexen CP661). The drive is quiet and smooth. Some uninformed people would tell you that Walmart tires are junk. I don't know about Douglas and Viva. But Nexen/Weathermaxx tires have helped me save thousands of dollars while providing me with tons of driving confidence in the worst weather conditions. The other exceptional snow tires that I had used is Bridgestone Blizzak. They stick like glue but they are only good for 3-4 winters. People always ask about Michelin. In my opinion, they are overpriced for what they can do, and Blizzak is much better than any Michelin. Yes, all the tires I bought from Walmart are from China. What else isn't today? I hope this has cleared up a lot of questions for other drivers.
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- #26
- Dadeedum
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- Dec 12, 2016
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Dec 13th, 2016 5:10 pm
cyberguerilla wrote: ↑... Take a more common size e.g. 205/55R16 for my Civic EX, and you've got a price of 86.96 for one rated at 91T.
Then I see a new one from a tire store selling Barum Polaris 3 with the same size for only $100 each. It's a no brainer which one to pick.
Agreed, no brainer. Save $52 on four tires plus lower installation costs at Walmart for grippy good quality winter tires. Very good in 10-15cm snow, packed snow and wet slush. I'm very happy with Weathermaxx Arctic tires on both my vehicles here in Ottawa. (Hyundai Elantra and a Chevy Venture minivan.)
Barum? An old school Czech company (With communist efficiency and innovation, LOL) that has been (mostly) dragged into the 21st century by it's adoptive parent, Continental. Workers are still paid peanuts, so production is cheap and Barum tires are loved for their fabulous profit margin by tire dealers. BTW the "Ba" in Barum comes from Bata. Yes, the shoe company. It was one of three companies that were mashed together to form Barum. No truth to the rumour that Barum tires still have a bit of sole in each one.
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- Kenichi1838
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- Nov 5, 2015
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Feb 8th, 2017 8:54 pm
Kenichi1838 wrote: ↑The WeatherMaxx Arctic tire line designed is very similar to Nexen Eurowin 650 in Europe and Russia. Just goggle the brand. Not sure if the rubber compounds between the two are the same!
Refer link : http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nexen/Eurowin-650.htm
Update for Feb 2017:
This is the tires that I put on my Nissan Pathfinder two years ago:
http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/weathermaxx ... 0193609241
Undoubtedly, it is the almost the same as : http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Nexen/Eurowin-650.htm
Just had a few days of severe winter storm out here in western Canada.
Left all the cars far behind on green light on a hilly climb of a very snowy and icy road. I am very happy with this set of 'very economical' tires.
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- #28
- gerogesin
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- Sep 22, 2014
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Apr 4th, 2017 3:49 am
I'm in ottawa and on my 7th winter on nexen wingaurd 231 (195/65/15). They will be replaced next winter because they're starting to reach the wear bar but believe it or not, they're still soft. Also very minimal cracking. They've served me very well and as long as you don't drive like an idiot, you'll be fine.
I also had nexen cp661 all season for 5seasons and put around 80xxxkm before replacing them. They were running out of meat and one of the tires kept losing air even though there was no puncture. I probably could have driven them for another season but id have to replace that one tire. I'm running sumitomo lst that I picked up 3summers ago from the states. They've been great too.
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- oingoboingo
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- May 23, 2015
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Aug 30th, 2021 7:22 pm
That statement used to be true. CR rates some of the AS (typically SUV oriented models) better in many of cold weather testing parameters than some of the less expensive winters... and they don't even off-brand makes.
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