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Originally Posted by gtaM2
wow its been one heck of a winter..been running Nexen wingaurd tires throughout the winter.. so far no issues..to me a winter tire is all the same...basically it gives me a chance..that's all i need
on a side note im thinking one more week and we are done with the extreme cold!!
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The NEXENs on my son's Subaru are a pretty decent option. But you are kidding yourself if you think winter tires are all basically the same. To be fair, in the GTA it might not make much difference, but there is a lot to be said for buying the winter tire configuration that best matches your local environment.
Like you, we don't get too much heavy snow in Kingston. But we do get lots of slush, ice, and rain. I have an "ice" compound tire with lots of sipes, and not deep snow lugs on my GTI. It's been great. But if I lived closer to Ottawa or Barrie, I'd probably want something like Hakkas or Nokians with much more "snow" properties.