I'm out of Chicagoland (close enough to you) and I rock Continental control contact tires. Best thing in the world for all seasons in the snow. Great in our stupid rain too. You really feel nice and planted in them.
Pros: planted in snow and rain
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When it comes to brands, best ones are Bridgestone, but remain the costliest along with Michelin. MRF, CEAT and Apollo offer similar cost and have average lifecycle and performance.
Pros: best ones are Bridgestone
Cons: costliest along with Michelin
I may go with Continental once I need new tires.
Michelin cross climate 2 if you want long lasting AND to keep the same tires on all year long
Pros: long lasting
My AWD Sienna hybrid is great in the Chicago snow on the stock Bridgestone tires. I love it.
Pros: great in the snow
Vehicle:
Toyota Sienna
General Grabber ATx. I use em on my daily, ZERO complaints. Done a good job on mid, sand, and on icy Missouri roads.
Pros: zero complaints, good job
We went to an 18” square setup with Vredestein Wintrac Pros and it’s about as good in snow as her previous ‘16 IS300 F Sport AWD
Pros: good in snow
Vehicle:
Lexus
I've had Hakkas, X-Ice and Blizzaks.
Blizzaks seemed to degrade the worst of the bunch and performance fell off faster than the X-ice and hakkas.
Pros: strong in slush
Cons: degrade the worst
I’m at 10k and they’re smoked.
Cons: worn out at 10k miles
Vehicle:
Mazda
Mileage: 10000 km
Horrible tires
Cons: horrible performance
Vehicle:
Mazda
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