Tires Firestone or Nokia

I have a set of winter wheels/tires. I can swap them myself in 20 minutes for free.\n\nNokian Hakkapeliitta R5 SUV 225/55R18XL 102R BSW ($183.80/each)

If you want something that lasts longer than Blizzaks but still handles snow incredibly well, the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 is the other top pick. Both completely change your confidence on hills and side streets.

I used to commute from Ithaca to Syracuse daily in a mk5 GLI. I had studded Firestone Winterforces on steel wheels. That car was an absolute beast in the snow and regularly outperformed 4x4’s.

I just put the Nokian Hakkapelitta R5SUV tires on my R1S (also in Colorado). You can put those on the 22" wheels. I will put my Pirellis back on for summer driving.

We have two Model Y’s in Alaska and I buy Nokian Hakkapeliitta R5 EV winter studless tires. I’ve always used studless winter tires on my Subarus and now we use them on our teslas. They’re pricey—I paid $1,850 for the set (not installed, and no rims) a couple months ago. We keep them on November through March and they typically last at least 3 winters.

I’m a huge fan of Nokkian Tyres for winter.

The one proviso, buy good tires. I have All-Weather Nokians on my Forester, world of difference.

It runs Nokian Encompass AW01s which are a 3MP snowflake rated all weather tire and it's been really good in increasingly mild Wisconsin winters since 2022.

Airing up tires would be about the only thing I'd trust Firestone with and it would have to be free to even trust them that much.

Há uns 20 e tal anos meti uns nokian. Ter 4 pneus ou 4 blocos de plástico era a mesma coisa. Só descobri a diferença quando tive um furo e meti 4 Potenza que estavam em promoção. Que diferença! E em vez de deslizar rotundas… sim aquilo deslizava.