Re: recommended snow tires for serious snow countr (archive)

I use blizzacks on all my cars in the winter. I think I paid about a hundred dollars a piece for the ones for my 740il. The increase in traction is well worth the price. I take them off when the snow is gone and put them on right after the first snow fall. They will last about 4 or 5 seasons but will have 50% tread left and can be used as an all season tire. I do not recommend installing them on the drive wheels only. I tried this on both front and rear wheel drive vehicles and found you get a very unpleasant surprise. If your lucky and no one or nothing is in close proximity you just go buy 2 more tires. If your not lucky you fix your car maybe someones elses car and then you'll go buy 2 more tires.

Larry
1994 740il (I live in the midwest)

I'm checking into snow tires for use on my 735i with winter arriving in the not too distant future. Mind you, where I live snow arrives early and stays late and 3 or 4 inches per hour accumulation is not unusual. So I need a tire that will go through snow but will not break the bank either. I plan on going with 2 on the rear for this year to see how the car performs then switch to 4 if need be.

My Goodyear dealer has a couple of conventional looking snows he'll sell to me for about 70 dollars each which seems like a pretty good price. I don't care to rush into this but I would like to know what others think. Blizak is great they say but expensive and wears out quickly. Anyone have a snow tire to recommend for the 735i? I've got the standard 15 inch rims. Where do you get your tires (Tire Rack or national chain store)?

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