Winter tires and driving (1 Viewer)

[unclemat]

The wear on Blizzaks is insane. Between mild winter last season, my lead foot, EV torque I killed the Blizzaks in the rear in one season in 3k miles on my i3. Killed = 1/32nd or so from wear bars. Fronts were unevenly worn due to a bad alignment caused by a dealer's monkey (at least they owned up to that and paid for two tires). I should have been paying better attention to the wear.

Wear on Nokian 8 on thte Taco? Slow, I am afraid they may age out before they get worn.

 

[stonepa]

The wear on Blizzaks is insane. Between mild winter last season, my lead foot, EV torque I killed the Blizzaks in the rear in one season in 3k miles on my i3. Killed = 1/32nd or so from wear bars. Fronts were unevenly worn due to a bad alignment caused by a dealer's monkey (at least they owned up to that and paid for two tires). I should have been paying better attention to the wear.

Wear on Nokian 8 on thte Taco? Slow, I am afraid they may age out before they get worn.

Really must be due to local conditions. I drive maybe 10k miles a year on my blizzaks. On the 200, i get 4 years / ~45k mikes out of them. Now i am a very soft driver on the vehicle. Definitely no jack rabitting off the line. Mostly deep snow and ice. Could not be happier.

 

[gaijin]

I think that fuel economy is actually one of the things the 200 does well. We're currently getting 13mpg post-build.

Well... if it makes you feel better to believe that

 

[40Man]

Really must be due to local conditions. I drive maybe 10k miles a year on my blizzaks. On the 200, i get 4 years / ~45k mikes out of them. Now i am a very soft driver on the vehicle. Definitely no jack rabitting off the line. Mostly deep snow and ice. Could not be happier.

Agree you can get 45k miles w blizzaks. Keep in mind the multicell (good traction rubber) on blizzaks only lasts 10-15k miles. Then you are running on "regular" winter tire tread. That tread is harder rubber and lasts a long time.

This reflects my experience:

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[stonepa]

Agree you can get 45k miles w blizzaks. Keep in mind the multicell (good traction rubber) on blizzaks only lasts 10-15k miles. Then you are running on "regular" winter tire tread. That tread is harder rubber and lasts a long time.

This reflects my experience:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjABegQIAhAF&usg=AOvVaw1tm1nwC8Yv-IDWYi3iMOyy

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Agreed. Still seems to work very well in my conditions.

 

[unclemat]

Really must be due to local conditions. I drive maybe 10k miles a year on my blizzaks. On the 200, i get 4 years / ~45k mikes out of them. Now i am a very soft driver on the vehicle. Definitely no jack rabitting off the line. Mostly deep snow and ice. Could not be happier.

I am grandpa in the 200, but drive the i3 like a maniac, so I definitely contributed to it a lot