They rock. He drove to CT to see his brother, came down the street, stopped and parked on a dime, then got out and fell on his *** - he had no idea the road was icy because of the tires.

As for the 18s, I got them at TJ Tires in Great Bend PA about 15 minutes from my house. You can call them and see if they'd ship to you. Number is 570-879-8090. If they won't, PM me and maybe I can help you out. Also check craigslist or even at a BMW, Audi, or Mercedes dealership and see if they have any used tires from a trade-in that they want to unload. You may get lucky that way too.

 

Thanks bro! I'm gonna bookmark this thread because i'm prob gonna end up waiting till after winter to buy my 18's set.

But i'll deff hit you up in the spring.

 

hey devil....I looked up the Green Diamonds.....do you have any insight on how well they wear? I looked on the page and they say how get they grip but not much on wear. I'm leaning towards the Hakkapeliitta's because a buddy of mine ran them on his Talon TSi and he had them for 3 seasons. Just wanted to know before I buy...

 

I want to say he ran 3-4 winters on one set and had tread left so the wear is pretty good. I think Hiwords has the Hakkepelittas or something similar - I'd buzz him too and get his impressions on their wear. I know they're monsters for traction - he raved about them. On my winter wheels I'm running Hankook Icebears and I love them. They also wear well - I got them with one season on them, I've put a season on them myself, and they look barely used.

 

those IceBears sound pretty good, and they are about $30 cheaper than the Hakkepelittas. Very interesting....

 

I'm very happy with the Icebears. Even all-season tires aren't bad when you have quattro but mount a set of dedicated snow/ice tires and the difference is a real eye-opener. The tires matter even more than quattro, believe me.

 

My all-seasons wore like a mother this year. I have always been a fan of committed weather tires instead of all-seasons, they wear to damn quickly. I'm stuck between the three tires now. Gotta decide soon......

 

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What do you guys think of these? Pretty fair for 51 a piece?

 

If the price is right for you buy 'em. I for one feel that tires are of utmost most importance.

I personally would wait a tad and try to afford something a little better but I'm not privy to your situation so.........