...And it was terrifying! I was coming from a 1995 Pontiac Sunfire, so I'm not used to especially sporty cars, but those tires are horrendous! I don't have $500 to drop on decent all-season tires right now, but tires just moved up a lot on my list of things to buy. The roads through northern Indiana were a mess on Sunday, and are still pretty bad today. I had to drive 120+ miles from Fort Wayne to Purdue on Sunday, and there were a couple times when I was on US-24 that I thought I was going to get in an accident for sure...

This leads to me a pretty basic question: recommendations on reasonably priced all-season tires?

 

blizzak are awesome, continentals are great, hankook winter tires are good too

you have a 5x100 bolt pattern so go on craigslist.com find someone with a used winter tire and wheel set (even just 2 will help) and get a deal if you can. Check your local tire store too and see what they got used, cheap, etc

The 5x100 part is because wheels from a vw will fit (beetle, GLi, vr6 mk 3, etc-not a passat) and some honda, mazda, subaru, etc might fit too.

 

bridgestone re960a pole positions! i love em!!!! im a yankee and they handle there business!
also try falken 912 they too are a good (alot cheaper than the pole positions) tire!
http://www.edgeracing.com/tires/2154517/ this is the best site for cheap tires that perform! oh and best prices on rims goodluck!!!!!!

 

good year ultra grip or ultra grip ice
PLEASE DONT TRUST THE POTENZAS lol
there a poopy tire anyways

 

OEM tires FTL!!!

 

OEM's suck.. but I drove them plenty on snow and ice packed roads here in MN when I still had them... they are manageable if you drive right. But definitely not the best.

I currently have the 912's on mine right now, and they are very nice, but my previous Avon Tech M550's were much better all seasons. I highly recommend them, especially since you can get them for about 100 a pop.

 

Blizzaks FTW! I just drove through six inches of snow and seventy some miles of ice on them.

 

Blizzaks are great snow tires, but he is looking for an all season I think.

 

Yeah, I'd prefer to have something so I don't have to swap out twice a year. I'll look into those Avon Tech's and Falken's, though.

 

I have the Avons and they're quality. I pass SUVs on the snowy roads all the time... suckas.

 

Ya i siwtched those OEM tires within months of having the Car, my TC use to be a beast in the snow but now that im boosted i dont think it will see any snow weather....

 

I say get tires on your priority for safety and protecting your property..

I just fell on ditch last night driving my mom's corolla w/ oem tires, just a lil bump on a downhill uneven road and the car shook a bit, I steered a little and my mistake touched the brake very lightly and the car went out of control, good thing i got some control back and just drifted the car slowly down the ditch.. weird 2 days ago the taxi i rode did same thing and hit the wall on the highway.. i hate winters now lol

 

I just got a brand new set of Kumho ASTs off TireRack for next to nothing. My Yokohamas were beyond worthless- scary even in the rain. I'm very happy with the Kumhos, we had snow the other weekend and I had no problems driving.

 

im not looking forward to the winter, but the car isnt going to move much as i will be home in NY and on vacation for almost a month with no car, then it is only a short drive to class and home.

 

blizzaks FTW

Ive had them for the past 2 winters and they are amazing, ive driven on literally a foot of snow and it felt like i was driving a SUV

 

Blizzaks *thumbs up*

 

Stay away from Falken 512s.......great tire in the dry......but even in the rain they are all over the road.......swaping them out soon.

 

i just got some Toyo Proxes today but it has not been raining or snowing so until that hits i will let you know how they ride, i hated the yokohama in the rain i would hydroplane all the time so im hoping these tires will be a change