Also I've nenver heard anyone complain about Bridgestone blizzacks
i personally cant stand blizzacks...
first off i just want to say they are INCREDIBLE in the snow... flat out one of the best tires out there
for driving in snow
my problem with them is that when there isnt standing snow on the ground they kinda suck
they are very squirmy in dry conditions and sloppy as hell in corners (more so than any other snow tires ive driven on)
they do not deal well with wet conditions either (about as well as a really shitty all season) they slide very easily around corners... hydroplane pretty easily as well
now i know that they are a winter tire and i should not expect great things from them in all conditions (i dont, i understand that snow tires are not going to be high performance tires)...
so the main problem i have with blizzacks is not at all how they handle snow... but how poorly they handle everything else
even when we get a pretty harsh winter in southern newengland, there is not standing snow on the ground for more than a few days at a time (main roads are usually clear within a day, secondaries are clear within two, rural back roads are hit or miss some are clear within 2-3 days some never get touched) so that means that even though i need to get through snow when it happens, i will be doing much more driving on dry or wet roads than in standing snow...
so a tire that is GREAT in snow but SUCKS any other time just isnt the tire for me
so far i am very pleased with my Nokians on the insight... they handle dry and wet roads VERY well... cant wait to see how they do with snow... they are supposed to be the shit... im just waiting to find out