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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Aug 12, 2000
Pros: The best traction on the planet.
Cons: Rapid treadwear on dry pavement.
Summary: August in the U.P. means one thing, Time to shop for snow tires:
I say this only mildly in jest. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, (the place I call home), winter arrives early and stays late. With this in mind, most people are ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 15, 2012
Pros: Excellent snow and ice traction, low noise on dry pavement too
Cons: Poor handling tire when there is a lot of water on the road
Summary: I drive a 2WD Extended Chevy Trailblazer and have struggled thru 3 winters in Michigan with 'all-season' tires - just terrible fish-tailing, even with sand bags in the back, etc. (I know, I should've got 4WD!) Finally, I put on a full set ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 21, 2011
Pros: Great traction, Grips like no other, stable, low noise, Peace of mind
Cons: lowers gas milage, wear fast on dry roads, pricy, need to rotate frequently
Summary: I do a lot of driving, averaging 25k-30k a year (for about the last 10 years), delivering Pizzas and driving 30 miles to work 4 days a week at my other job at the top of a winding canyon in Park City, UT. I have tried many different snow ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 11, 2008
Pros: Extraordinary response in snow, especially for rear wheel drives.
Cons: Will wear quickly on dry, warm road surfaces. Must be swapped out quickly.
Summary: Simply put, I was amazed at the performance of these tires. We drive a large Jaguar sedan with rear wheel drive here in New England. A high-quality snow was required to take advantage of the suspension and traction control systems and to beat the slush ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 20, 2007
Pros: safe, secure and great traction on icy roads
Cons: expensive and wear out fast (but worth it)
Summary: These tires are were recommended to me by my mechanic and they are awesome, they turned my Hyundai elantra into a very safe winter car on the icy roads of Vermont. They had great traction up mountain roads that were covered with ice and snow. I cannot ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 20, 2007
Pros: Excellent performance on snow. Good on ice. Comfortable and quiet on dry and wet.
Cons: None, except as noted in my review.
Summary: I purchased these for my 1991 AWD Subaru Station Wagon about a month ago. I have had the opportunity to use them on both snow and ice. On snow they handle about the same as on dry pavement. I have not experienced any lack of traction, even on hard ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 6, 2006
Pros: Absolute best ice performance, reasonable price, peace of mind.
Cons: Tread life is bad. Thats the only drawback.
Summary: BACKGROUND INFO: Now that the snowiest Colorado ski season in 25 years is complete, I am ready to write a full review of the Blizzak WS-50 215/70/15 snow tires. Last fall I read every review on this site, and any other site that I could find on the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 5, 2006
Pros: Ultimate traction tire.
Cons: Price and a little noisy.
Summary: I purchased my first set of Bridgestone Blizzak tires about 4 years ago. This being my fourth season on them I was a little worried about traction this year. My worries were in vain though. My traction this year was just as good as last years. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 1, 2003
Pros: Unsurpassed stop and go power on snow and ice
Cons: Rapid wear; squirm on dry roads; noisy as all season treads
Summary: Every tire represents a compromise. You want great handling? Then be prepared to give up wet tract ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 23, 2003
Pros: Unmatched snow & ice traction
Cons: Noisy, low tread life, gives a "rubbery" feeling to steering and cornering.
Summary: I live in snowy Rochester, NY where winter seems to last half the year. While I don't do a lot of driving I am very interested in safety. Slipping and sliding in the snow and ice isn't my idea of safe, and no matter which all-season tires I've used none ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2002
Pros: Awesome traction in snow and ice, stopping ability, very predictable
Cons: Slight high-pitched whine while driving
Summary: My father-in-law picked up a set of 4 Bridgestone Blizzak WS-50 snow tires for free from a rummage sale. He found out later the tires wouldn't fit on his minivan, so he gave them to me. Luckily the tire size was the same as the Michelin Energy MXV4 ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 26, 2002
Pros: Best in class for snow and ice traction
Cons: Rapid tread wear, substandard cornering stability and steeing response
Summary: Before I start this review, I want to mention that I drive extensively in the northeastern snowbelt, so I'm quite accustomed to driving through high snow, ice and slush. On top of that, I own a Chevrolet Camaro Z28, probably the worst car ever made for ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 17, 2002
Pros: BEST SNOW TRACTION, GOOD BRAKING IN SNOW, NO MORE FISTTAILING, SPEEDING NO PROBLEM IN SNOW
Cons: CANT DRIVE WHEELS ALL-YEAR ROUND ONLY WINTER UNLESS YOU HAVE WINTER ALL YEAR-ROUND
Summary: I BOUGHT THESE FROM TIRERACK.COM FOR ABOUT $170 A PIECE I BELIEVE. AND LET ME SAY THIS WINTER THAT PASSED HERE IN THE WINDY CITY OF CHICAGO WAS A BREEZE DRIVING. WE HAD A COUPLE MAJOR SNOWFALLS & WHEN THEY COME THEY COME HARD...THOUGH WHO LIVE HERE OR ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 14, 2002
Pros: Good Traction on not-too-deep snow and slush
Cons: Expensive tire that does not last very long
Summary: If you drive a fair amount, and Blizzaks are obviously not a tire for you. I was only able to squeeze two seasons out of mine. They have great traction on mildly colvered roads as long as you are not in over 1" of snow, I did, however find that they did ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 21, 2002
Pros: don't know of any
Cons: costly, incredibly poor wear on dry roads. total waste of money for me
Summary: true story - had the blizzaks for a week on my son's car. he goes to Univ. Buffalo (lots of snow).
he was driving up to school and had to emergency brake when a car cut him off. bottom line - tires were ruined, $$$$ down the drain. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 3, 2001
Pros: Goes great in the snow. And goes and goes and goes...
Cons: Soft compound means fairly quick wear on dry surfaces.
Summary: I have owned a couple sets of these on 2 different cars and I can say that both times they have performed up to my expectations and in many ways even beyond them!
I purchased both as a tire & wheel package from The Tire Rack. The package consisted ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 29, 2001
Pros: Great traction & handling. Very quiet on the road.
Cons: None. Worth the price.
Summary: I live in Alaska, and snow comes early up here. Last month while our families in Colorado were enjoying a warm fall day, we were already out shopping for snow tires. It's a good thing we did our shopping early, because this past weekend we ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 25, 2001
Pros: Works on almost any winter conditions...
Cons: tread life dies quickly on dry pavement..
Summary: When I got my 1995 Mustang last year I had some General tires on it, and when winter hit... they missed!
It was the winter of 2000 in Michigan and I had my car(Mustang Coupe) and winter was coming soon. I talked to many people and they all ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 10, 2001
Pros: Excellent traction, cornering & control. They will get you where you want to go.
Cons: None
Summary: I hate to drive in the snow -- and this winter has been a snowy one! We had another foot of snow yesterday in N.W. Connecticut. All afternoon, I watched cars spin up our hill - the plow only came by twice during the storm - each time we had at least 4-5 ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 6, 2001
Pros: Traction like you wouldn't believe
Cons: A little pricey
Summary: I am no mechanic. I'm not even mechanically inclined. What I know about the physics of motion can fit into a thimble. But I've had Blizzak tires on my little Honda Civic for the last three winters and can tell you this - I've passed SUV's, pick-ups, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 7, 2001
Pros: Stick like glue to snow, and ice
Cons: None that I know of.
Summary: I bought a set of four of these tires for my wifes car (97 Volkswagen Passat) based on the recommendation of the sales guy at Discount tire. I live in Northern Michigan, and we have been getting hit hard with snow. I got sick and tired of sliding ... read more
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