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SKIQUATTRO

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anyone have any experience with these...looking at possibly putting them on our 2008 Volvo XC70 AWD

$100.00/tire plus tax....

will use for this winter, then put the origs back on in April as lease is up in May...then i can keep or sell the tires
 
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Did you check the reviews on Tirerack? They are really good to look at and the rating will let you know how people liked them.
 
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SKIQUATTRO said:
anyone have any experience with these...looking at possibly putting them on our 2008 Volvo XC70 AWD

$100.00/tire plus tax....

will use for this winter, then put the origs back on in April as lease is up in May...then i can keep or sell the tires
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Funny that's exactly what I'm getting. Good reviews. That price seems a little high and I think we're running a similar size (225/60r16). $80 on TireRack, but i found a local guy who will get them for me and install for $400. I was going to get a wheel set, but decided to spread the spending out a little and will buy extra wheels next fall.
 
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TireRack is always the GO TO.....just looking for some other real world experiences
 
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I have them on my honda accord. Really impressed with them. We had a wet heavy storm of 10 inches last week and my wife just drove right in the driveway plowing snow with the frt bumper and never spun a tire. I work at a garage and we have sold a lot of these. Everyone that bought them seem to be very happy.
 
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got em installed last night, driving on back roads, the tire seemed to grip great on dry roads, quiet....cant wait for snow!
 
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got em installed last night, driving on back roads, the tire seemed to grip great on dry roads, quiet....cant wait for snow!
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Well this turned into a mini-disaster for me today. There was obviously some kind of miscommunication with the mechanic (friend of a friend, who I thought could become a good local mechanic for me) and he put the wrong tires on. Some kind of Cooper Arctic Claw. So I told him they were the wrong one's and he tried to convince me they were still a good snow tire. I insisted, as I spent a fair amount of time researching what I wanted and didn't know anything about these other tires (which I looked into later and there isn't much info and what there was wasn't great). I had to go and although he was kind of pissed seemed like he was going to fix it. I called him later to get an idea of what his plan was. I was willing to work with him to straighten it out, but he wouldn't get back to me and doesn't seem to want to deal with it. So I've put a stop payment on my check (I gave him 1/2 as good will) and am going to Direct Tire tomorrow to have the correct tires put on. I will just drop the other ones off at his shop.
 
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Got the right tire's now. Very happy so far. Pretty much the same ride as my all seasons on the road. Should be good in the snow provided all the reviews are correct.
 
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Put these to the test this weekend. Very happy with them. Never broke traction unless I did it intentionally.
 
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