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09-03-2025, 02:53 PM
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#3226 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by roastpuff  BRB getting some Sailun Chowhais rn
Can't rely on FB Marketplace sellers for receipts. Right now leaning towards the Contis as I get IPP pricing for them. | Dats epic. Don’t come around here I’ll steal your Chou hai’s
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09-03-2025, 03:10 PM
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#3227 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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The DM-V2 are also loud. Tread hum is very pronounced compared to the Pirelli All Seasons on the X5.
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09-03-2025, 03:13 PM
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#3228 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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The #2 tire store (after Costco) in Toronto even thinks the DM-V2 is too aggressive and wears too quickly in their temps/use cases.
They generally recommend VikingContact 7
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09-03-2025, 03:20 PM
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#3229 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by EvoFire The DM-V2 are also loud. Tread hum is very pronounced compared to the Pirelli All Seasons on the X5. | I've actually had those tires before on my Ram 1500. In 2016. Lol. And yes they're loud, about as bad as KO2s were.
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"? | | |
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09-03-2025, 03:25 PM
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#3230 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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You can skip the Bridgestone LM005 too, wears out in under 20k kms.
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09-03-2025, 07:18 PM
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#3231 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by roastpuff Have a choice to make...
Used 235/55R19 Michelin X-Ice Snows on FB Marketplace (80-90% tread) $700-750 + $160 mount and balance (call it $900)
Brand new 235/55R19 Continental Viking Contact 8 (that's right, v8 is out) for $915 tax in + $160 m&b (call it $1100)
Brand new 255/50R19 Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2 (old tire at this point, released in like 2016?) at Costco $1300 tax in everything included. ($1300). | I went through this exercise last year and ended up with the X-Ice Snows, which I've used before and like how they perform.
When I was getting the tires mounted, the tire shop mentioned how the Viking Contact 7s are not really designed for our slushy winter seasons and more suited for the Alberta/Ontario types of winter. Not sure how the 8s are, but may warrant some extra research.
Besides tread wear, do you know how new the tires are?
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09-03-2025, 08:38 PM
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#3232 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Well, the VC8 was released this year in North America, last year in Europe. So they are basically brand spanking new. X-Ice Snows are from the 2021/2022 winter in terms of release date iirc.
DM-V2s are from the mid 2010s so honestly they're out of the running for me. A lot of innovation has happened for winter tire tech in the past decade.
I currently run X-Ice Snows on my Audi, and I do like them for winter duties. Both the X-Ice Snow and the VC8 fall under the "Nordic" winter tire category, so they are similar.
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"? | | |
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#3233 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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why not some snowdragons 
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what 7 you say?!
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#3234 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by red kryptonite why not some snowdragons | Because they don’t come in that size
EDIT: Also my IPP pricing is cheaper than anything else I can find new except Rovelos and even then the difference is like $15 between no name, and the VC8.
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Originally Posted by PeanutButter Damn, not only is yours veiny AF, yours is thick AF too. Yours is twice as thick as mine.. That looks like a 2" or maybe even 3"? | | |
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#3235 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Originally Posted by roastpuff EDIT: Also my IPP pricing is cheaper than anything else I can find new except Rovelos and even then the difference is like $15 between no name, and the VC8. | Can I ask how one gets IPP pricing? I do need a new set of winters this season.
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