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11-19-2017, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by nsx042003  damn...still waiting for costco to get me tires....5 weeks already | 5 weeks? holy. I had to wait almost 4 weeks for mine. They actually didn't email me that the tires arrived. They called me instead. Good thing I picked up the phone.
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11-19-2017, 11:13 PM
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#1027 | | RS controls my life!
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Originally Posted by nsx042003 damn...still waiting for costco to get me tires....5 weeks already | Same here for me. Was tired of waiting for the shipping confirmation so I actually emailed customer support and they told me that my tires had already arrived.
They ended up telling me to book my installation.
You should try and see if you can book your installation so you don't get a spot in January.
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11-20-2017, 07:46 AM
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#1028 | | RS controls my life!
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Wow, we bought through Costco online for my wife's Mazda3 and had them in a week. Bridgestone WS80, so far they are awesome.
We also bought Pirelli Wintersnow sport for my sister in laws GTI and they are pretty nice as well.
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11-20-2017, 07:48 AM
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We got my wife winters at Able Tires in Surrey. It's a small mom and pop shop, I think the turn around for her was about 4 days from when she booked to install and that was a few weeks ago.
We were really impressed with the service, probably be our go to tire place moving forward.
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11-20-2017, 08:06 AM
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#1030 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by supafamous Cheaper ones yes. My Blizzaks and X-ice3s are both quieter than the stock summer tires I run. | My Bridgestone snowies are most definitely not cheap and they’re way louder than my Pirelli P7s that I run in the warmer months.
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11-20-2017, 08:29 AM
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#1031 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by yray Yea, its quiter than my summer prirellis.
Just this howling started when i got past 70km/h and gets pretty disturbing at 120km/h on hwy 99 and knight st bridge.
Maybe its the moisture+wind hitting the tight clearance between my rims and caliper  Hope it dries up tomorrow and will make a difference. | mmmm no howling this morning and the roads were dry
maybe its the water hitting the area between my rim and calipers
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11-20-2017, 08:36 AM
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#1032 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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^ Your car is twin charged?
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11-20-2017, 08:42 AM
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#1033 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by Jmac My Bridgestone snowies are most definitely not cheap and they’re way louder than my Pirelli P7s that I run in the warmer months. | My WS80s are louder than my all-seasons, but that's to be expected with winter tires for the most part, especially with more aggressive tread patterns.
Having had a proper test in challenging weather yesterday, I can say that the WS80 are a clear 2nd to Hakka R2s in several categories. - Traction and stability at higher (60-80km/h) speeds in slushy and compact snow sections are not as good as I would have liked, as I could feel the tires lose and gain traction, and resistance from slushy patches could be felt.
- Feedback when it loses traction isn't as good as the Hakka R2 - you don't get info on the limits of the tires as much as you do with the Hakka.
- Dry/wet traction is a step behind. You can feel the tire struggle to go through deep puddles. The sidewalls are softer and the tire doesn't seem as willing. Wanders during high speed cruise in normal weather.
Overall, it's still a good tire, I'm not afraid of getting stuck in bad conditions given that I drive accordingly. But if the price difference is minimal, then it is better to go with the Hakka R2 given that they both wear about the same and the R2 is the overall better winter tire.
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11-20-2017, 08:59 AM
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#1034 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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Originally Posted by Lomac For WRG3's? What size do you run? Unless it's a large SUV/truck size, they shouldn't be anywhere near that price. | Yeah on the larger end for sure. 235/55/R19. Stock SUV wheels.
Kal Tire website listed them as around $330+tax per tire, so $1600 installed sounded about right.
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11-20-2017, 09:03 AM
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#1035 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Originally Posted by dared3vil0 ^ Your car is twin charged? | yea,
making 316 out of a 2L 
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11-20-2017, 09:27 AM
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#1036 | | Old School RS
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Just about time to put my winters on - according to the car, it was 4C when I was driving last night. I really like having them in the garage and being able to put them on when I feel right rather than having to take a stab at booking them into a shop and then maybe running winters for a month when it's 15C outside.
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11-20-2017, 11:46 AM
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Blizzaks for the Odyssey have arrived. Yay! Now time for install. The kids get to ride safe while I bomb around on Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ for the winter. Ha!
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11-20-2017, 11:59 AM
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11-20-2017, 01:40 PM
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#1039 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Da fuq....weather on wed.... 13/14 degrees HIGH, 11/12 degrees LOW.
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11-20-2017, 02:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Acura604 Da fuq....weather on wed.... 13/14 degrees HIGH, 11/12 degrees LOW. | time to whip out my tank top and shorts!
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11-21-2017, 11:17 AM
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#1041 | | Ask me about killing a hobo and dumping his body in the river
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Switched from hankook ipike studded suv to hak 9 studded on my truck, holy the change was dramatic, i was driving from prince george to fort st john and the hak 9s would just bite in the the compact snow and ice, compared to the ipikes where i would have some slippage which scares the crap outta you... @60km going through the twisties
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11-21-2017, 11:29 AM
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#1042 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Just want to send a shout out to the Tire guys at Costco in Coquitlam. My GF ordered some tires online for her Jeep and it was a week wait. When she booked her appointment the system fucked it up and basically she didnt have an appointment. So from the day her tires were in, it would've been a 3week wait at a minimum. Luckily the Coquitlam location just started a walk in process. She went in on a Monday at 6AM to try to get 1 of the 4 walk in slot.. Apparently the slots were all filled up from walk ins who were waiting at 4:30am. CRAZY!
My girlfriend wasnt very happy with the whole situation, but one of the members there offered if she leave her car there around 6PM, the guy would have the tires changed by 8AM the next day, as he usually arrives around 4:30am.
Again thanks to the Tire guys at Costco Coquitlam, I know these months are always hectic and I really appreciate how you guys are doing your best to keep the customers happy.
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11-21-2017, 01:12 PM
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#1043 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Don't know how Costco rewards their employees, but filling in one of those "how did we do" forms would surely do no harm in this case.
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11-21-2017, 05:23 PM
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toyo celcius cuv, or kumho solus ha31. They're good all weather tires that perform well in dry, wet, snow and ice, and they wear pretty good. Yeah they'll only last 4-6 years because you'll be running them all around but Tire change over is 100$ each time roughly, that's 200$ a year that's 800-1200$ there's your next set of tires. Add in storage costs and you save more. Most tire shops don't like recommending these tires because of majority of them do tire storage as well. They lose tire storage fee and swap over labour but you break even in the end.
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11-21-2017, 05:27 PM
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#1045 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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^ all weather tires are just that, all around mediocre. won't get the best of everything like a dedicated summer/winter combo. It isn't about the money.
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11-21-2017, 05:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Hector3Civics toyo celcius cuv, or kumho solus ha31. They're good all weather tires that perform well in dry, wet, snow and ice, and they wear pretty good. Yeah they'll only last 4-6 years because you'll be running them all around but Tire change over is 100$ each time roughly, that's 200$ a year that's 800-1200$ there's your next set of tires. Add in storage costs and you save more. Most tire shops don't like recommending these tires because of majority of them do tire storage as well. They lose tire storage fee and swap over labour but you break even in the end. | Most tire shops don't recommend those tires because there are better options available.
All weather tires are the 'jack of all trades, master of none' of tires. Sure, they may have the mountain snowflake on them, but their compound isnt as pliable as a true winter tire and they're too soft for warm summer days.
Besides, pay $100 to mount proper winter tires to a set of steelies and then store them in your garage or backyard when it's time to take them off. No need to pay a shop to constantly mount and remount rims on your car when it's a 10 minute job in the driveway...
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11-21-2017, 05:59 PM
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#1047 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by nsx042003 ^ all weather tires are just that, all around mediocre. won't get the best of everything like a dedicated summer/winter combo. It isn't about the money. | I went dedicated winters/all-seasons and swap semi-annually, but I don't want to do that for my fiance, mother-in-law, parents, etc.
They all have all-weathers and they work fine. They're not doing anything special and compared to the tires they used to get (Wal-mart/Canadian Tire specials), they're way better at everything, anyways.
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11-21-2017, 07:56 PM
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#1048 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Anyone I care about, I try to convince them of the value of having a dedicated set of winter tires.
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11-21-2017, 09:54 PM
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On the anti all-weather tires train as well.
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11-21-2017, 10:26 PM
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Don’t think anyone is allowed to definitevely throw stones at all weather tires until they’ve driven on them. WRG3’s are fucking great in the snow. Comparable to any snow tire I’ve used.
....which means you might as well buy real snow tires
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