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09-03-2025, 02:53 PM
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屎忽鬼
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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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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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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I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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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).
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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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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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09-04-2025, 09:31 PM
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why not some snowdragons
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09-04-2025, 10:48 PM
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HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by red kryptonite
why not some snowdragons 
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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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09-05-2025, 07:41 AM
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I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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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.
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Can I ask how one gets IPP pricing? I do need a new set of winters this season.
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09-05-2025, 09:03 AM
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Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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What is IPP pricing? I need some new snows for the M3
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09-05-2025, 09:35 AM
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Is this a good price from PMCtire, or should I wait?
Tire handling fees $26
20 chrome lugnuts $43.38
TPMS $197.96
Fast Wheels - EV01(+) - Grey - Titanium - 19" x 7.5", 40 Offset, 5x114.3 (Bolt Pattern), 67.1mm HUB $1,159.16
Michelin - X-Ice Snow - 235/55R19 XL 105H BSW $1,238.23
Subtotal $2,664.73 (includes 10% off)
Taxes $319.78
Total $2,984.51
Mount and balance included
Free shipping
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09-05-2025, 09:43 AM
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Bruh, how are you guys paying almost 3k for a set of snows is beyond me.
Set of 18's:
General Artic Max shipped after rebates and taxes, $750
Steeliess from CL, $150 or buy some from junk yard off a OEM car.
Nuts, $50 or reuse the same ones...
Mount, $100 cash
FB is filled with used wheels that will mount snows just fine. They're gonna get trashed anyways and I bet used OEM takeoffs are way better quality than FAST wheels. This is for an 18 and look a bit trashed, but you get the idea.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...9-0f7faa603fd5
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Last edited by trollface; 09-05-2025 at 09:51 AM.
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09-05-2025, 09:48 AM
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RabidMod
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby
Is this a good price from PMCtire,
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No!
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Originally Posted by red kryptonite
why not some snowdragons
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09-05-2025, 09:55 AM
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Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Originally Posted by trollface
Bruh, how are you guys paying almost 3k for a set of snows is beyond me.
Set of 18's:
General Artic Max shipped after rebates and taxes, $750
Steeliess from CL, $150 or buy some from junk yard off a OEM car.
Nuts, $50 or reuse the same ones...
Mount, $100 cash
FB is filled with used wheels that will mount snows just fine. They're gonna get trashed anyways and I bet used OEM takeoffs are way better quality than FAST wheels. This is for an 18 and look a bit trashed, but you get the idea.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...9-0f7faa603fd5
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Thanks for the wakeup call... I'm not made of money so putting winter tires on rims is a stupid idea. Will get steelies instead.
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No!

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Sorry I'm loyal to Michelin X-Ice
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Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi
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09-05-2025, 09:57 AM
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If your car comes with 19's, you can for sure run something smaller unless you're driving a GTR or something with huge brakes. It's pretty damn common to size down one size to say an 18.
That drives your cost down and opens up a lot of options. Do a little research, you can find wheels hella cheap.
Even if you go new, a brand spanking new steelie is like 100 bucks. Less than half of your fast wheels you're going to use for 3 months a year and will get eaten by salt.
I just hit my steelies with some black spray paint and count the 1k I saved.
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09-05-2025, 10:13 AM
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屎忽鬼
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Just get a new car. It’s cheaper
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09-05-2025, 10:25 AM
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Los Bastardo owned my ass at least once
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Gumby
Is this a good price from PMCtire, or should I wait?
Tire handling fees $26
20 chrome lugnuts $43.38
TPMS $197.96
Fast Wheels - EV01(+) - Grey - Titanium - 19" x 7.5", 40 Offset, 5x114.3 (Bolt Pattern), 67.1mm HUB $1,159.16
Michelin - X-Ice Snow - 235/55R19 XL 105H BSW $1,238.23
Subtotal $2,664.73 (includes 10% off)
Taxes $319.78
Total $2,984.51
Mount and balance included
Free shipping
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Is this for a Tesla? There might be some one who can help you.
1200 for new Xice snow sounds like a no brainer. You can probably find cheaper used wheels.
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09-05-2025, 10:27 AM
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09-05-2025, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by EvoFire
Is this for a Tesla? There might be some one who can help you.
1200 for new Xice snow sounds like a no brainer. You can probably find cheaper used wheels.
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No, I am anti-Tesla!
It's for a Ioniq 5.
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Looks like I'm gonna have some hot sex again tonight...OOPS i got the 6 pack. that wont last me the night, I better go back and get the 24 pack! -Turbo E
kinda off topic but obama is a dilf - miss_crayon
Honest to fucking Christ the easiest way to get a married woman in the mood is clean the house and do the laundry.....I've been with the same girl almost 17 years, ask me how I know. - quasi
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09-05-2025, 03:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Gumby
Thanks for the wakeup call... I'm not made of money so putting winter tires on rims is a stupid idea. Will get steelies instead.
Sorry I'm loyal to Michelin X-Ice 
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Ugh, steelies suck! I'd go down to a 18" and find something used on FB. If you go new for the wheels the Fast ones (like the one you picked) are good wheels - very light for one thing. I run the FC04 in bronze in the winter.
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09-05-2025, 03:26 PM
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https://vancouver.craigslist.org/rch...877136709.html
Man those Fast wheels are nice - flow formed!
But.. have you seen this used set that someone got from Costco?
Haggle them down $33 and the tires are "free" compared to your set.
Comparing the EU Tire labels:
- Pirelli has MUCH better wet grip: B rating vs D rating
- Pirelli is worse on ice, doesn't have the EU ice grip marker
- Pirelli is louder: 72db instead of 69
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Full winter tire & rim set with OEM TPMS for 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 5.
Pirelli Scorpion Winter 235/55R19, paid $1499.96 + $180 taxes = $1680
C-Wheels Atlas Rims 19" black satin finish, paid $799.96 + $95.99 taxes = $896
Hyundai OEM TPMS bluetooth Q5H40AK000-I Current MSRP $163.70 (not aftermarket) = $183
Purchased in September 2023 from Costco. Used for barely 2 winter seasons of local driving only; not even a total of 6 months of use (December 2023 to mid-February 2024; December 2024 to mid-February 2025).
Lots of tread on all 4 tires. The set was in dry storage for the rest of the year. No rash - scratches - damage on rims.
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Last edited by AstulzerRZD; 09-05-2025 at 03:35 PM.
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10-01-2025, 12:18 PM
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https://forums.redflagdeals.com/pmc-...oct-6-2782353/
PMC Tires eBay store having a 20% off sale starting October 6th.
EDIT
Costco also running a promo on Michelin tires, $100 off a set of 4
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Or you meet some girl at the club, cum inside of her, find out shes only in grade 12, so you buy a Prada bag for her to make things right, she finds out the bag is a fake and decides to have the kid
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wtf did she get some bolt-on titties or what?
they look sooooooooooo much bigger than they were 2ish years ago.
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I can't stand the sound of Mandarin either. Boo yow nee bey nee shing bo now noong gey shee mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo mayo.
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10-01-2025, 01:12 PM
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I STILL don't get it
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Threw the winters on yesterday when the all seasons hit a puncture and I wanted to wait for a tire sale... Hopefully the PMC sale is it. Previously, Costco would do 20% off tires on new years day, but I didn't find one last year. That'd be ideal since it'd include all the Costco perks too.
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10-01-2025, 02:45 PM
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HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by headhunt3r
Threw the winters on yesterday when the all seasons hit a puncture and I wanted to wait for a tire sale... Hopefully the PMC sale is it. Previously, Costco would do 20% off tires on new years day, but I didn't find one last year. That'd be ideal since it'd include all the Costco perks too.
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I got a screw on my summers too. I'm already on my winters.
So mad. Ugh. Next year's me problem for the summer tires.
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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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