updates on the blizzak:
I had them installed from sears, and used them for a week. During snow they were excellent no doubt, but when the snow melted, on dry road they are the "worst" tires I have ever driven with. the car's handling was like a boat. the rear gives out at speeds around 35mph. and the car feels as if you're riding on marbles. The handling is so bad that i have decided to put the allweather wheels back on the car !
So i suggest that whoever buys blizzaks, use them on your spare car that you will not be driving on the dry at all. otherwise, perhaps the Nokian WR would be a better buy. I havent used the nokian, but from the reviews they seem to be better on dry, but not as good on snow. A compromise between the snow and dry perhaps.

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