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Originally Posted by TheProf
Hello,
Thanks for people's replies. So I've been reading a ton online as well as calling around, and here are some outcomes:
1) All of the Bridgestone (Blizzak or Revo-1) are composed to two different compounds. The really good rubber compound for the first 50% or so, and the rest is regular winter compound. Thus it didn't make sense to pay a premium for these tires and not get the excellent performance for the entire life of the tire
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You're right that it has a different tread compound. But there's a very good reason for that - the good ice gripping compound wears off very easilly if you drive it around on dry pavement too much. If they made the entire tire out of that compound, people who don't realize it's not supposed to be driven on dry pavement would find themselves skidding out of control when the tire wore away and blew.
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2) Nearly any winter tire will outdo the best all-season tires.
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Bingo!
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3) Prices vary no matter where or who you call. It seems to be mostly based on the position of the moon in the sky 
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That too. That's one reason I like the blizzak/wheel deals. Even if you end up replacing the tires next season, you've still gotten a very good deal on getting wheels to save your good rims.
As was suggested to me, I'm going to be getting rims as well. And I'm leaning towards the Viking snowteck winter tires as they were rated 2nd by consumer reports (after X-ice) but are substantially less expensive. Has anyone heard or used these?
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