My nearly new, 0 owner 2017 Dodge Challenger GT

[olds307 and 403]

Well that an unpleasant 5 hour drive. Around Saskatoon, where all the Sissies live and drive, it was easy, speed limit driving. The first 3 hours from Melville was shear ice, 70 km/hr. Needless to say, looking at getting studded tires put on. Thinking of the Goodyear Winter Command, in stock or possibly the Tiger Paw Winter, if available. I ran multiple sets of the Tire Paw and a couple of the Goodyear. Both have changed their design, so who knows. Studding adds $30 per tire. So over a grand for 4.

 

[ck80]

Well that an unpleasant 5 hour drive. Around Saskatoon, where all the Sissies live and drive, it was easy, speed limit driving. The first 3 hours from Melville was shear ice, 70 km/hr. Needless to say, looking at getting studded tires put on. Thinking of the Goodyear Winter Command, in stock or possibly the Tiger Paw Winter, if available. I ran multiple sets of the Tire Paw and a couple of the Goodyear. Both have changed their design, so who knows. Studding adds $30 per tire. So over a grand for 4.
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What about the Cooper evolution? It's sort of a hybrid of those two?

 

[olds307 and 403]

They look nice, I need to find somewhere that stocks them.

 

[ck80]

They look nice, I need to find somewhere that stocks them.

Tirewarehouse.ca says they've got them, amongst others. Coopers come with a give card right now that sort of offsets the cost. Even if only slightly.

 

[olds307 and 403]

For some reason Canadian Tire carry those tires but show they don't fit my Dodge Challenger GT or come in the 235/55R19, which Cooper shows they do. The Goodyear are highly rated. They also have a highly rated Winter tire in their brand for cheaper but aren't studdable. I have ran them as well but nothing beats little metal spikes.

 

[ck80]

For some reason Canadian Tire carry those tires but show they don't fit my Dodge Challenger GT or come in the 235/55R19, which Cooper shows they do. The Goodyear are highly rated. They also have a highly rated Winter tire in their brand for cheaper but aren't studdable. I have ran them as well but nothing beats little metal spikes.

We used to be able to run studded tires until may 1st through the winter. Nothing like that metal thwacking noise you get depending on pavement conditions. By the time we moved away you rarely saw them anymore, younger crowds just didn't know or understand why you would buy them I guess.

 

[olds307 and 403]

I paid for the Goodyear Tires. They better actually have them in stock. They claim quiet and grip very well. The Michelin are too dam pricey and aren't studdable, the other tire they have in stock.

 

[olds307 and 403]

Well, I changed my mind on the 19" Winter tires that would have to switch twice a year, $100+ every spring and fall. So I was going through the local Facebook classifieds and came across four 18" aluminum rims with 235/60R18 studded tires, $500 which I paid. The same height as the factory 235/55R19, awesome. They looked really nice, universal bolt pattern with multi lug holes, tires had 9mm tread, 10mm new. They came off a 2012 Toyota Highlander which also has a 5x115 bolt pattern. Even more surprising they had very similar back spacing, I got him to measure 6.5". I measured the GT's factory wheel, also 6.5" from the back of the flange. Now the bad, no tire pressure sensors. No problem, coming from Amazon for $60 Canadian for all 4. I meet him they psychically fit, worried with the 14mm vs the 12mm Toyota studs. My lug nuts are way wrong. So I buy a set the same style as the the Toyota used, he included them. The bad, due to the stud 14mm studs I have to clearance around them to bolt them on. I have nothing but time when I not in the hospital. I bought a battery powered die grinder and solder iron combo. Still saved $500.

 

[olds307 and 403]

So I am getting around 18 mpg in the city. It is a 4000+ pound with the AWD engaged constantly in these temps. The highway mileage drops to 30 in Winter from 35-36 mpg average on the highway doing 65 to 70 mph. The heated steering wheel, seats and mirrors and instant on window defrost with command start are super nice. I saw this in the parking lot. This a 18 to 21 Blacktop AWD GT. Some things I like better than my 17, some things not as much.

 

[olds307 and 403]

Another thing to mention, besides being more reliable, fuel efficient and much more powerful than other Chrysler V6 I have owned, talking a 93 3.3, 2000 3.9 and 2010 3.5, is warm up and heat in this car. It warms up quickly in the cold, idling produces hot air, which is even more impressive. The others could idle for an hour and hardly produce heat at idle, a premium thermostat change did very little. It also doesn't run any noticeable amount warmer towing our boat in the Summer heat, also a bonus.