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mo3here · 12-05-2007, 08:01 PM

I just had a new set of Cooper Snows put on my 2003 Sedona. I live in south-western Ontario, and found I had very poor traction in the recent snow storm, especially on unploughed roads. I'm having these tires ripped off and a different make put on. Prior to the Cooper's I had a set of Nokian's. Despite the fact that Nokian calls them all weather, and they're winter rated they didn't last long with summer driving, only got 65K out of them, then had 2 belts separate. Found that with the now fuzzy factory aluminum rims on the Sedona, the recommended pressure of 40 was hard to maintain, therefore I was told that driving at lower than recommended inflation and a problem with recurring poor alignment did my tires in.....Despite that, they were absolutely awesome in snow and ice, and especially driving through unploughed roads and snow drifts. I'm in the market for new snows, want Nokians, but am ticked off at the low mileage I got out of them, and the belt issue, but am being told that Michelin X-Ice winters are great on a sedona. I travel 75 kms each way to work, sometimes farm backroads and need excellent reliable grip. I need to do more research on the Michelins and am waiting to hear what others are using and their experiences are..... hope this helps..

12-05-2007, 08:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
mo3here Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 Gallery: 0	Sedona Winter Tires I just had a new set of Cooper Snows put on my 2003 Sedona. I live in south-western Ontario, and found I had very poor traction in the recent snow storm, especially on unploughed roads. I'm having these tires ripped off and a different make put on. Prior to the Cooper's I had a set of Nokian's. Despite the fact that Nokian calls them all weather, and they're winter rated they didn't last long with summer driving, only got 65K out of them, then had 2 belts separate. Found that with the now fuzzy factory aluminum rims on the Sedona, the recommended pressure of 40 was hard to maintain, therefore I was told that driving at lower than recommended inflation and a problem with recurring poor alignment did my tires in.....Despite that, they were absolutely awesome in snow and ice, and especially driving through unploughed roads and snow drifts. I'm in the market for new snows, want Nokians, but am ticked off at the low mileage I got out of them, and the belt issue, but am being told that Michelin X-Ice winters are great on a sedona. I travel 75 kms each way to work, sometimes farm backroads and need excellent reliable grip. I need to do more research on the Michelins and am waiting to hear what others are using and their experiences are..... hope this helps..