Blizzak WS90 or X-Ice Xi3?
I am on the fence and I don't know which one to go with. If it matters, I drive a regular-sized sedan mostly in-city and occasionally (every other month) on the highway. My daily commute is an hour-long in total.
Nov 1st, 2019 3:55 pm
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Nov 4th, 2019 10:28 am
In a counter defense, Michelin was established in 1889 while Bridgestone was established in 1931. We can say that Michelin has an extra 42 years of knowledge and experience that they're confident enough that it doesn't need an upgrade (yet). The WS90 was released because there were many complaints that the WS80 has high treadwear, hence why the biggest new feature for the WS90 was that it lasts "an extra season" (even this is subjective). There aren't many complaints for the Xi3 to "fix" and it continues to be, if not one of the best selling winter tire. My point is just because the release date is old, doesn't mean that it's bad/behind. Surely Michelin is to be doing something right to sell that many tires for a tire design that's more than 7 years old.
Nov 4th, 2019 1:06 pm
I'm curious to see what source you got that from!
Nov 4th, 2019 3:59 pm
Woops my mistake! They were established in 1931, they introducted their line of winter tires in 1993! https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech ... techid=116Lakers24 wrote: ↑ I'm curious to see what source you got that from!
If we want to count years in service, are we counting Bridgestone's and Firestone's separately prior to the merger? Does size of R&D department matter, or age only? There are a lot of questions that arise from the reasoning you are using.
None of this matters (even if Bridgestone was established in 1993) because older does not automatically mean better.
Nov 4th, 2019 4:50 pm
Ahh, that explains the date discrepancy. It might be interesting to find out when Michelin got into winters, or say, if Firestone has been in winters longer than Bridgestone, that experience was likely applied to bridgestone when they got into winters after the merger, but I guess all that is of limited relevance.EnyCe wrote: ↑ Woops my mistake! They were established in 1931, they introducted their line of winter tires in 1993! https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech ... techid=116
What I meant was actually the opppsite, newer doesn't always mean better.
Nov 4th, 2019 6:45 pm