What do you think of Nexen tires?

[Hollasa]

I have a new Kia Rondo EX Premium 7-Seater (which is just great, BTW), and I'm looking to put some winter tires on it.

Replacement tires are expensive! My husband says that Wal-Mart is selling a Nexen Winguard 231 tire for $76 plus $16 for studding, which is about $200 less a wheel than Kal Tire quoted him for tires. Apparently (?), the manufacturer is Korean, they're huge sellers in Europe and Asia, but quite new to North America.

Price is important, but our kids ride in this car - and we live in Northern BC, so there is snow.

Kia's website says it takes these tires "P205/60 R16" (hi, my name is Sarah, I'm not a car person, OK?)

What do you think? What would you buy?

Thanks for any tips!

[KawaiiTentacleBeast]

P205/60 R16

That's the size of the tire. Go to your car right now and read the number written on the sidewall of your current tires. That is the size you want for your new ones as well. You may also look into buying an extra set of factory steel wheels to mount your winter tires on, so in the future, you can just change the wheels over and save money on mounting, or mount them yourself with the tools that came with your car.

Nexen tires are fine for your purposes. There are better gripping ones on the market, but as long as you don't drive like a nutter, Nexens are more than enough.

[booblehead]

Michelin X-Ice is a much better tire .. IMO

Usually, there is some kind of rebate around Nov time. Maybe wait until then !

[thephenom]

Michelin X-Ice is a much better tire .. IMO

Usually, there is some kind of rebate around Nov time. Maybe wait until then !

How would X-Ice be better than a set of studded snow tires?

To the OP, I've been driving on the Nexen N3000 summer tires, they seems to be pretty good quality so far considering the price of them.

[ShadowVlican]

i remember reading somewhere studded tires are illegal here

[Piro21]

Studded tires are actually somewhat detrimental if you're driving on anything but ice, as your tires won't have as much rubber in contact with the road as you would have with normal winters, and you'll be at least partially riding on metal studs which don't grip as well. Winter tire compounds have advanced to the point where they'll grip similarly to studs on ice, but perform much much better in all other conditions. Studs also rely on the ice to provide grip, because they dig into it. If the ice breaks because it's warm or due to all the holes being punched in it, the studs lose much of their effectiveness.

Go out and actually look at your car and give us the number on the tire sidewall, don't go by the website. Both Costco and 1010tires have different sizes for your vehicle listed on their sites.

[CF77]

I am interested to know how does this tire performs on black ICE for highway driving?

[B0000rt]

How would X-Ice be better than a set of studded snow tires?

To the OP, I've been driving on the Nexen N3000 summer tires, they seems to be pretty good quality so far considering the price of them.

Because they're studded, doesn't automatically mean that they're better tires... I believe Tirerack had a comparo with a set of Winterforce studded tires that performed poorly

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...ay.jsp?ttid=24

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...ay.jsp?ttid=94

[troso]

I have these tires, they're fine on snow... sucks on dry road and very noisy. i ran a pothole last year and damaged my rear tire, went to walmart and they replaced it with a new one for free. they didn't even asked how it got damaged.

[BobyYoo]

they are ok tires for the price, but only if you drive normal and that you have a normal car.

For sport car with thin sidewall, or someone that speed. These are not good.

also, beware of potholes, these cheap tires tend to create bump on the tire whenever you hit something hard. But like previous poster said, it has warranty and walmart will replace it.

[cereal83]

If you can afford a brand new car but can't afford $1000 for decent winter tires and rims, then thats not right IMO.

Stay with your all season tires if your going to find the cheapest winter tires in the world.

Spend the money and get something decent or stay with your stock tires and thats my opinion.

Nexens are poo tires and are only for people who can't afford the real/safe/reliable tires.

[blibbertibs]

^ the worst snow tire is better than the best all-season tire

[ilovecables]

I put Nexen 7000 summer tires (205/40) on 17 inch rims on my KIA and think they are great. Plan on putting Nexen winters on from Walmart in the next few weeks.

[ilovecables]

I am interested to know how does this tire performs on black ICE for highway driving?

Better than an all-season tire, that's for sure

[Pete_Coach]

Go out and actually look at your car and give us the number on the tire sidewall, don't go by the website. Both Costco and 1010tires have different sizes for your vehicle listed on their sites.

Did you take the time to read the posts....especially where the tire size was mentioned? "P205/60 R16"

If you can afford a brand new car but can't afford $1000 for decent winter tires and rims, then thats not right IMO.

Stay with your all season tires if your going to find the cheapest winter tires in the world.

Spend the money and get something decent or stay with your stock tires and thats my opinion.

Nexens are poo tires and are only for people who can't afford the real/safe/reliable tires.

Such a generic, no basis, uninformed statement in both cases.
The OP's financial status or reasons for a new car are their reasons, you cannot say what they should do with $1000
Your statement about Nexen tires has no validity. They are sold worldwide and have an extremely good reputation for their performance tires in dozens of Countries, their winter tires would perform equally as well. Give some facts attesting to your statement that the tire are "poo" (a mature expression of quality I presume?)