What have you done to my car??????!!!!!!!:
So after doing a bit of research (mainly in Consumer Reports!) I decided to go for the best-of-the-best snow tires I could buy (my philosophy is always get the best that you can afford, it'll usually last longer... i.e. I have shoes that are over 10 years old...)
The two runner ups: Michelin "X Ice" and Goodyear "ultra grip ice." I made some phone calls just to find that the only available game in town were the Goodyear tires (the others had to be "special ordered")
I had the tires installed today - I was promised 1 to 1 hour 15 minutes...it lasted 4 hours - they screwed up my engine (I have the ubiquitous "check engine" light on!) and they've royally screwed up my Pioneer AVIC "head" unit (a combo GPS, Bluetooth cell phone hook up, Ipod player, radio, CD, etc) - it now only displays the image from the back up camera - I have no way of turning it off, because I need to access the main menu, which I can't because the only thing I get is the camera!
I spent over $600.00 to get my car all screwed up with some really nice snow tires!
Caveat emptor - do not use the Goodyear/Gemini centers for anything...buy elsewhere and save yourselves a royal pain in the a@*!
by travellingddue on February 07, 2009