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Anyone offer any experience... which stock all season has better snow performance?
Goodyear Eagle RS-A2 A/S or the Michelin Primacy MXM4?
Goodyear Eagle RS-A2 A/S or the Michelin Primacy MXM4?
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Anyone offer any experience... which stock all season has better snow performance?
I have a logistics question for the Canadians. This may be appropriate to directly ask mknox or doug_g but I suspect all will benefit, as I suspect there are many on this forum that are currently debating what to do for the first set of winter tires for their Model S. I got my car in March and figured that I would just wait until September/October to buy my first set. Here are the questions:
1. Where to Buy - I'm interested in buy the Hakka R2 studless with rims that seem to be the wheel of choice for the city-type snow-addled people on this forum (ie. those that will experience snow but not extreme nordic conditions most of the time in winter). It would appear from comments on the forums that the Hakka may become a Tesla-approved option, in addition to the Pirelli's, at some point...but it's not clear when. If it were offered by Tesla, I would consider buying it from them to keep it easy. That said, the Tesla price of $2,400 seems pretty steep. So, if I were to buy them from an online source, who would you suggest exactly?
2. How to Put Them On - If I were to buy from an online source, what is the best way to get them mounted? In my case, I happen to have the Tesla 4-year service plan, so I'm not sure if they would mount the tires as part of that, if I bought them from a non-Tesla source.
3. How Much - How much should I expect to pay for Hakka's online delivered to Toronto from what I assume would likely be an online supplier in the US (this is almost like a part 2 of my first question). I would probably be buying 4 tires on rims without hubcaps. El cheapo style.
So thanks in advance for any feedback on these questions.
I have a logistics question for the Canadians. This may be appropriate to directly ask mknox or doug_g but I suspect all will benefit, as I suspect there are many on this forum that are currently debating what to do for the first set of winter tires for their Model S. I got my car in March and figured that I would just wait until September/October to buy my first set. Here are the questions:
1. Where to Buy - I'm interested in buy the Hakka R2 studless with rims that seem to be the wheel of choice for the city-type snow-addled people on this forum (ie. those that will experience snow but not extreme nordic conditions most of the time in winter). It would appear from comments on the forums that the Hakka may become a Tesla-approved option, in addition to the Pirelli's, at some point...but it's not clear when. If it were offered by Tesla, I would consider buying it from them to keep it easy. That said, the Tesla price of $2,400 seems pretty steep. So, if I were to buy them from an online source, who would you suggest exactly?
2. How to Put Them On - If I were to buy from an online source, what is the best way to get them mounted? In my case, I happen to have the Tesla 4-year service plan, so I'm not sure if they would mount the tires as part of that, if I bought them from a non-Tesla source.
3. How Much - How much should I expect to pay for Hakka's online delivered to Toronto from what I assume would likely be an online supplier in the US (this is almost like a part 2 of my first question). I would probably be buying 4 tires on rims without hubcaps. El cheapo style.
So thanks in advance for any feedback on these questions.
I have a logistics question for the Canadians. This may be appropriate to directly ask mknox or doug_g but I suspect all will benefit, as I suspect there are many on this forum that are currently debating what to do for the first set of winter tires for their Model S. I got my car in March and figured that I would just wait until September/October to buy my first set. Here are the questions:
1. Where to Buy - I'm interested in buy the Hakka R2 studless with rims that seem to be the wheel of choice for the city-type snow-addled people on this forum (ie. those that will experience snow but not extreme nordic conditions most of the time in winter). It would appear from comments on the forums that the Hakka may become a Tesla-approved option, in addition to the Pirelli's, at some point...but it's not clear when. If it were offered by Tesla, I would consider buying it from them to keep it easy. That said, the Tesla price of $2,400 seems pretty steep. So, if I were to buy them from an online source, who would you suggest exactly?
2. How to Put Them On - If I were to buy from an online source, what is the best way to get them mounted? In my case, I happen to have the Tesla 4-year service plan, so I'm not sure if they would mount the tires as part of that, if I bought them from a non-Tesla source.
3. How Much - How much should I expect to pay for Hakka's online delivered to Toronto from what I assume would likely be an online supplier in the US (this is almost like a part 2 of my first question). I would probably be buying 4 tires on rims without hubcaps. El cheapo style.
So thanks in advance for any feedback on these questions.
My plan is to buy the Hakka R2 tires and mount them to my original Tesla 19" rims this fall. I'll take the stock 19" summer tires with me, and over the winter deal with getting some new summer rims -- perhaps the new Tesla Cyclone rims or similar -- and then have the tires and TPMS mounted by Tesla so they're all ready for spring. I'm fortunate in that the Toronto SC is also only a few miles from where I live.
Kal Tire sells them. I stopped in to a location that's about 2 miles from my house and spoke with the owner about reserving some (I'm worried they may sell out quickly). He assured me that he would be able to get a set, but we agreed I'd come back in, say, October and put down a deposit to be sure.
Kal sells the 245/45R19 Hakka R2's for $324.67 a piece.
I'll let Kal Tire install them. I'll just have them be sure to keep the rims at the same corner of the car so that the TPMS doesn't get messed up. I've already printed out and laminated the page from the manual that describes jacking and lifting the car.
Got a quote from a local dealer for $1,600 for 4 Nokian R2s mounted. I need to bring them the 4 wheels and TPMS from Tesla though and they will provide the tires and mount/balance install them on car. Does that seem right? too high/low?
Thanks
I have a logistics question for the Canadians. This may be appropriate to directly ask mknox or doug_g but I suspect all will benefit, as I suspect there are many on this forum that are currently debating what to do for the first set of winter tires for their Model S. I got my car in March and figured that I would just wait until September/October to buy my first set. Here are the questions:
1. Where to Buy - I'm interested in buy the Hakka R2 studless with rims that seem to be the wheel of choice for the city-type snow-addled people on this forum (ie. those that will experience snow but not extreme nordic conditions most of the time in winter). It would appear from comments on the forums that the Hakka may become a Tesla-approved option, in addition to the Pirelli's, at some point...but it's not clear when. If it were offered by Tesla, I would consider buying it from them to keep it easy. That said, the Tesla price of $2,400 seems pretty steep. So, if I were to buy them from an online source, who would you suggest exactly?
2. How to Put Them On - If I were to buy from an online source, what is the best way to get them mounted? In my case, I happen to have the Tesla 4-year service plan, so I'm not sure if they would mount the tires as part of that, if I bought them from a non-Tesla source.
3. How Much - How much should I expect to pay for Hakka's online delivered to Toronto from what I assume would likely be an online supplier in the US (this is almost like a part 2 of my first question). I would probably be buying 4 tires on rims without hubcaps. El cheapo style.
So thanks in advance for any feedback on these questions.
i do not believe you can get 19" steel wheels for the tesla that fit, i looked pretty hard since steel wheels are better and tougher for winter conditions but i found nothing so i got alloys
I dont suffer from range anxiety, I suffer from flat tire anxiety so that's why I took this route.
Just ordered my set from TireRack. [...] they even have the TPMS in stock so I had them mounted and road forced too.
Same here. I'm looking at the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2 tires... My car came with the 19" rims... so I'll mount the winters on them, then look for some decent 19's to re-mount the summers on. I've seen a really nice 19" turbine that looks a lot like the 21's.