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Old 01-05-2009, 01:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Canadian tire snowtires on sale now $40 for 13"

Those of us with small cars might be interested. It seems 13" snow tires are getting harder to get and many upscale manufacturers aren't bothering to make them anymore.
I got my set of 4 for next winter just in case.
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Is "Canadian" the brand name?
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Do you have a link or any other information?

Is "Canadian" the brand name?
Those would be tires from canadiantire.ca. The house brand is motomaster.
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Those would be tires from canadiantire.ca. The house brand is motomaster.
I should've been clearer, Canadian Tire is a dept/hardware/automotive store only in Canada and they brand many autoparts as Motomaster.
The particular tires I was talking about are Goodyear Nordic, which seem to made exclusively for Canadian tire. Maybe you can get them in the U.S. through Goodyear? I like them, they are a true snow tire with big open deep treads that cut through snow and slush better than the "ice" tires offered by Michelin, etc.
The 155/80R13's should make a metro feel like part snowmobile in the deep stuff.


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