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07-Dec-2004, 10:30 PM

imported_BWK

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winter king

has anyone used the winter king tires.
just want to know if if there any good.

thanx

08-Dec-2004, 03:17 AM

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never heard of them

08-Dec-2004, 08:25 AM

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ive never heard of them either

08-Dec-2004, 11:36 AM

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it sounds like cheesy 3rd party tires that tries to copy those major brands' tire design.....

08-Dec-2004, 12:33 PM

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Stick to tires that have MOT RSA snow rating...

08-Dec-2004, 07:42 PM

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they're crap... dont trust them

09-Dec-2004, 01:36 PM

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If I do recall these are made by Michelin if my swiss cheese brain does serve me correctly.

09-Dec-2004, 02:40 PM

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yeah they are made by michelin

09-Dec-2004, 03:28 PM

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Are the tires new? They are not on their current list.

anyways...

here's the link to the Ministry of Transportation Winter Tire approved list..

http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/topics/winter/wtirlise.htm

09-Dec-2004, 03:54 PM

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Further research churns up this tid bit of info...

The Fisk Tire is private brand distributed by Discount Tire Company of Scottsdale, AZ. Fisk Tires are manufactored in plants owned by the UniRoyal-GoodrichTire Company. The UniRoyal-Goodrich Tire Company is owned by Michelin.

The tire is sold in the states as Fisk. Here it can be branded Michelin or Medalist..