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Review on Goodyear Ultra Grip Ice Arctic 195/60 R15 88T winter by Micha Niemczyk ᠌

Revainrating 1 out of 5

It was a terrible purchase, but I wasted my money.

There were no other tires, nothing to compare. Tires were new when purchased, made in Poland. The tires are excellent, if not for one BUT, which outweighs all the pros: the first season (for the new year, i. E. the tires were run in) on a well-packed snow track at a speed of approx. 80 km. H the car skidded sharply with a U-turn, I simply did not have time to react. Well, there was no oncoming traffic and there were snow curbs on the sides of the track. The 2nd incident occurred on the 4th season, in the same way, at a speed of about 60-70 km / h, the car slipped just as sharply on the asphalt ice section, and when trying to catch the course, the car turned around and threw it to the side of the road (fortunately it was low and the car not flipped). The 3rd case occurred on the 5th season, at a speed of about 45-60 km. H, the car skidded sharply with a U-turn and threw it to the side of the road. This time the curb was high and the car flew into a ditch and rolled onto its roof. Everything worked out, people were fastened. As a result: the roof, windshield, mirrors, antenna - for replacement, plus minor repairs. As it turned out later, the car skidded on well-packed and polished snow with tires to a shine. With all 3 accidents, I drove evenly, the steering wheel did not turn sharply, it was not my fault.

Pros
  • They paddle well in the snow. Strong tires, departed 5 seasons. The studding is good, for the 1st season only 1 stud on 4 wheels fell out, for the 2nd season - 5 studs were missing, for the 3rd season - somewhere around 15-20, by the end of the 5th season there were about 25 -30% of spikes (the first 2 seasons I drove 3-6 thousand km per season, then - 12-15 thousand km per season). Ride: 10% city / 90% highway. Driving style is neat, without sudden starts and braking, the average speed on the highway is 90-110 km/h. Holds asphalt and snow well. For 5 seasons, not a single tire has fallen apart, not torn, not a hernia, not a bump. Only 1 puncture.
Cons
  • A bit noisy. The main disadvantage is that on an icy road they can break into an uncontrolled skid (see comments). In the 4th year, 2 wheels began to wear out like a herringbone, and 1 of them is stronger than the other, because of this, the 5th season drove with very strong periodic noise.