Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3 Winter 245/40R19 98T XL Passenger Tire

I lived at the Alpental ski area while communiting to Seattle for 8 years and drove up to 40,000 a year for 8 years so I've tried lots of snow tires on 2 wheel drive cars where you need all the help you can get. I pooh-poohed the fancier snow tires because they mostly looked alike and I was convinced studded tires fixed everything. But in my quest to keep successfully commuting up mountian passes in my 2 wheel drive diesel car I tried the Nokian Hakkapeliitta R3's and am Super Impressed and they are the best rain tire ever also. They even will take more power than my good summer tires that would spin the during roll on power in 1-3rd gears in my moded Jetta TDI, but they didn't corner or brakes as well when pushed but in rain or snow they were unmatched. Plus they lasted way longer than I expected.

I bought the Hakkapeliita 2 instead of the 3 but the tread is almost exact. They handle the snow very well, i also bought the road hazard warranty which i had to use. I have never had such an easy transaction, the rep that handled this matter was Faith, there was NO issue what so ever. I called and had a new 1 in a few days. Simple tire definitely does what they say. Thanks again Faith.