Hey Greg. Due to the recent 'tires in Canada' thread, I searched and found the same thing; WM stocks some Nexen's. (passenger tires). Doesn't hurt to ask right? I bet they'd bring them in if they could. If the Winguard offered anywhere near the same performance of a Nokian snow/ice, that would be cool. Neil.
On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 12:47 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Neil,
>
> Have you talked to a Nexen tire dealer recently?
>
> I inquired with my dealer recently, looking to replace two of the nexen
> SV-820's I bought from them 2 years ago. I was told that the Nexen is now
> available in Canada exclusively through Walmart, as of some time last year.
> And the likelihood of Walmart listing an affordable 185R14 is right up there
> with the August harvest of snowballs in hades.
>
> Mind you, since the border isn't all that far from you; that isn't such a
> barrier as it might be for other folks...
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
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>
> On 4/13/2011 11:32 AM, neil n wrote:
>>
>> Hey all.
>>
>> Kind of unseasonal but.....
>>
>> Was searching for another Nexen tires and stumbled on these in Nexen
>> US website. Wingaurd 231.
>>
>> 185R14C 102 /100 Q
>>
>> http://www.nexentireusa.com/tires-21/WinGuard231 (click on pdf to see
>> LTR selection)
>>
>> Appears to be studdable. Maybe a more affordable snow tire?
>>
>> Any users?
>>
>> Neil.
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
>
>
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