Just before Christmas and the extended travels that accompany the season, I wanted my brick shod in snow tires; the BFG Touring T/A's that came on the car had already proven themselves useless in even the slightest white. Bridgestone Blizzaks were my first choice, having driven extensively on them in the past, but at $100+ each....
My local tire guy recommended a new tire, the Bridgestone-Firestone Winterforce. At first I had my doubts; I have always been a fan of Bridgestones but sworn never to have Firestones, funny I guess since now it is all the same company but I remember the days of the Firestone 500s and the like, sidewalls all abulge and tread falling off. After checking out what turned out to be a very good looking tire, and considering the $60 price tag, I decided to give them a shot.
So far I have been really pleased with these, traction on both snow and iced roads is very stable, allowing great flirtation with boost in the snow, and best of all they do not make the car a pig on dry roads. In fact, they ride and handle somewhat better than the T/As that were on... They look great with directional tread, very deep, and a cool mountain pattern around the outside edge.
Anyhow, just a little heads up on these, I know it's already the middle of January but if anyone is looking for snows these seem to offer great performance and looks for the buck.

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'87 745t 205,000