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Inline4
10-31-2013, 10:38 AM
Just had the guys at Kal Tire on Heritage Drive near Deerfoot Meadows thrown on some of these puppies:

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Haven't been able to hit much snow yet but I was driving around on what looked like black ice last night.

The ride quality has improved substantially over the stock Eagle F1's my car came with (Focus ST), virtually no vibration can be felt in the steering wheel/in the cabin.

Road noise... it's GONE! I literally can't begin to emphasize how quiet it is in my car compared to the stock summer performance tires.

I'm a lover of all things made in finland (IKEA furniture, Nokia Phones...) and these babies definitely stand up to the reputation!
n1zm0
10-31-2013, 10:52 AM
Originally posted by Inline4
I'm a lover of all things made in finland (IKEA furniture, Nokia Phones...)

Some Swedes are going to be super pissed at you :rofl: or maybe grateful as I heard they hate being tied to the DIY furniture.
Inline4
10-31-2013, 11:54 AM
LOL



Ok well :banghead:

The point is these tires are the absolute shiznezz.
JustinMCS
10-31-2013, 12:58 PM
Yes, I had Nokians before and was impressed.
r3ccOs
10-31-2013, 01:51 PM
Nokian's are awesome. Hakka's FTW
yellowsnow
10-31-2013, 03:18 PM
Nokian Hakka's are made in Russia ;)
n1zm0
10-31-2013, 05:17 PM
Originally posted by yellowsnow
Nokian Hakka's are made in Russia ;)

They definitely have factories in Russia but iirc the ones we have sold in North America are made under contract at a Bridgestone plant in Tennessee.
That.Guy.S30
10-31-2013, 09:26 PM
My hakkas say made in finland.
RickDaTuner
10-31-2013, 11:33 PM
Hakkapeliittas (7s) are thee absolute best winter tire you can buy, hands down.

Little trivia

"Nokian" is finnish for The Journey", and "Hakkapeliita" is an old military group/moral term that the finnish warriors would yell going into battle, which translate into "roll over anything", or "Cut Them Down" :thumbsup:
Inline4
11-02-2013, 10:44 AM
It's snowing!!!


I'VE NEVER BEEN SO EXCITED FOR SNOW !!!!
suntan
11-04-2013, 12:38 PM
Huh. My accountant had Hakkapeliittas on his SUV and hated them. Called them the worst winter tire he ever had. Actually ditched them after the first season.
klumsy_tumbler
11-04-2013, 02:47 PM
I am JUST about to purchase these. I'm really hoping that they're as good as everyone says....
Hakkola
11-04-2013, 03:01 PM
I use them too, they rock.
Inline4
11-09-2013, 11:22 PM
I just drove to Vancouver and back (9 hours both ways).

Absolutely amazing tires, the ability of these tires to grip icey tarmac defies the laws of physics. I found myself wanting to test them on a winter test track because otherwise there is no way I could safely find the limits of these tires on snow/ice.

Heavy heavy heavy rain in Vancouver, I was cruising down the highway on my way in and got first hand experience of how these things cut through standing water (they did very very well). I barely had to adjust the steering even though the water pressure sounded like it wanted to tear my rally armor mud flaps off.