Tire Question From Sr. Citizen

Oct 09, 2017 2 Replies

Hello,



Thanks again for previous help. Very nice of you all. Sr. Citizen now, so please bear with me a bit.



Have to get new tires for my 2009 Buick LaCrosse (4 door sedan)



Live outside of Boston. "Fair" amount of snow in the winter. I leave my tires on all year round, even though I agree it's not the smartest thing to do; but just too much of a hassle to change it these days.



So, I would like to put on Nokian WR G3 tires. Have really liked them in the past.



Sticker on the car door frame says: 225/60 R16 Nothing else.


**Present tires are Michelin, and embossed on the tire is: 225/60 R16 98H

I have no idea what the 98 H means ?


**The closest that Nokian now offers for their WR G3 is: 225/60 R16 102 V XL

Again, I have no idea what the 102 V XL means ?



What do all these symbols mean, please ? H V XL and the 102



Think the Nokian's with the 102 V XL will be good for my 2009 Buick ?



Any caveats re handling, snow capability etc. ?



Thanks, Bob


More than you wanted to know:

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I don't know either, but it seems like a subset of what the door frame says to use, so I'm sure it's fine.

Except for XL. I think that means Extra Large. Have you gained weight? JK, just kidding.

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