I've searched and have done some reading on the forum about how bad the STS is in the snow...I've read a lot of people say get a set of blizzaks and not worry about it.
If you live in a snowy area, I would like to hear how you cope with winter. Did/do you get winter tires? Did you get a good set of all-season tires? What brand? Are you happy with how they performed? Did you buy a winter beater and not worry about driving the STS in the snow?
You will need snow tires.. I have had mine for just about a year now.. Never took them off and they held up great. I will always run z rated snows year round now.. Have them on 3 cars.. Sure they might not last 20K, but so what, I will get new ones. Night and day traction.
Definitely snow tires. I have a complete second set of tires with Blizzacs on all 4 wheels and I live in the 'snow belt' of N.E. Ohio. The first time driving in snow with the factory Michelins was a nightmare. I put the snows on when the weather forcasters predict the first snowfall and take them off in April. AWD users can get away with all seasons tires.
That's what I said after I dinged the door on a cloverleaf going from one highway to the next in an awd car with all seasons. Rain was just turning to ice.. I feather the gas as the guard rail got closer.. If I just had a tiny bit more traction, I could have drove out of it. Took me a week to get the ding fixed correctly. ( doing it myself )
After that, tirerack.com and snows for every car.
Ever go across painted crosswalk in the rain and have the traction control kick in ? Very rare for TC to kick in at all now...
I am in Ontario, Canada, we didn't get a lot of snow last winter. I stayed with the stock Michelins as I knew it would be my last winter, in fact I am leaving for our place in Fort Myers, FL on Friday morning. That being said I didn't encounter anything I couldn't handle, knowing not to challenge any deep and long snowdrifts. Possibly the fact that I learned to drive on and have many years experience with mostly high powered RWD cars, could be a factor.
Talking to a tire guy one time and he said this. All-seasons are mediocre tires that are not good in rain snow or shine. he said get snows for winter and high performance for summer..
I will say that new Conti DWS (235/50R18) on my AWD were great in their first Winter, Spring & Summer. Count on me to report back next Spring for miles 10,000-15,000. But it's true. All-seasons are by nature a compromise. Compromise is design for the real world.
F1 is unreal. (Oh, it's damp, time for a tire change!)
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