max225 wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2017 2:07 pm
Wow so you drive through snow and ice less than me, and it snows less here...
City is a solid 10 degrees warmer than the burbs. i.e. we get rain not snow. We get maybe 4 storms a year that produce actual snow and ice on the ground. Sometimes those storms are pretty epic, with 3' or more of snow. Roads end up being clear by noon the next day though.
My GTI on 3 year / 30k old DWS tires was dangerous in those conditions. But I made it home without dying because I'm not a retard and know how to drive on snow and ice. My STI was awesome in the snow last year but really nobody is performance driving on snow and slush especially around here. And if you try that shit, and brake hard and all like a moron you're going to get rear ended by Guadelupe with her bald all seasons in her minivan. Denver, Washington, Canada, upstate NY, Maine, etc yeah you need winter tires because it's fucking cold there.
But forums. I get constantly lambasted on every car forum for saying all seasons are fine for winter use, especially after having owned both all season and winter tires. I just state that it really depends on your climate. And I get fucking roasted.
Oh well live and learn I guess.