stock tires?
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From: New Bedford, MA
Suicide in the snow indeed. For the uninformed, different compound tires are made for different surface and air temperatures.
There's a woman at the office with a TT Stealth (well her husband's). I was having a conversation with a client about his S4, and he commented on how awesome having AWD is in the snow. So the woman chimed in with "AWD is worthless if you ask me, I was sliding all over the place trying to get here as usual".
Go outside, and she has Michelin Pilot Sports on -- all the more reason why her husband doesn't take it in the snow and cold (that and apparently too cheap to swap rubber). They felt like the chunky plastic tires you'd expect on a toy Tonka truck. We made fun of her to say the least.
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Bridgestone Blizzak LM-22s are regarded as a pretty decent tire if you still want capable handling. If you want the ultimate in winter capability though, I don't think anything can beat what NOKIAN offers. Their tires are 100% winter compound throughout, not the first 30-35% most "winter" tires are.
There's a woman at the office with a TT Stealth (well her husband's). I was having a conversation with a client about his S4, and he commented on how awesome having AWD is in the snow. So the woman chimed in with "AWD is worthless if you ask me, I was sliding all over the place trying to get here as usual".
Go outside, and she has Michelin Pilot Sports on -- all the more reason why her husband doesn't take it in the snow and cold (that and apparently too cheap to swap rubber). They felt like the chunky plastic tires you'd expect on a toy Tonka truck. We made fun of her to say the least.
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Bridgestone Blizzak LM-22s are regarded as a pretty decent tire if you still want capable handling. If you want the ultimate in winter capability though, I don't think anything can beat what NOKIAN offers. Their tires are 100% winter compound throughout, not the first 30-35% most "winter" tires are.