I just got my winter set. Michelin Xice 3 225 60 18 and a set of 18x7.5 wheels with sensors. Combined with iActive AWD should do well in winter.
It will do very well!
I just got my winter set. Michelin Xice 3 225 60 18 and a set of 18x7.5 wheels with sensors. Combined with iActive AWD should do well in winter.
Paying extra for an AWD drivetrain and pairing that with some useless all season tires and relying on this combination to get you through the snowy season is just not safe. Not saying youre doing this, although it seems like it. Many do this.
I did it last year. And I'm calling BS. My driveway can be very difficult to get into. My FWD Volvo with All Seasons struggles to get in some times. But not my AWD CX-5 with All Seasons last winter. Straight in. Every. Single. Time. Even backing in...impossible in the Volvo. Are winters better? No question. And I am getting winters this year. But to call All Season useless on an AWD is completely false.
Yea, I totally can. I am in my 40's. I've had many cars. I've used all seasons on every single car I've ever owned. (Disclaimer: wife had snows on her FWD car at my insistence). You can't possibly tell me all seasons are UNsafe in snow. That is absolutely ridiculous. I am not going to jinx myself and mention I've never had one snow related incident in any car I've ever owned (****! I am screwed now... thank you....). UNSAFE? Come on...I know that this largely depends on what sort of weather conditions your area sees, but you can’t possibly tell me that AWD with all seasons is safe in snow.
Bwahahaha Silly Canadian. Slushy s***. LMAO How about roads of SOLID ICE? Think you deal with "Winter" because you're farther north than me? I scoff at your piddly little 48 inches of snow per winter average. I raise you over 60 inches. And Cleveland Lake Effect Snow makes a snow storm in Toronto look like springtime in Cleveland. lolDriving into a driveway at 3km/h is much different from actual driving. here in Toronto we get a lot of slushy s*** and terribly unpredictable snowfall so winter tires are preferable unless you drive really slowly.
I had a RWD Pontiac Firebird with all seasons. The WORST car I've ever had in winter.,I have a RWD 528i, and that thing was absolutely terrible with all seasons in the snow.
Paying extra for an AWD drivetrain and pairing that with some useless all season tires and relying on this combination to get you through the snowy season is just not safe. Not saying you’re doing this, although it seems like it. Many do this.
Wrong.
What purpose does a dedicated winter set serve me and how are they financially logical when at best I have a few days a year of bad snow to deal with?
I don't know how it is up in Toronto, but here in Denver, it snows heavily one day and by the next day or 2 is all melted, and sometimes warmed up quite nicely. It's not a winter wasteland from November to April like people think it is.
If I still lived in the mountains, then I probably would get winter tires, but I don't. As such my Michelin all-seasons have performed quite well the few times I have had to drive some serious snow (which have been the exception, not the rule, I avoid driving in the snow as much as possible).
Don’t forget we call them winter tires b/c they’re not just for snow. Also just cold temperatures affect the traction of rubber designed for warmer weather. Winter tires are more flexible and will give you better cold dry and wet traction too.