[husker boxster]

[QUOTE=johnsimion;333159]Sure, all-seasons are a compromise. They are a compromise that is ideal for those of us who live in cold climates where we use the Porsche as an occasional weekend car. We don't take the Porsche out if it's going to snow -- duh! -- but it's sure nice to be able to drive on those weekends when it's cold but not snowy. We live in the Midwest where it may be 25 degrees this weekend, 70 the next, 15 the next, 55 the next, etc. etc. Under those circumstances it hardly makes sense to invest in buying, STORING, and changing an entire second set of tires/wheels -- for what, one or two weekends a year?/QUOTE]

In your situation, AS are a good choice. And if you reread the last sentence in the first paragraph you quoted me on, I said they make a good alternative if you live in the mid-South. I think Missouri qualifies as that (don't you play in the SEC now?). Connecticut, not so much.

And unless your weather people are better at predicting than they are here in Husker-land, you can get caught by a bad forecast. There have been plenty of days when you listen to the forecast the night before or before going to work and they say it's going to be nice. Then look out your window at 10am and it's snowing to beat the band. What if you drove your Box because it was supposed to be a non-snow day?

This has turned into quite the thread. Maybe we should calm down by discussing less controversial topics like oil brands, football, or whether IMS failures are hocum. Maybe Perfectlap and I should pipe down and let people answer the OP's original question on which AS tire is best. We've given our opinion and he can take it for what it's worth. We're just trying to assist him in not making a $1K mistake that could turn into more $$$ spent if he wrecks his Box because he chose the wrong tires.