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Perfectlap · 01-30-2014, 09:32 AM

^ My winter tires are nearly 4 years old but are in PERFECT condition.
Winter tires are a win win. Significantly safer in the winter while exending the shelf life of your pricey summer/spring performance tire.

And I disagree completely about winter tires not helping those Atlanta drivers that spun off in barely 2" of snow.
Wrong tread pattern -- no bite on ice. They slide.
Most on AS tires drive slow in these conditions but don't know how to use the pedals. A winter tire at slow speed makes it much, much easier for them.
I've done both. It's night and day.

01-30-2014, 09:32 AM	#9
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	^ My winter tires are nearly 4 years old but are in PERFECT condition. Winter tires are a win win. Significantly safer in the winter while exending the shelf life of your pricey summer/spring performance tire. And I disagree completely about winter tires not helping those Atlanta drivers that spun off in barely 2" of snow. Wrong tread pattern -- no bite on ice. They slide. Most on AS tires drive slow in these conditions but don't know how to use the pedals. A winter tire at slow speed makes it much, much easier for them. I've done both. It's night and day. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 01-30-2014 at 01:24 PM.