Yessir. Picked them up for use as dedicated winters.Quote:
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Yessir. Picked them up for use as dedicated winters.Quote:
Originally Posted by UdubBadger
Sweet! A Vancouverite ZHP!
looks good. had um on my e90 328
I'm currently running Conti DWS's, and can't decide if I should pick up a set of winters I found a good deal on locally. I've been fine the past two winters with the conti's, but although they haven't worn past the "S" yet, they also aren't new anymore. And seems like rather cheap insurance... Thoughts?
If you can get extra rims to mount winters on then you can swap them out ever season on your own at home and over the course of a few years those wheels will pay for themselves in just the "would have had to balance/mount" costs every season. While I've heard so many good reviews on the DWS, they can't ever be made to match winter tire performance with tread wear and performance it has in the dry/wet. I think I was just watching a show on TV with two identical cars on the ice rink, one with a "3 season" and one with winters. They got the cars up to 25mph and when they came to a panic stop, the "3 season" tire stopped 18 feet past the winter tire which can result in matter trying to occupy matter. LOL. Yes it is an insurance that you may never know if it paid back. But either pay now or pay later...you decide. :)
Haha... story of my life :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovert
Thanks for the advice though. They're already mounted on rims, so I think I'll give it a go.
Just remember handling is going to suck compared to what you're used to. Braking is going to feel mushy with temperatures just above freezing. Braking is still going to feel slightly mushy when it's below freezing, but you will be able to decelerate quicker than your all seasons could. A good ol' give some/take some lesson!
Can't wait to try my ipikes and sotozerros in the snow this winter.
This is the 10 day forecast for my neck of the woods. Think I can put my summer rubber back on the 17th? You neve know in Utah though. It's such a funny place, last year the ski resorts were open into June.
http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USUT0225:1:US
Despite the warmth I'm waiting till April
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Mine are coming off this weekend... And I'm a certified meteorologist. (ok, so I'm just proud of the weather and climate class I took...)
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I rocked summer tires all winter in VT. I like to live on the edge.
I needed new tires anyways so I'm waiting on getting new wheels before tires. Gonna go all seasons on my CSLs.
I've needed my snow tires once this winter, and I'm not going to complain about it. Summer rubber will be going back on in April.
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Just took mine off. I never got to try those Pirelli and Hankook in the snow this winter :crying
But man, does it feel good to be back on the summer Hankooks! So much more precision and feel.
Still, there was plenty of rain this winter and I felt totally anchored with the winter setup.
This was one of the few snow days we had this year where it really came down fast. The location is right up the road from me. This video has gone viral, maybe y'all have seen this before. Pretty crazy stuff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrJuigh2aCc
I've had my summer tires on since the beginning of March. This winter was a joke. And even if we do end up getting a freak storm, I can usually afford to just leave the car parked for a day or two.
Same here! My winters got used for one snowy climax that lasted 3 hours this season. If I had my summers on I just wouldn't have gone out. But who knows...I did have to do a few really quick slow downs in the cold wet and I'm sure my winters were soft enough to grab the ground better than harder colder summer rubber.
getting my summers on today
havent read the topic but all seasons are really just "no seasons". I would just get great summer tires that also work in the wet, and then good winter tires.
The all season potenzas in my MINI are terrible in the rain, I cant drive aggressively at all wit them.
had the same problem on my RSX-S - stock MXM4 pilots sucked so hard in the rain. Instead of getting new tires I just bought a grand cherokee instead. :rofl
Reasonable solution :D