Yes You Need Snow Tires

[Harvey]

I know it's kind of cheesy to start a snow tires thread. But I think we do "need" one.

Are these "all weather" tires farther along the continuum towards legit snow tires than all seasons? Anyone have any experience with any of these?

Best All-Weather Tires - Consumer Reports

All weather tires rival snow tires in winter, but don't require seasonal tire changes. Consumer Reports' tests reveal the best.

www.consumerreports.org

If you give me grief for not having two sets of rims I'll probably ignore you. I may argue, but ultimately I will ignore your wise advice.

 

[Brownski]

What’s next, a helmet thread? Good grief

 

[chumpomatic]

I know it's kind of cheesy to start a snow tires thread. But I think we do "need" one.

Are these "all weather" tires farther along the continuum towards legit snow tires than all seasons? Anyone have any experience with any of these?

Best All-Weather Tires - Consumer Reports

All weather tires rival snow tires in winter, but don't require seasonal tire changes. Consumer Reports' tests reveal the best.

www.consumerreports.org

If you give me grief for not having two sets of rims I'll probably ignore you. I may argue, but ultimately I will ignore your wise advice.

I think the no-free-lunch theorem would imply that if these are better for winter driving, they will be worse in the summer. I think an often understated benefit of having dedicated winter tires is that you can choose a better summer or touring tire that outperforms all-season or all-weather tires for the rest of the year.

 

[Harvey]

I'm only going with one set of tires. Just thinking of cheating more towards snow.

 

[chumpomatic]

I'm only going with one set of tires. Just thinking of cheating more towards snow.

have you had trouble with all-season? I would want to see data on how these perform versus all-season during the summer. It looks like some of that data may be available but I'm not a CR member so I cannot access it. I get wanting to cheat towards snow though, that's when you may need that braking distance the most.

 

[Tjf1967]

One hour labor to switch them out on the same rims. 250 per year cost to have a much better driving experience is cheap in my book.

 

[Harvey]

have you had trouble with all-season? I would want to see data on how these perform versus all-season during the summer. It looks like some of that data may be available but I'm not a CR member so I cannot access it. I get wanting to cheat towards snow though, that's when you may need that braking distance the most.

They work pretty well. The first season they rock. Second season not as much. Most of the issue is getting up our driveway in the mountains, if my guy doesn't sand. We are actually rerouting the driveway to make it more gradual. Unfortunately we weren't able to do it this year. The excavator's crew all got covid and they were way behind.

Certainly never got stuck or anything.

 

[Harvey]

One hour labor to switch them out on the same rims. 250 per year cost to have a much better driving experience is cheap in my book.

What is the 250 for? How much is the high speed balancing? When I had snows I bought another set of rims, total waste of money.

 

[BRLKED]

What is the 250 for? How much is the high speed balancing? When I had snows I bought another set of rims, total waste of money.

When you move up you will change your mind.

 

[Harvey]

When you move up you will change your plan.

FIFY. It's not changing my mind, that is my plan. Of course I'll have snows when I live at 2000 feet and drive 5 miles to the mountain. The 250 miles of mostly clear interstate that are the issue. That is my PLAN, it makes complete and logical sense, to do what every other local does. Drive on snows, when almost all of your winter driving is in the mountains. Now it's maybe 10% for me.

BACK to my original question > Does anyone have experience with ALL WEATHER tires, and what is you impression of them vs ALL SEASON TIRES.