It's THAT Time Of The Year, Again — Here's Why YOU Should BUY A Set Of Winter Tires...

It's THAT Time Of The Year, Again — Here's Why YOU Should BUY A Set Of Winter Tires...
If you're like me and living in a snow belt, then there's almost no question that you should make the investment into winter tires. And, if your vehicle typically is equipped with a set of high-performance "summer" tires then you definitely need to swap out to a set of all seasons, at a minimum.

But if you've been having a hard time making the move, either due to principle or cost, hear us out. Well, hear our friends out at CNN who just had a piece written about the subject matter.

In the New York Tri-State region we've just received one snowfall so far. But, I am going to be swapping my tires out in the next week to get ready for the white stuff. What about you, boys and girls? Do you have a set of winter tires and, if so, have you swapped them out yet?


You may have heard it said -- in fact, you may have said it yourself -- "I don't need to buy winter tires because I have all-wheel-drive."

Actually, no. If you don't need winter tires, it's because you live in Florida, not because you have all-wheel-drive. In fact, if you have all-wheel-drive, it could be argued that you need winter tires in the snow even more...

..."The first time you drive a car with winter tires and you have to stop, and you do, you'll never let a loved one drive without them again," said K.C. Colwell, senior technical editor for Car & Driver magazine...


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MDarringerMDarringer - 12/24/2016 6:03:02 PM
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A pet peeve of mine is people who take tires for granted. I see people running around on bald tires all the time and yesterday it poured as if an ark was necessary.


CANADIANCOMMENTSCANADIANCOMMENTS - 12/24/2016 8:17:54 PM
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It is really night and day, especially when stopping. I have had my 4Runner for 8 years and this year I got snows. I work from home so the Michelin At/2's lasted 5 years with low usage. This year I chose a Gislaved Nordfrost 200 in a 245/70R17. Narrower than stock. Love it. Good for upcoming ski season and a 2 hr drive north to the hill.


t_bonet_bone - 12/24/2016 11:21:52 PM
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I remember the first time parked on winter tires when I dug a small trench for a digging guide and ended up just driving straight out. But...its really about the handling and braking and reducing the traction surprise of black ice.


qwertyflaqwertyfla - 12/25/2016 12:00:46 PM
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Snow tires should be law for the snow belt states and Canada. Huge difference in acceleration, stopping, cornering etc. Most people don't really know how to drive in snow/ice conditions so having snow tires is paramount to stop, swerve and avoid these idiots as they spin out or loose control on the highway.

My Michelin Xice have saved my ass on a coupe would have been major collisions over the years simply by me being able to avoid these tools. All seasons would not permit such emergency maneuvers.

I only wish the manufacturers equipped cars with a ABS kill switch as sometimes in snow ABS takes much longer to stop than it would if you can lock up your tires and build up snow to help slow your vehicle.


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