Winter with all season tires
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Depends where you are located and what the snow conditions are (sprinkle or noreasters).
I had the G for 3 years in Boston and could not have imagined not running snow tires. Even before I switched from OEM to Toyo Proxes, the OEM tires did not run well in the snow the minute there was more than 1/8 coating of snow on the streets.
Maybe other drivers have had different experience.
I had the G for 3 years in Boston and could not have imagined not running snow tires. Even before I switched from OEM to Toyo Proxes, the OEM tires did not run well in the snow the minute there was more than 1/8 coating of snow on the streets.
Maybe other drivers have had different experience.
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If you have to drive in even the slightest coating of snow on the streets... forget about it.
I'd recommend giving up hope right now on driving on your all-season tires in a G35. Your car will definitely get stuck at some point in the winter, and it could get damaged depending on where it gets stuck(plows or other vehicles hitting it if left on the side of the road).
Even with winter tires, the G35 Coupe is still a below-average winter vehicle... particularly since it has low ground clearance and somewhat wide rims combined with the RWD setup.
I'd recommend giving up hope right now on driving on your all-season tires in a G35. Your car will definitely get stuck at some point in the winter, and it could get damaged depending on where it gets stuck(plows or other vehicles hitting it if left on the side of the road).
Even with winter tires, the G35 Coupe is still a below-average winter vehicle... particularly since it has low ground clearance and somewhat wide rims combined with the RWD setup.
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Originally Posted by hyunkoon
But can I drive on snow with all season tires only?
http://www.wheels.ca/article/167045
http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/...urrentpage=124
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To all the people that say they get by "just fine" driving in snow with AS tires, have you ever had to stop quickly? Why people decide to risk their life driving on AS in wintry conditions is beyond me. The amazing thing is that winter tires don't cost any more than driving with AS tires all year around.
Last edited by Garnet Canuck; 09-05-2008 at 01:16 PM.
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Originally Posted by g-adabout
i have driven in 3 winters in Columbus with all season tires and have been just fine, even in our 24" dump last year, but then again, I was smart enough to wait until the streets were plowed before traveling. its all about how smart you drive...
A/S tires get harder and harder as the temperature drops, and if you live in an area where the daily high temperatures don't get above freezing (or colder), you'll know what I mean. When it's 0 deg. F or -20 deg. C (or colder, it can get to -40 here), those A/S tires are rock hard and lose a lot of their grip even on clean and dry pavement.
Regardless, while it costs money to buy a set of winter tires, you're extending the life of your summer or A/S tires so, in the end, the $$/mile (or $$ per kilometre for my Canadian friends) isn't significantly different, and you're protecting your 'good' rims from the salt and other crud on the roads in the winter.
So, given the $$ isn't really that much different, why drive on compromise or sub-optimal tires in the winter when there is a better choice?