Hey guys.

I see lots of treads that driving in winter with snow tires on.

But can I drive on snow with all season tires only?

Or it is impossible to drive?

Because I am planning not to have snow tires.

Thanks!

 

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.

 

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.

 

my area is north east of Ohio.
This mean I should stay in my room whole winter?

 

If you're not planning on snow tires, why even post? Take the bus.

 

Yup dont go outside to play in the snow

 

A couple of good articles on why it makes sense to use winter tires - even with AWD.

http://www.wheels.ca/article/167045

http://www.tirerack.com/winter/tech/...urrentpage=124

 

Crabby old fart.

 

QFT /thread I'll be waiting for the "i sideswiped a guardrail in the snow" thread in a few months

 

I get up to 8-10" a few times a year and have done 3 winters on pirelli P6 all seasons with no complaints. Previous cars had conti procontacts with similar results.

 

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...

 

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.

 

This has been talked about thousands of times, getting ridiculous.

If you aren't going to run snows why in the H--- would you ask if you should. Totally senseless post

 

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It also depends a lot on where you live. I'm in Saskatchewan, Canada, and I don't have the option to wait a few months until the temperature is once again above freezing. Winter tires are about a lot more than just snow and ice - they also retain flexibility in cold temperatures in order to provide traction on cold asphalt or concrete.

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?