Time to Think about Snow....

[Charlie Schuessler]

It's that time of year to consider putting the snowtires on the automobiles....

For the snow months, we run with 4-snow tires on our automobiles with studs on the rear traction wheel(s) cars...the front wheel drive cars I've not felt the need for studs...During the non-snow months, we run touring tires where they are not "legal" for winter use in NH... :blink:

What do you for your winter driving? :idea:

 

[dmc]

What do you for your winter driving? :idea:

Drive slow and carefully...

 

[hammer]

Drive AWD vehicles carefully and watch out for the nuts in their 4WD SUVs...

 

[ctenidae]

Drive slow and carefully

Ditto.

 

[Greg]

Drive AWD vehicles carefully and watch out for the nuts in their 4WD SUVs...

I'm one of the nuts in a 4WD SUV. :-? I have Bridgestone Dueller A/Ts in a P235/15 on my Cherokee which is a step up in size from the Dunlop Rover A/Ts I had. It's a farely agressive tread that works well for winter travel, but it's still quiet on pavement:

Bridgestone Dueller A/T

 

[hammer]

I'm one of the nuts in a 4WD SUV. :-?

No stereotypes intended...I used to have a 4WD SUV (Ford Exploder) myself.

I've just seen my share of people on the roads who think that having a 4WD SUV means that they can drive aggressively in bad weather.

I think the points made about having the right tires are good in any case...

 

[SkiDog]

Slow, steady, and AWD.....

Watch out for the idiots spinning off the Kmart access road in their SUV's.

M

 

[skijay]

I will be doing the snow tire change over around the first of December. I change all 4.

Greg,

When I went to replace my OEM Dueller H/T tires I was surprised on how many variations of the Dueller there are. I ended up downsizing from a 235/65/R16 to a 215/70/R16 in the Dueller HL Alenza tires.

The wet road performance is a lot better and I think I could run these in the winter.

 

[bvibert]

Its much more entertaining to have almost bald tires on the back of your AWD truck like I did last year. I was able to doughnut like sideways slides through the work parking lot with that arrangement...

I'm going to miss the AWD this winter, my new/used truck has reguular 4WD... :roll:

 

[severine]

Its much more entertaining to have almost bald tires on the back of your AWD truck like I did last year. I was able to doughnut like sideways slides through the work parking lot with that arrangement...

I'm going to miss the AWD this winter, my new/used truck has reguular 4WD... :roll:

And you think I'm going to let you drive our baby in that given your comment about last winter? :roll:

Like a PP mentioned, I drive slowly and carefully. I do have 4WD, but I'm still cautious. Too cautious according to Brian, I'm sure... :roll:

 

[bvibert]

Its much more entertaining to have almost bald tires on the back of your AWD truck like I did last year. I was able to doughnut like sideways slides through the work parking lot with that arrangement...

I'm going to miss the AWD this winter, my new/used truck has reguular 4WD... :roll:

And you think I'm going to let you drive our baby in that given your comment about last winter? :roll:

Like a PP mentioned, I drive slowly and carefully. I do have 4WD, but I'm still cautious. Too cautious according to Brian, I'm sure... :roll:

She needs a little more excitement in her life...

 

[Brettski]

She needs a little more excitement in her life...

ply her with alcohol.....

 

[loafer89]

I wonder if they make snowtires for my car:

But seriously, I just bought a leftover 2004 Mazda 6 in June 2005, I am curious to how it will handle in the snow this winter.

 

[riverc0il]

after several seasons of fish tailing my ultra light weight saturn back and forth to the mountains, i'll be doing the snow tire thing since i moved up here to the NEK. i never had a problem getting to and from ski areas in an ultra light couple with regular 4 season tires. i think over confidence side lines more people/vehicles than lack of traction control. primary reason for needing snow tires up here isn't so much getting to ski areas or what not, but getting up and down my driveway

 

[andyzee]

Drive AWD vehicles carefully and watch out for the nuts in their 4WD SUVs...

I'm one of the nuts in a 4WD SUV. :-? I have Bridgestone Dueller A/Ts in a P235/15 on my Cherokee which is a step up in size from the Dunlop Rover A/Ts I had. It's a farely agressive tread that works well for winter travel, but it's still quiet on pavement:






Bridgestone Dueller A/T

Got the Bridgestone Dueller A/T Revos last season, excellent tire!
Bridgestone Dueller A/T Revo

 

[smitty77]

I used to run snows on the front of my Saturn sedan, and found the grip to be exponentially better. I haven't bought any for the PT Cruiser yet. I used to run Michelin XLT radials on my work truck and they were decent snow-weather tires if they had substantial tread left. BTW, my truck is rear drive only, so I've had my share of fishtailing, but haven't spun yet, knock on wood. If I take it slow and steady, I can handle 6-8" on the highway.

This year my company went with leased vehicles (No, I have no idea why) and we were told the stock tires put on by Ford and made by Hankook (No, I've never heard of them either) would be sufficient. Looking at them now with 30,000 miles on them, I highly doubt it. Looks like I'll have more free time at home this winter.

I had a guy flash his lights at me for driving too slow (30 mph, 5" of snow covered highway). He finds a way to get around me in the other lane and zips off down the partially tracked slow lane. About 3 miles later I see his pickup facing the wrong way in the fast lane after having tagged the left guardrail. To my amazement, he's in the road trying to flag me down! I flipped him off as I cruised on by.