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Originally Posted by Draug
It is all the geniuses out there that dont think they need winter tires. Any sort of residue moisture or ice wreaks havoc on them so they have to slow down .... but oh no, they see no benefit in winter tires.  |
Personally I don't have nor need winter tires, I have all seasons on my SUV and I laughed my arse off as i passed at the big dodge 4x4 who couldn't get up the ice on Edgemont Blvd with $2000.00/35 inch tires. I actually stopped beside him because I thought he was going to slide into my lane, as i pulled away while he spinning out the look on his face was priceless and full of frustration.
True snow tires are great in heavy wet snow in Ontario or the Maritimes but on the cold ice in Alberta they are a waste of money IMO. People like to say snow tires are made from "softer rubber" so they grip better but my opinion is no rubber is much softer in -25 and the more ribbed rubber on the ice the better.