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Originally Posted by Burninator
The only downside I have noticed with the tires is if I am stopped at a set of lights that is especially icy the tires do slip a bit when I start to move. This may be normal with most winter tires, I don't know, but it could probably be remedied partly by me being a little lighter in the foot. But they are still substantially better than my old tires when stopped a set of lights (which sometimes I would miss the light because I couldn't get moving).
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I think that you're right when you say that you can probably fix it by just giving it a little less gas. I drive two manual cars, and I let the RPMs stay as low as possible (borderline stalling) to get the best traction. Not to the point where the car is shaking because that wouldn't be good for the engine, but as low as possible.
Automatic might be a little harder, but you can always try the low gear and/or let the car idle itself forward a little to get a little momentum before going on the gas a touch.
You'll get used to them. I'm glad that you can notice the difference - I wasn't sure what to expect last year when I became a winter tire convert, but it is safe to say that I'll never go back.