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					Originally Posted by  taffeyb
					 
				 
				
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					Originally Posted by  Dion
					 
				 
				I've got Michelin LTX m/s2 tires on my Ford Escape. Good traction in the winter and very quiet on the highway during the summer. 
			
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You haven't experience "good traction" until you have real winter tires.  My spouse was always saying how good her 4x4 was with her all-seasons.  Once I installed winter rated tires, she said it was night and day difference.  We won't have anything but winter rated tires on our vehicles at this time of year.  
			
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Pretty much. I have never met a person who bought winter tires once, and then said "meh, my all seasons are good enough" and never bought them again.