I put 4 new Goodyear Eagle GT's on my car this summer. I was impressed with these tires in the dry and rain. But when the first snow came i was highly disappointed. These are all season tires and i barely got around in a few inches of snow. My car is a 6 speed with HLSD and i thought it would have done better, guess not. I do not recommend these tires for winter.

 

Those tires are crap.

 

Snow requires snow tires, not all season, not M&S tires.....snow tires.

It's the compound, man.

 

I have always had all season tires on my vehicles. I never once had a problem. These tires are just horrible in snow. Great in rain tho.

 

Snow tires are simply amazing. I highly recommend getting a set!

 

My car will drag the chassis through snow, starting uphill.

Can't do that with all seasons!

 

I have the bridgestone R960AS all season pole position
I used to change snow tires but was tired of it.
...unless you live in snow belt country :-)
cheers

 

The following article is very good:

http://www.caranddriver.com/features...mparison_tests

It helped me decide between a "winter" tire and a "snow and ice" tire(I chose the former). My last three vehicles have had two sets of tires and wheels - winter tires on the OE wheels and all season tires on after market wheels. The extra feeling of security/safety during a blizzard is worth MANY times the cost.

 

Snow doesn't necessarily warrant snow tires. You have to drive non aggressively in the snow and take it easy. But if you want the added security you can get snow tires.

 

Thats why you should go with the Continental ExtremeContact DWS . I live in colorado and have pulled through quite a bit so far. The snow was hitting my front bumper the other day and I was still pulling through it with no problem. My tires are at 48psi too, could go down quite a bit for better traction but not really needed. car is also lowered about 2" all around.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=124

 

That'll work if it's plowed.
Unplowed roads, with a lowered car...snow tires required.
I'm on 205/60 16's. Skinny is good in the snow.

 

That's insane.

 

Learn a valuable lesson from me. do not drive over snow if you don't need to. you will trash your exhaust & will have to spend $$$ fixing it. hard snow is like a rock. live & learn

cheers

 

Some of these folks might disagree:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLperYq2_98&feature=fvw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dooKp...eature=related

Granted, the first guy in the second video was not exactly driving conservatively.

 

I've been driving in snow for 31 years.
Thanks, though!

 

If you live in an area that doesn't plow the roads right away, then snow tires are not the answer. In that case, a car that is AWD at the minimum is needed.

I am going to disagree with you. That's not snow driving, that's ICE. HUGE difference. When your car is moving on it's own, the tires are drivetrain are irrelevant. You will have no control over the car.

 

Around here, ice is very common, especially as the snow is blown across the roads and melted by warm car tires. In many parts of the country, ice is more common than snow. BOTH are a part of winter driving, and winter tires are much more effective than all-seasons, particularly for braking, as the C&D testing shows. Tire Rack also has videos showing the acceleration/braking improvements.

Can many people get by with all-seasons? Absolutely! I did for 30+ years where we get ice, snow....everything. Will I go back to all-seasons? No way - my family's safety is too important!!

 

Which is pretty much exactly what I said, and then you posted youtube links about an icey road.

 

You're right about snow tires are better than all season tires but I guess it depends on how much snow you get regularly. We just got about 3 inches last night and my all season tires worked fine through it. Granted, driving with some sense helps too. If you have to drive on ice is a different story all together.

 

Snow tires have been the answer.

AWD at a minimum? Get real. I get around just fine, and frequently plow snow with my fog lights and lower facia.

Licensed in snow country for 31 years.

 

I agree with you, from many years experience of driving on ice the only tires that will take you out of danger are studed tires. like in that video posted earlier in this thread, they may be the only tires to pull you out of that problem.

 

Yea.. snow requires snow tires. Simple as that.

 

all season tires are not the same in snow
I have A/S Plus, way way way better than the RS-A I had before.