Let's See a Show Of Hands

[Lemme_LQQK]

How many of you have your winter tires on? There are a lot out there that don't....lol

[Chinna Dah]

I have all season.

[Cherry Pop]

I have all season too and since I don't drive very much right now I think they're ok.

[tred816]

I have good studded ones. lol not catching me in a storm like this without 'em.:eek:

[space]

I had winter tire's on since dec.

[icedragon]

also studded winter.

[Woofer]

i have my new winters on to, have had them on for a few months.

[tessa]

I have all season's..My car dosent leave the garage when their's snow out..i hate to drive in snow..:D

[wildberry]

I also have 4 brand new studded tires on

[SaskSask]

One car studded winters...other car winter.

[rubycshells]

All season tires only here....have never used winter tires and have never had a problem.

[Corinne]

Winter tires...but I try to avoid driving in the snow.

[jdcb]

All seasons... I bought two winter tires I was gonna put on my front but they're too small for my car. Anyone want them?

[jdcb]

although, this isn't a for sale thread

[trinity]

I have winter tires...they're nice and safe in my back shed LOL.

[hyjack]

all season front wheel drive is all i need to make my trips more pleasurable

[puppyluv]

we have very aggressive all seasons on...

[tag]

they make Winter tires too???!!!???

[Lemme_LQQK]

they make Winter tires too???!!!???

Hahahaha, good one tag . You blonde?...lol

[Lemme_LQQK]

We have nice deep lug winters on the truck , but it's laid up.
So we put winters all way around the van , this is our first time owning a van , hope it's fun to drive in the winter. Never owned a fwd before.
Always owned a truck...lol

[SaskSask]

Really..it should be law. Requiring winter tires for the season. I believe it is in some other provinces alrdy.
Some people may think all seasons are good in snow (I use to think that way as well)....but really there is no comparison to winter tires.
I'll never forget the one winter the mechanics had to push my car (I was driving it....it had good all seasons) into the bay in order to put the winters on. After they were on the car....I backed it out....turned around and proceeded to drive up a steep hill outta the parking lot. It made me a firm believer.

[notfarnow]

Studded winters here.


All season tires only here....have never used winter tires and have never had a problem.

I've never been in an accident, so does that mean I don't need to bother with seatbelts?

All season tires = no season tires. Bad in the rain, bad in the snow, bad bad bad

[HitByABus]

I have four brand new tires tooooo.....
With a new car riding them.....;)

[WildWendiNB]

seeing we are talking bout tires i just HAD to tell a funny story.

My sisters bf came to our house to change the tires on their car..well my husband had him CONVINCED that he had to take the summer air otta the tires and put winter air in them!!!!
when my husband told me that i thought i was gonna die from laughing so hard!! LOL

[Lemme_LQQK]

WildWendi
And u guys let him change tires?...lol That's like telling someone to go look for winter rooster eggs...hahahaha !

[hiph0p]

Studded Winter Tires :]

[tred816]

rotfl good one Wendi

[WildWendiNB]

no my husband did eventually tell him the difference lol

[christine chittick]

Always had all seasons, this year I have winter tires on my van. I dont have a preference for either. Both work as good I find - and I drive in snow and winter storms.

[adm]

I drive a Subaru, and still put winters on every year! Better safe than sorry :-)

[notfarnow]

I drive a Subaru, and still put winters on every year! Better safe than sorry :-)

Good show! A lot of people think having AWD or 4x4 means they don't need winter tires. It's not true.

Awd & 4x4 give you more traction when you're trying to accelerate on snow or ice... ie when you are trying to get going. They also offer some advantage when you're trying to turn in the snow.

BUT:

Awd & 4x4 don't help AT ALL when it comes to slowing down or stopping in the snow. None. You still need good tires to stop.

That's one of the drawbacks with AWD & 4x4... they offer a false sense of security. You can get up to speed much easier, but you have no improvement with stopping distances.


Same goes for you folks with all season (read: no seaon) tires. Just because you are able to get out of your parking lot and drive down the road without getting stuck DOES NOT MEAN your tires are safe to be driving on. You'll learn that the hard way when you have to STOP in a hurry.

Trucks and SUVs are the worst for this. They are big and heavy, but with AWD or 4x4 they can get moving in the snow easily. But they can't stop. Ever notice which vehicles you see in the ditch after the first snowfall? Trucks, SUVs and minivans. Ever wonder why? they are Heavy, and they are difficult to maneuver and stop in the snow. But that's a whole other thread ;)

[devils_advocat1]

I have to agree 100% with Notfarnow, i had all season tires on my front wheel drive sunfire. Last wednesday night i almost died cause those tires have no traction on ice, ended up sliding across the road and rolling over a 10ft embankment....i blame the tires (was maybe going 50km/h). next winter when i have another car, it will have studded winters all the way around

[Cherry Pop]

I have to agree 100% with Notfarnow, i had all season tires on my front wheel drive sunfire. Last wednesday night i almost died cause those tires have no traction on ice, ended up sliding across the road and rolling over a 10ft embankment....i blame the tires (was maybe going 50km/h). next winter when i have another car, it will have studded winters all the way around

Was your car the one in the paper where the front was all smashed in?

[The_Dave]

4 winter tires, brand new, all seasons are just terrible.

[devils_advocat1]

Not that i am aware of lol...i crashed mine in Salt Springs so i dont imagine so.

[friskeywhiskey]

Studded winters on the car
Winters on the truck

I too once believed that all season were enough in the winter. Until a couple accidents with just a little bit of snow and both times technically the other guys fault. We then went to winters and last year got studded tires for the car to try them out. I got to tell you that studded tires are definitely the way to go and I will never go any other way again. What a difference between winters and studded winters, so much more control of your vehicle and no worries of sliding on the ice at all.

[puppyluv]

Nope, we have the all seasons..and they are aggressive ( trust me we can hear the noise). We also drive a 4x4 and we know how to drive it..So please do not lump all 4x4 people into the same pile, I am pretty tired of that.
You can get cheap tires, and better tires and even greater tires. Ours werent cheap, and they are pretty darned good.

[diggitydank]

I have heated tires, they just melt a way through.

[devils_advocat1]

heated tires? sounds almost too good to be true lol

[notfarnow]

Nope, we have the all seasons..and they are aggressive ( trust me we can hear the noise). We also drive a 4x4 and we know how to drive it..So please do not lump all 4x4 people into the same pile, I am pretty tired of that.
You can get cheap tires, and better tires and even greater tires. Ours werent cheap, and they are pretty darned good.

I'm sorry, but all seasons just don't cut it. I had "good" aggressive all seasons that made tons of noise but NO TRACTION.

4x4 masks a lack of traction.... you have way more traction to GET GOING, so you feel confident. However... 4x4 gives you NO added traction for stopping.

But hey, don't take it from me. You'll learn soon enough when you have to stop NOW.