goofyernmost
Aged to Perfection
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2002
From the first commercial introduction of "all season" tires I have used nothing but. Along with that I also have stuck with front wheel drive. I think that is an important part. To me, rear wheel drive cars are a whole different animal. They do work better with rear snow tires. (IMHO, snow tires on the front of a rear wheel drive cars are just an exercise in throwing away money. They don't do any harm, but, they don't really help. Four wheel drive cars would benefit from snows on all four, however, if you aren't planning on doing any snowplowing with them, they really aren't needed. Up until 8 years ago I lived in Vermont for all of my adult life. I never got stuck no matter how much snow was on the ground. Handling was stable and I never once felt that I was out of control. That was reserved for the ABS braking system that left me sliding into an intersection more then once. But, I digress. It has easily been 30 years since I last owned snow tires. And I have never needed them. The most important thing is knowing how to drive in snow and neither snow tires or all seasons can help if you don't know what you are doing out there.