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Originally Posted by F8L
Neil is dead on. It's better to run a true snow/winter tire than any other tire in those conditions. All-Season tires just don't cut it in temps below 40F even when it's dry out.
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
So, yes a second set of tires costs more money, but you have much better traction than any all-season and better fuel economy all year, too.
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Agreed -- all-season tires are purpose-built to compromise in each weather condition, to make up for another (and consequently compromise FE in each condition as well). I had a set of Blizzak W50's on an Evo one Winter -- the realization of how good snow tires are, has been so easy to recognize from that experience. Those who haven't tried them, should definitely consider 2 sets if justified for region and overall convenience -- I had to swap out OEM Summer-only treads, but everyone's case is different (I'm glad that I had to because those tires were amazing!)
Another polarizing discussion is that of over-inflation for a quality tire. I have been hesistant to bump up the PSI on the Dunlops (since they were new), especially with the decline in wet-weather stability.
RH77