All-season or snow tires?

Not all of you live in areas where it snows but, for those who do, like me, I submit this article without further comment:

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Bassplayer12
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I went full circle from front wheel drive all season, to 4 wheel drive all season, to front wheel drive with snows, now I'm back to front wheel drive all season. I live in the northeast. The best combination was front wheel drive with snows (never tried 4 wheel drive with snows), could go speed limit on highway with snow covered roads and feel totally in control, or up hills, down hills, sharp turns, never had a problem anywhere, never got that secure feeling with 4 wheel drive and all seasons.

Anyway I'm back to plain jane all season with front wheel drive car, there simply isn't enough snow to justify snow tires for the two or three days they actually are needed a year (it snows alot, but the majority of times the roads are plowed/salted before I need to drive on them). When I do encounter snow covered roads, say when its snowing all day when I'm in work and the plows didn't have time to clear the roads, well I just drive slow. Now if I lived in a rural area on top of a large hill, I would definitely get snows (still 2WD, I don't think 4WD helps much for snow covered roads, where the main problem is stopping, not going, 4WD is best for off road stuff, in my opinion)

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gkicomputers

Up here in cold Canada, Edmonton to be precise--about 54 degrees NORTH latitutde, few people in the cities put ANY snow tires on, preferring all seasons. However, if I regularly drove in the countryside up here, I'd consider snow tires.

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Sharx35

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