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Message: Re: My conspiracy theory...from another point of view and experience
Changed By: Guenter in Ontario
Change Date: January 26, 2016 11:57AM
Re: My conspiracy theory...from another point of view and experience
Change Date: January 26, 2016 11:57AM
Re: My conspiracy theory...from another point of view and experience
Our "other vehicle" is also a BMW 328xi - in this case the wagon. Although I'm sure traction would be better on winter tires, I've never had a problem driving with the all season tires. (I did get rid of the OE run flats. Handling was terrible and they couldn't be repaired if you got a flat.) Granted, I don't run them to the wear bars like some people do.
On a recent trip to Florida, we ran into a 150 mile stretch of blizzard conditions with quite a bit of snow accumulating on the mountain roads in WV. There were lots of cars off the road or in collisions bad enough to cause a couple hours of delays. Yes, most of them where SUV's because the drivers think 4WD allows the car to handle / stop in snow just like on dry roads. I had no problem getting through it. I just gave myself plenty of space to avoid getting hit by people who don't know how to drive in those conditions.
If I'd been on winter tires, I'd have been driving in Florida's 80 degree winter weather on very soft squishy tires and probably wearing them out at a pretty quick rate.
My wife doesn't have any problem driving the car on snow covered roads either.
Back when our A4 was totalled, the roads where snow covered, my wife was driving. An oncoming truck (on winter tires) lost control and hit an SUV (on winter tires), sending the SUV directly into our path. My wife had nowhere to go with a 4' snow bank running along the side of the road. Shows just what's really important.
I'm not knocking winter tires. I just don't think they're necessary if you have a set of good all season tires and adjust your driving to the road conditions.
With a sports car like a Porsche, it's a different story. I you're going to make use of the high performance tires' capability, you won't want to run it on all season tires. So if you normally drive it with high performance tires and you're planning on driving it in winter, you certainly want to drive it with winter tires.
On a recent trip to Florida, we ran into a 150 mile stretch of blizzard conditions with quite a bit of snow accumulating on the mountain roads in WV. There were lots of cars off the road or in collisions bad enough to cause a couple hours of delays. Yes, most of them where SUV's because the drivers think 4WD allows the car to handle / stop in snow just like on dry roads. I had no problem getting through it. I just gave myself plenty of space to avoid getting hit by people who don't know how to drive in those conditions.
If I'd been on winter tires, I'd have been driving in Florida's 80 degree winter weather on very soft squishy tires and probably wearing them out at a pretty quick rate.
My wife doesn't have any problem driving the car on snow covered roads either.
Back when our A4 was totalled, the roads where snow covered, my wife was driving. An oncoming truck (on winter tires) lost control and hit an SUV (on winter tires), sending the SUV directly into our path. My wife had nowhere to go with a 4' snow bank running along the side of the road. Shows just what's really important.
I'm not knocking winter tires. I just don't think they're necessary if you have a set of good all season tires and adjust your driving to the road conditions.
With a sports car like a Porsche, it's a different story. I you're going to make use of the high performance tires' capability, you won't want to run it on all season tires. So if you normally drive it with high performance tires and you're planning on driving it in winter, you certainly want to drive it with winter tires.
Original Message
Author: Guenter in OntarioDate: January 26, 2016 11:56AM
Re: My conspiracy theory...
Our "other vehicle" is also a BMW 328xi - in this case the wagon. Although I'm sure traction would be better on winter tires, I've never had a problem driving with the all season tires. (I did get rid of the OE run flats. Handling was terrible and they couldn't be repaired if you got a flat.) Granted, I don't run them to the wear bars like some people do.
On a recent trip to Florida, we ran into a 150 mile stretch of blizzard conditions with quite a bit of snow accumulating on the mountain roads in WV. There were lots of cars off the road or in collisions bad enough to cause a couple hours of delays. Yes, most of them where SUV's because the drivers think 4WD allows the car to handle / stop in snow just like on dry roads. I had no problem getting through it. I just gave myself plenty of space to avoid getting hit by people who don't know how to drive in those conditions.
If I'd been on winter tires, I'd have been driving in Florida's 80 degree winter weather on very soft squishy tires and probably wearing them out at a pretty quick rate.
My wife doesn't have any problem driving the car on snow covered roads either.
Back when our A4 was totalled, the roads where snow covered, my wife was driving. An oncoming truck (on winter tires) lost control and hit an SUV (on winter tires), sending the SUV directly into our path. My wife had nowhere to go with a 4' snow bank running along the side of the road. Shows just what's really important.
I'm not knocking winter tires. I just don't think they're necessary if you have a set of good all season tires and adjust your driving to the road conditions.
With a sports car like a Porsche, it's a different story. I you're going to make use of the high performance tires' capability, you won't want to run it on all season tires. So if you normally drive it with high performance tires and you're planning on driving it in winter, you certainly want to drive it with winter tires.
On a recent trip to Florida, we ran into a 150 mile stretch of blizzard conditions with quite a bit of snow accumulating on the mountain roads in WV. There were lots of cars off the road or in collisions bad enough to cause a couple hours of delays. Yes, most of them where SUV's because the drivers think 4WD allows the car to handle / stop in snow just like on dry roads. I had no problem getting through it. I just gave myself plenty of space to avoid getting hit by people who don't know how to drive in those conditions.
If I'd been on winter tires, I'd have been driving in Florida's 80 degree winter weather on very soft squishy tires and probably wearing them out at a pretty quick rate.
My wife doesn't have any problem driving the car on snow covered roads either.
Back when our A4 was totalled, the roads where snow covered, my wife was driving. An oncoming truck (on winter tires) lost control and hit an SUV (on winter tires), sending the SUV directly into our path. My wife had nowhere to go with a 4' snow bank running along the side of the road. Shows just what's really important.
I'm not knocking winter tires. I just don't think they're necessary if you have a set of good all season tires and adjust your driving to the road conditions.
With a sports car like a Porsche, it's a different story. I you're going to make use of the high performance tires' capability, you won't want to run it on all season tires. So if you normally drive it with high performance tires and you're planning on driving it in winter, you certainly want to drive it with winter tires.