I am going to continue with both

The problem is that Monday to Friday I'm on the coast and whilst dec and Jan are cold-ish (under 10c and frequently close to freezing). Every weekend is in the mountains, and I've spent 70 odd days in the alps

So the tyres are wearing fast, because it's too hot at home and it's 1000 km round trip to the Alps, but there's no doubt when the weather's bad, they have been worth it.

It's seems that's the solution, but u have to accept driving back and forth just wears them excessively

You know the simpler solution, would be that you guys figure out how to get the C8 out so the used C7 prices would drop more and I could just buy one of those for nice days...

I have no idea what you are talking about ;0

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Just Triing
Triathlete since 9:56:39 AM EST Aug 20, 2006.
Be kind English is my 2nd language. My primary language is Dave it's a unique evolution of English.

Once I switch to snow/winter tires for winter about `15 years ago I have noticed car/truck stops much faster.

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Lots of people getting 2 different sets of tires.

My N=1 - I’ve lived in ski/mountain towns for nearly 20 years and have never had a set of winter tires and another set of summer tires. We talk to a trusted tire shop and get the most aggressive all season mud/snow rated tire they recommend. We’ve never had space to store a spare set of tires, but we also have never felt the need to have winter specific tires.

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Harry: "I expected the Rocky Mountains to be a little rockier than this."
Loyd: "I was thinking the same thing. That John Denver's full of shit, man."

Me, on snow. Not moving, with useless tires 😬

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Needing better tires... I would agree, untill that snow storm, as a few who have tried them have said, once you try them its very eye opening, how much traction your losing.

Its like some people have 2 or 3 bikes.. not needed but appreciated in the right conditions.

There are some great video's out there on ice rinks, of all wheel drive all season, vs 2 wheel winter tires. The other big thing or winter tires they help you go, stop and corner better.

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Just Triing
Triathlete since 9:56:39 AM EST Aug 20, 2006.
Be kind English is my 2nd language. My primary language is Dave it's a unique evolution of English.

This is as long of a running tease as the Porsche Taycan is at this point... but really stop playing on ST and go help them out.

Sure, if you don't want to maximize summer grip ;)

Cause I drive sports and sporty cars year round, I chose to have nice sticky tires in the summer that are crap in the winter.

 
My wife's previous ride was a BMW convertible, slammed on coilovers, rear wheel drive, etc. It had strictly summer tires on it and it was a complete joke in any freezing temps. Bought used wheels on CL and some blizzaks with one season on them for $200 and it turned that thing into a winter tank. With the traction control that thing was an absolute beast in the winter, only problem was it sat so low that it became a snowplow on bad days.

Her current car is an Acura MDX with AWD and all-season tires on it. She has a long commute, but we only have 5-10 snow days most years. She was just fine without winter tires this year. We took a trip to go snow shoeing and I was amazed that it was very hard for me to lose traction on a snow covered mountain road. The AWD is all we needed for starting and cornering, winter tires would have made braking better but the all seasons were fine for that.

I don't mind increasing stopping distances and slowing more for corners so I run Continental DWS 06's on my rear wheel drive BMW and it did fine this winter. Not amazing in the snow, but as long as I can get moving and not get stuck I am fine. That Acura with the AWD would be hard to get stuck, winter tires or not.

I live in Colorado and use all season tires on everything that isn't a sports car. However, with the exception of the recently purchased minivan all my other vehicles have AWD or 4 wheel drive.