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Originally Posted by mystang52
... we hunker down until the storm ends and the roads are plowed. So, in my case, no need for snow tires.
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If it works for you, fine. But IMO "snow tires" is not what we are getting these days. What we are getting is "winter tires" with tread designs and rubber compounds optimized for winter driving. The rubber compounds are softer and optimized for low temperatures. Some have sand mixed in with the rubber. They are much better on packed snow and on ice that the old time snowies and much better than "all season" tires as well. The difference is not small.
Here our roads are quickly plowed and kept clear so I don't worry much about having to drive in deep snow, but there are always patches of ice and packed snow to one degree or another. Personally, I wouldn't be without winter tires in the winter.
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