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Originally Posted by evilalien
Barely snow, and definitely not ice. I see you're in Calgary bmbob, so you know better, but just to make sure nobody misunderstands:
All-seasons are not meant for all seasons. It is bad and dangerous marketing. Regions with real winter relegate an all-season tire to 3 seasons at best. There are a few proper all-weather tires, but the point remains: you make compromises.
The only reason I'd buy an all-weather (like a Nokian WRG) is because the PNW does not have a real winter. Still, my solution for years is running a dedicated set of summer tires and a dedicated set of winters, different wheels for easy swaps.
I don't understand why anyone would do anything else on a G80/82 if they have to contend with temperatures below 7C with snow. I also don't understand why anyone would drive anything with over 300HP AWD or not without having the right tires for the car and the seasons.
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Totally agree that the ideal setup is dedicated summers and winters, and I had done that for all my previous cars. Just letting the OP know that I live in the NYC area, which is not the snowiest place on earth, and all seasons can do the job.
In NYC, having storage for a set of wheels is tough, but luckily I do have a closet in my apartment that is large enough for them, but bringing them down an elevator in a doorman building to the garage is not for the faint of heart.
Ideally I would not live in NYC, and would have a driveway where I could wash my car by hand with a two bucket system, but unfortunately I gotta have people I don't know put their ugly paws on my car and clean it. So I'm used to non-ideal situations.
So for my sanity's sake, I tried the all seasons and one set of rims and tires with my Audi RS3 and the DWS's are a pretty good tire. Is it a Michelin PS Cup 2? hell, no. But is it a decent compromise, yes.