All season tires year round?

AriM3G80 · 12-20-2021, 12:34 PM

Anyone here drives with all season tires year round? I am debating between getting dedicated winter tires or all season! I live in NYC, but I don't plan on taking the car out when there is snow, so i was thinking on getting all seasons and keep driving when dry during winter. I dont actually mind getting winter setup, but dont have place to store and change twice a year. Also getting just winter tires and using these rims, its bound to damage these knowing how tire shops dont care much when using their tire changing machines!

Jproos · 12-20-2021, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by AriM3G80

Anyone here drives with all season tires year round? I am debating between getting dedicated winter tires or all season! I live in NYC, but I don't plan on taking the car out when there is snow, so i was thinking on getting all seasons and keep driving when dry during winter. I dont actually mind getting winter setup, but dont have place to store and change twice a year. Also getting just winter tires and using these rims, its bound to damage these knowing how tire shops dont care much when using their tire changing machines!

Yes, trying to get away with it currently. I usually get winter tires but I couldn't find any for the 18/19's and didn't want to have to buy rims

LuvMyE92 · 12-21-2021, 07:49 AM

I just bought a set of Michelin A/S 4 for the M4. I did save the PS4s because if I decide to go back to the track, I don't want to tear up the A/S, not to mention the superior dry/warm traction of the PS4s. They are awesome.

But running summer tires in the winter just scares me. It's not so much the lack of cornering traction, but spinning the tires when accelerating and mostly losing a lot of braking effectiveness.

They are called "all season" tires for a reason - you can run them all year long.

And yes, I love these tires. They are not quite as grippy as the PS4s, but they are much quieter, have a softer sidewall so my ride is better, they will last longer, I have traction in the cold and they look fine. And when they do start to give up traction, they do so in a very nice, progressive manner, no surprises.

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LuvMyE92 Occasionally frequent poster 3003 Rep 2,745 Posts Drives: CT5V-Blackwing Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: RTP NC, USA iTrader: (0)	I just bought a set of Michelin A/S 4 for the M4. I did save the PS4s because if I decide to go back to the track, I don't want to tear up the A/S, not to mention the superior dry/warm traction of the PS4s. They are awesome. But running summer tires in the winter just scares me. It's not so much the lack of cornering traction, but spinning the tires when accelerating and mostly losing a lot of braking effectiveness. They are called "all season" tires for a reason - you can run them all year long. And yes, I love these tires. They are not quite as grippy as the PS4s, but they are much quieter, have a softer sidewall so my ride is better, they will last longer, I have traction in the cold and they look fine. And when they do start to give up traction, they do so in a very nice, progressive manner, no surprises. __________________ Current inventory: F22 & G05 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing w/3 pedals Past: E24,E28(3),E34,E36,E37,E38(2),E39(4),E46,E89,E92 (obviously),F01,F06,F10,F30,F87,G12,G30(2),G82(2)
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