well I am contemplating going home tmr, after my last class. However right now it is snowing out. I couldn't imagine it to snow more then a couple of inches. I am running the perrili P-Zero Nero all seasons on the back and still my stock S-02's on the front. I have read some pretty nasty threads that are deterring me from driving home. It is about an hour and a half drive on single lane highway through a windy MTN. I imagine if I do decide to take the endeavor I would pace my self very slowly. any advice ? I do have experience in driving in the snow with my Old mustang.

 

Ha ha ha... I believe this part will net you quite a few sarcastic responses:
Good luck with that.

 

Two pieces of advice:
Don't mix brands of tire.
Don't drive SO2 or RE050 below 40 degrees.

Bridgestone's description of the SO2:
The Potenza S-02 is a max performance "summer" tiredesigned for high performance sports cars, sedans and coupes. Used as original equipment on Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Honda, Mercedes and Porsche cars, it was developed to provide exceptional levels of wet and dry traction along with responsive and predictable handling. The S-02 and Potenza S-02 tires feature Bridgestone's UNI-T (Ultimate Network of Intelligent Tire Technology) that uses tread compound and construction features to enhance tire performance. It is not intended to be used in snow.

 

From the mixed tire setup you have, I'd be weary of understeering on the snow covered windy MTN roads. With the conditions you will be in I guess this would be safer and easier to manage than oversteering yourself into a 180, but if you have a steep decline on the mountain and requires your front tires to have traction, SCARY....

 

Let us know the condition of your shorts once you get home, assuming you do finally get there.

 

SO2's+rain+40 degrees+too fast=


My guess is similar formula only colder with snow would do the same thing...probably not worth it. spend your weekend on tirerack and get some blizzaks!

 

OMG. Not to steal from this thread, but I've been driving on Dunlop Winter Sport M3s for the past 2 weeks. No snow but a ton of rain and cold in the 30s. My gosh these tires rule. In the cold weather they are FAR SUPERIOR to the S02s. It makes you think if the S02s are like driving on grease (in the cold) these are like driving on a road covered with glue.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, and I'm not one to gush over things unless they are night and day difference.

 

i have the pnerozero tires on all f corners and the car handles better in the rain and "cold" calif weather than the stock tires.

sounds like slow going but you should be able to make it.

 

in my old car i had mich pilot sport cups on and drove in snow all winter with it. it wasnt easy but just takes skill and very slow along with some careful pulling of the e brake FWD tiburon v6

 

Bad comparison. It's always easier to "pull" a front engined car through the snow than it is to "push" it. FWD cars tend to be front weight biased. Put those same tires on a RWD car, even a well balanced one and you may have to drive even slower if you can drive it at all.