mmm winter... you mean when it drops below 50F? )

 

I hate those days when it drops to 49 degrees.... I have to ware a sweatshirt with the top down..

 

Drive my car year round.. Had snow tires for winter and even with 8" on the ground I had no problems getting around!!!

-JB-

 

I do!

And I love it!
Car does fine with Blizzak LM22s all around.
In fact, it does better than FWD cars with all season tires.
highly recommended!

 

All the time.

 

I drove one winter here in Cologne with some Toyo winter tyres. Winter was mild enough that I only saw the white stuff for 1/2 a day and they didn't stick! That was worth the mounting costs, then.

One thing to watch out for is that summer tyres like the S-02s don't work very well even if it's just cold out. Winter tyres react better to cold temperatures as well as treading through snow. On the flip side, running winter tyres on dry warm pavement at high speed wears them out quickly, as I found out on the autobahn.

For the second winter, I just bought a winter beater The beater has a smaller engine and warms up quickly, plus it has a real glass window so I can actually see out the back This second winter was a lot better: we actually had a few days of snowy landscapes and plenty of opportunities to brush up on winter driving skills.

///Robin

 

Actually, the RE050's that come with MY04's aren't too bad in the cold. It's been sub-30 here the last couple of mornings, and as long as I don't nail the throttle in the middle of a tight turn, there are no problems or questions.

For winter, though, Blizzak LM-22's mounted on 16" rims made for nearly bulletproof winter driving.

 

It's not too hard to find a set of stock rims for sale at a reasonable price, which can be used for your snow tires.

Last week we had some pretty bad weather (snow and ice), and I took a 1000-mile trip in my S2K. There were over fifty cars and trucks spun out on I-70, and the roads were very slippery. Of course, traffic was crawling. I didn't have any trouble getting around using my Blizzak tires.

 

I too use my car the whole years round. This is my first winter with it though. I have a set of LM-22 all around in a 215/45-17 and I can't complain, just got to be careful and keep your eye's open

 

Why wouldn't you drive it in the winter? Snow tires are a heck of a lot cheaper than trying to maintain some "beater". I got some 16" Konig wheels and Yokohama K2 snow tires(same as stock size) for less than $800. And why anyone would want to drive anything besides their "S" is beyond me.