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Originally Posted by Overdrive
Look into it a bit and you'll see plenty of official verbiage saying summer compound tires are not meant for use in colder temps, especially near or below freezing. The tires harden when they get that cold, and they no longer provide a safe amount of traction.
If you'll be driving in snow or cold temps, get some snow tires. At the end of the day, $400-1000 is cheap insurance to keep from wrecking a $25k car because even the nannies couldn't beat physics. And if you ever do get caught in the snow on snow tires, then the car is just fun.
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Hah, no I am very aware of that. I meant for the drive home from the dealership (TCoat knows where I mean. A straight shot of highway for 3 hours).