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Originally Posted by ZionsWrath
Are you really calling people who decide to get winter tires over allseason or summer, even though they are not [more] expensive "stupid". 
Always elitists no matter what you do. We should call all 86 owners stupid because they didn't buy C7 vettes or Porsches. |
Agree. I have the altimax. I use them about a third of the year. They are totally fine in snow unless you are driving like a moron or the snow is too deep to prudently be driving in a car with this low of ground clearance (anything above 2-3 inches on the road imho) and no winter tire can save you in that scenario.
I have had people on this forum give me crap about the altimax because they aren't as good on ice. Rather than scoffing at my winter tire I laugh knowing it is pleny fine for the winters where I live and better than any all season tire on 99 percent of the cars on the road here in my area in the winter.
I have owned blizzaks on other cars. Are they better. Sure a little bit, but not out of this world better, gain I am never going to be driving this car in deep snow to know the difference and honestly if you are driving in snow above 4" and your ground clearance you are asking for trouble regardless of tire.
Finally, I drive cautiously in snowy icey or sleet conditions, i am not trying to have fun. No worries with this tire thus far.