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Originally Posted by Gforce
Anyone who knows anything about driving has complained about this chassis in the wet. It is comically incompetent in stock form on even wet roads. It is easy to find opinions to that effect. No change in tires or shocks can fix that problem. As a direct result, the ability of this chassis to handle severe winter conditions is, to put it as kindly as possible, hilarious. In reality, the BRZ just can't handle severe winter conditions regardless of the abilities of the snow tires.
This is why you can drift this car right off the showroom floor. Serious drivers everywhere know this is a fault. The car is slow as a result.
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I gotta ask although I will no doubt get yet another bullshit answer. How often do you drive in the winter? What tires do you actually use? How does being a "good" driver cause problems in snow or rain? Shouldn't a "good" driver know how to drive in these without issues?
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Originally Posted by Gforce
Apparently none of you has kept up with the latest developments in tire technology. That's possibly why you keep handing out decades old advice as if you'd just discovered the wheel.
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You still have never answered me why they still make snows then. Have snows stopped developing while AS have gone through this magical change? You are dishing out decades old opinions on snow tires since most work perfectly well on dry or wet pavement now. No, they are not a summer tire since they get as soft as pillows in warm weather but in cold, snow and ice they outperform AS tires to several degrees.
I have most certainly kept up with the technology which is why I chose the Pilot Sport AS3 Plus as my new tires. They are quieter, perform well in wet conditions and extend the season that I don't have to run snows by a couple of months since they are well reviewed in lower (but still above freezing) temperatures and LIGHT snow. I would be a fool to think they replace proper MODERN winter tires in heavy snow, ice or sub zero temperatures though.