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Originally Posted by winstonscifi

I thought I would add my thoughts here. I just purchased these all season tires for my FRS.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/215-45ZR17...Tires/55376550

I've kept my summer tires - they're in nice plastic bags in my insulated garage. I'll have them put on next spring. The wife and I are planning a nice road trip out to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons. I went with the all seasons, because I'm retired, and we have an all wheel drive Suzuki SX4 that we can use when it's really bad. With the all seasons, I can use them throughout the year when the summer tires die. I used to work at a Lexus dealer, and they would swap out winter/summer tires for their customers. No problem with broken beads. You'll notice that these tires are REALLY cheap. Total price for shipping to Walmart and mounting/balancing was $236 and some change. For that price, I thought - what the hell. Now, you're probably wondering what I think about the tires. I'm no race car driver, but I really can't tell the difference. The noise level is about the same, the handling is about the same. Even the gas mileage is about the same. I'm thinking that, from a practical matter, this might be the way to go for someone who plans on running their car through the winter. I've had another sportscar that I had new Blizzaks mounted on separate rims - that worked ok too. I just thought I would try something else with this sportscar. If anyone is interested, I will keep you updated. By the way, these tires got pretty good reviews - 50000 mile warranty, and all the rest - we'll see.

Not gonna sugar coat it. All seasons suck all the time, but especially in a real winter with snow and ice and stuff.