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Old 09-05-2012, 03:36 PM   #75
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Originally Posted by Shizuma View Post
I drive mine year round, though I'm just going to do the same thing I have with most of my other vehicles, throw some ultra high performance all seasons on it and call it a day, they will have at least as good dry traction as the OEM times and be fine for the winter, especially with the total lack of torque our engine has, heck I had no issues with all seasons in New England winters with my Magnum which has 390ft-lbs of torque stock, the only vehicle I ever put winter tires on was my Dakota R/T 5.9, RWD pickup with a big V8 and no traction control or stability system to speak of, basically the worst thing you can get in the snow.
This is a bad idea. If you want to get most from the car you must have two sets of tires. All-seasons are not going to give you best performance summer and reliable driving in winter. If you do not want to invest in proper tires, sport car is not for you.
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