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Originally Posted by Aloxi
Well I'll be getting my brz soon and i'm assuming they're going to be including the summer tires and since winter will be coming shortly, can't decide which one would be better. I know NYC sometimes is a hit or miss for the snow and I may need to drive to work during the snowy days, but I don't really want dedicated winter performance due to his mediocre handling in dry pavement so any suggestions? and does 16 make a big difference compared to 17?
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Winter tires are what you really want, regardless of snow or not. Winter rubber is designed/engineered to be softer at lower temperatures. Summer rubber hardens up once you get to the mid to lower 40's.
All seasons are great if you are on a budget and want to have a tire on all year, but are not great at both summer or winter performance. THe phrase, "Jack of all trades, but master of none" is applicable here. If you live somewhere where snow only happens once in a blue moon, and your average winter temp is in the mid-40's, then by all means get all-seasons.
The only other issue I've ran into, personally, is the lack of a lower price tire in the stock size. I've heard that the smaller sized tire/wheel combo helps "cut" through the snow. I'm not sure I believe that 100%.