Winter Tires worth it in Jersey for the remaining of this winter?

[Jfheisenberg]

Ill be picking up my BRZ in two weeks and since there is still two more months of winter, I'm not sure to buy the winter tires or not. I live in the north jersey area (close to the nyc) and so far there has not been much snow this winter.

If there are any BRZ owner in the north jersey area, please let me know what are your thoughts on putting winter tires for the remaining of the winter or just wait until the next one. thanks!

[cjd]

Half the battle is the cold. Nokian WRG3 are ideal if the snow is less the issue but cold/wet/dry with ice/snow occasionally. So much better than the stock tires.

You may be fine.

One unexpected anything related to the winter road conditions and you may wish you'd gone ahead and picked up different tires. Of course, they won't prevent something from happening, but they sure can help.

I drive very infrequently and could avoid it entirely if I bothered to try. Still picked up a winter tire/wheel setup. So I'm one to take precautions and never need it, and not complain. I have Pirelli SottoZero Serie3.

Enjoy the car.

[hmong337]

All it takes is some bad timing and a few hours of snow storm which will render your car useless and/or very dangerous to drive. It's your choice but I will never chance it without winter tires during the snow season.

[phrosty]

The best part about winter tires is not in the snow -- a good winter tire will have really great grip when it's cold and dry. Even if you've got no snow, if you have constant temps below 45 degrees it's worth it.

In the snow, good winter tires will not give you good grip. It's a definite improvement, but it still feels unsafe as hell and you still need to be very cautious.

[Jfheisenberg]

Thanks for the info , i'll be looking around for some snow tires just in case.

[jetsevo4]

Originally Posted by Jfheisenberg

Thanks for the info , i'll be looking around for some snow tires just in case.

On a RWD car like this definitely get some type of snow tire. You don't want to hit a semi-steep incline on summer tires just to slide back down lol Plus you will stop faster in snow which is even more important than starting.

And you could just use them again next year.

[Jfheisenberg]

Originally Posted by jetsevo4

On a RWD car like this definitely get some type of snow tire. You don't want to hit a semi-steep incline on summer tires just to slide back down lol Plus you will stop faster in snow which is even more important than starting.

And you could just use them again next year.

Yes, Any recommendations on which tires i should get? Im thinking on just getting the winter tires and use it with the stock wheels.

[venturaII]

It's easy spending someone else's money, but if you can swing it, get the winters on dedicated steel wheels. You can swap them in your driveway, which in itself will pay for the extra cost of the wheels after a couple of seasons, plus your OEM wheel will stay nice. And steel wheels can take a beating, plus if a pothole puts a smile in the rim, a 3 pound mallet will have things round again in no time.

I got 205/55/16 Continental ExtremeWinters on steel 16x6.5 wheels from TireRack. They dig pretty well, but they have less straight line stability than the previous winters I had (Dunlop Graspic DS2s). The Dunlops bit a little better in a straight line, but had a little less side bite, if I had to critique them. They're great in slush and hard pack snow - tons of siping, and a decent amount of void space. But all that siping means a shit-ton of tread squirm. TBH, it makes the car kind of fun to toss around...lol

[Jfheisenberg]

Originally Posted by venturaII

It's easy spending someone else's money, but if you can swing it, get the winters on dedicated steel wheels. You can swap them in your driveway, which in itself will pay for the extra cost of the wheels after a couple of seasons, plus your OEM wheel will stay nice. And steel wheels can take a beating, plus if a pothole puts a smile in the rim, a 3 pound mallet will have things round again in no time.

I got 205/55/16 Continental ExtremeWinters on steel 16x6.5 wheels from TireRack. They dig pretty well, but they have less straight line stability than the previous winters I had (Dunlop Graspic DS2s). The Dunlops bit a little better in a straight line, but had a little less side bite, if I had to critique them. They're great in slush and hard pack snow - tons of siping, and a decent amount of void space. But all that siping means a shit-ton of tread squirm. TBH, it makes the car kind of fun to toss around...lol

Thanks for the advise. Since there is only a month and a half left for winter left, then i might just keep my celica and drive it during snow days. This will allow me to save some money for good winter tires and wheels for next winter.

My plan was to sell my celica right after i get the BRZ next week, but i guess i can sell it on mid - end of march.