Not all "all season/all weather" tires are created equal. Most of them are designed just to handle cold temps and rain but not actually snow. An all season like a Michelin CrossClimate works great around here if you have AWD and you don't need to go out in the snow all the time or you live on a road that has good snow removal from the town. Almost every all season though aside from those, in my experience, may work fine for a season or two but once you wear em down to around half their life they lose any usefulness they had in the snow.
Ultimately I tell everyone the same thing. Your tires are the ONLY part of the car that touches the ground. It doesn't matter if you have two wheel, four wheel, eight wheel, etc... If the tires can't find grip it doesn't matter how many wheels are being driven. Also, stopping! Snow tires help SO MUCH in being able to STOP in the snow. AWD helps you get moving but it does nothing to help you stop. People think AWD makes them invisible until they careen off the road or into something because they can't stop in time. In the interest of safety, snow tires are always a good investment.
dirtyrowdytrashboy t1_irsufyo wrote
Reply to Subaru “all weather tire” question. by BallLikeLucky
Not all "all season/all weather" tires are created equal. Most of them are designed just to handle cold temps and rain but not actually snow. An all season like a Michelin CrossClimate works great around here if you have AWD and you don't need to go out in the snow all the time or you live on a road that has good snow removal from the town. Almost every all season though aside from those, in my experience, may work fine for a season or two but once you wear em down to around half their life they lose any usefulness they had in the snow.
Ultimately I tell everyone the same thing. Your tires are the ONLY part of the car that touches the ground. It doesn't matter if you have two wheel, four wheel, eight wheel, etc... If the tires can't find grip it doesn't matter how many wheels are being driven. Also, stopping! Snow tires help SO MUCH in being able to STOP in the snow. AWD helps you get moving but it does nothing to help you stop. People think AWD makes them invisible until they careen off the road or into something because they can't stop in time. In the interest of safety, snow tires are always a good investment.