I didn't get my snow tires installed on time and had to drive home from work tonight in 1 inch with wind. I'm lucky I got home
Posted by Blu_yello_husky@reddit | driving | View on Reddit | 8 comments
Would not recommend again. I was gonna put them on Monday but they changed the forecast and said it wasn't gonna snow this week. They were wrong. I had to drive home with flying snow and 40mph wind gusts with no snow tires and no weight. I was that guy driving 30 in a 65 on the way home, almost caused an accident 3 times, and almost got stuck at a stoplight. Guess I'll have to drive a different car until some of thos melts, then mount up my tires when I can drive it to the shop again. Truly terrible, why couldn't I have just put them on earlier like a smart person 🤦
haus11@reddit
This is why I just run with all-season tires. Granted, I got the winterguard ones, but I've had no issues with winter traction, and I dont have to worry about swapping or storing 2 sets of tires.
Blu_yello_husky@reddit (OP)
I have all seasons on it now but they're 13 years old and have essentially lost all rubber properties. They're like plastic toy car tires. They get the job done in the summer and fall, but once there's snow and ice, it's like roller skates on an ice rink. No traction at all
Enigmajikali@reddit
You've...been...driving..13 years...same tires? I really hope you just mean the tires themselves are 13 years old, maybe sat in a warehouse or garage for a long time and the rubber is just old? If you've been driving on them for 13 years, that's your problem. All seasons should handle an inch fine if they have tread.
Key_Effective_9664@reddit
I had a set of those and found they were basically awful all year round, but slightly less awful in the winter
Complex_Solutions_20@reddit
Same. Especially since I live where it can be 20F in the morning and 60F in the afternoon with only 1 day of snow every couple months most of winter. Never had any issue being a little careful and probably could push it a lot harder but don't push my luck.
And in winter I keep a couple sand bags and/or case of water in the back for extra weight over the rear axle.
Blu_yello_husky@reddit (OP)
I was going to load up my sandbags on Sunday and install my tires on Monday, but decided not to because the car gets shit fuel economy with all that extra weight and the snow wasn't supposed to come yet. My mistake. I'll be loading all my cars tomorrow after work now
YouWillHaveThat@reddit
Yeah. I made that mistake once with a set of Yokohama Parada Spec-2s on the car.
It was surprisingly bad.
Blu_yello_husky@reddit (OP)
Try 12 year old Firestone Fr710's on a rwd car with an open diff. Not fun