S5 Cab in the snow??
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I have to agree with the comments re: getting snow tires. We had a blizzard in Dallas last December, about a week after I took delivery of my S5 Cab. I was driving home, went to turn into my neighborhood and the car kept going straight. I was lucky there was no one else around. I also read a post in this forum around the same time from another S5 Cab owner who ran into a ditch in the snow and messed up his car pretty badly. I would not drive any extended period of time in the snow with the performance tires.
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But I'm also at the edge of my budget re: what I thought I was going to spend when I first started tinkering with the idea of buying a used one, which I've been unable to find, hence now am looking at new. When I add to that the need to buy another set of rims, tires, and then the inconvenience and fee twice a year to have them changed, the whole equation starts losing some of the appeal.
Appreciate the input. Thx.
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I had these tires on a previous car, and thought they were very good....however for the $$, IMO you are better off getting a second set of wheels and dedicated snows to go with your summer tires...won't be that much more expensive and you get the best of both.
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Continental DWS All-Seasons here. Check out the review of them at Tire Rack and you won't regret it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1sudvLNNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1sudvLNNQ
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Thanks, but when I priced a second set of wheels, it came in at over $2200 for anything decent. I plan to move south within the year, so I figure I'll get some miles out of the all seasons and then switch back to my summer tires when I'm permanently someplace warm.
matt
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Continental DWS All-Seasons here. Check out the review of them at Tire Rack and you won't regret it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1sudvLNNQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yo1sudvLNNQ
Thanks. Those tires are a good value, but my local dealers told me they are on national backorder. I won't be able to get them for at least a month.
matt
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is this one of those topics that is a bit subjective, in that if I know what I'm doing as a driver and don't go out of my way to drive the thing in the worst snowy weather, can I get away with it? Or is it fairly binary that if I'm buying this car, I "need" to do so with the expectation of a 2nd set of tires?
You WILL be sorry if you don't buy snow tires & wheels. Period.
Your not that good of a driver... no one is...when they going against the recommendations of not only tire experts...but Audi as well...and the laws of Physics.
There is a reason the OEM tires on your S5, & my A5 with the Sport Package, are calles SUMMER ONLY TIRES. Your car is too nice a ride to take any chances in rearranging its sheet metal.
And chances are, if you crash your car in the snow with the summer tires on it...and remember this IS addressed in your Owner's Manual...your insurance company may not cover you.
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Good thread -- I hadn't considered this issue when I ordered my S5. Living in Seattle, I don't have to deal with the big snow storms you get back East, but it does rain for several months straight. With that in mind, I think I'll be switching to Yokohama Advan S.4's (all-weather) as soon as I get my car and just using those as my permanent tires. If the hills here get too snowy or icy, there's no way I'll have the guts to drive my new S5 on them anyhow.