ar_in_maine

I had Goodyear Ulragrips that lasted only two seasons. I am contemplating leaving the AW tires I have on there now...Sumitomo(sp?).

JT's allroad

I'm 100 miles south of you. I use all seasons, for all seasons

ColoradoSpringsAR

(great tires BTW) that being said, the snow does not usually last that long here, even at 7000 feet. If I was in farther north clime, in the mountains, or not in a city, I would go for a winter set of wheels. I just have to remember that these tires are not dedicated snow tires and that all wheel drive does not mean all wheel stop.

4Ring Jelly

i got by, never got stuck. but i think that knowing how to control the car prevented me from ever really getting into any situations where i completely lost control of the car.

i realized they sucked once i went out and did a day of ice racing and had little traction.

im getting snow tires this winter.

finiki

You can only go as fast as the rest of the herd. You have to realize that you are not going to stop & turn as well as you do on snow tires. That means about a dozen snowy days I have to slow down. The rest of winter I am on plowed, sanded, salted roads or wet cold highways where all seasons work fine. Not all AS tires are the same though, like most things in life, you get what you pay for. The two I have run are rated 1 & 2, Sumi's rated 15 on TR's survey.

ArchAudi

So how do they do in light to moderate snow?

Misplacedyankee

My experience was so-so, I also like the Pirelli Pzero neros M&S and they worked well in snow.

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I had Kumhos ASX on my passat 4motion and Yokohamas 420 on the allroad when I lived in MI.

ColoradoSpringsAR

packed totally down and gets icy. Other than that they are very impressive in light and moderate snow.

Wooglin AR

I ran Yokohama Advan S4 last winter in Chicago and never had a problem in one of the snowier winters in some time.

Where in ME are you? Lived in Brunswick, ME for 8 years and always ran all-season tires on all my vehicles. If you live away from the coast in the hill areas, I might invest in winter tires, but otherwise all-season in good condition s/b fine.