gofastblue

Here are the settings: daytime, 48 degrees (F), and it's raining pretty hard. Would you rather have 1)the factory performance summer tires, 2)all-season tires, or 3) winter snow tires (like M3's)? Now let's add a twist...in about 150 miles or so your final destination is in the mountains to do some afternoon skiing. Do you still want the same tires or something else?

sykotoy

a helicopter

Mark'sTTSMMM

Doesn't the All-Season tire make the most sense?

ELEVENS

The ultimate COMPROMISE tire (defined as a tire that excells at nothing and does everything else half-assed) is the all-season. Personally, I wouldn't own an all-season tire. I'd go with a dedicated winter snow tire like the M3. Fanstastic wet traction and snow/ice tire, yet excellent dry performance at 48 degrees too with a soft, comfortable ride to boot.

RS4saloondrivr

than many all season tires.

Pat

Those are the conditions I live in six months out of the year. The 3D is the best I've found. I go from 60 degrees to a foot of snow commonly.

Reggie

cept my car will not see the moutains till summer

Pat

<thoughts turn to runs up the Poudre>

craiglieberman

Several companies make UHP All Season tires.

Goodyear, for example, has the Eagle F1 All Season, good for all conditions...but not the best choice for track tires.

And they DO make a 255/35/19. Price is VERY competitive, too.

The PS2's that came on my RS4 work fine in all conditions...except light snow.