MarkHunter

I think I can get away with 4, but I'd hate to damage one and have to put a stock Pirelli on in the snow or cold. Any thoughts?

Mark

Nick Gustas

4, I put an all season SP5000 on my stock spare rim.

Silver Streakin'

ah, winter wheels? is it time already? I guess this is the best time to buy. 4 for me.

RKA

If you need to call on the 5th wheel during a storm, just take it easy. You'll still have 3 other good tires to keep things in check, until you can get the 4th wheel repaired.

The only downside is if you destroy a tire mid way through the winter season. By then, inventories are pretty low, and you may have a hard time finding a single replacement tire that matches the other three. For the $150 savings, I'll take that risk.

Knowing my luck, if I fork out the money for the spare, I'll never end up needing it. If I don't fork out the money, I'll spend half my winter driving around on a Pilot Sport as a 4th wheel. :-(

George @ BostonAudi

Five, I figure better to drive on a snow in the summer than a high performance in the winter.

Hugh B

vs your summer and spare rims put a set(5)for the spare in a bag in the spare tire well. I drove for two winters without this and only realized it part way throught the third Doh!!!
Hugh

UR-Idiot Savant-S6

4.......who needs a spare anyway?, just adds weight 8^P

KOpork

Put only 4 on. Spare doesn't have tire.

Ben's S4....Gone

Good thinking :-)