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Old 10-26-2013, 12:21 PM
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Conti sc2's in winter

How bad are they going to be in the winter? I've garaged my car every winter since I bought it new in 08, but my winter car bit the dust. My car only has 15k on it so the tires still have decent life left on them and I plan on getting a new camaro ss in the spring so I don't really want to buy winter tires if I can get through a few months with the sc2's. It would just be to and from work which is only 15 mins and I wouldn't be going on the freeway. So has anybody ran these summer tires in the winter.
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They suck. Conti dw's are better and less expensive anyway
Old 10-26-2013, 12:37 PM
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If you drive on dry pavement they'll be ok, doesn't matter how cold it is. Don't even bother with the stock Contis in snow.
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Yeah, I figured they'd be bad. I was just seeing if I could get by with the tires that I already have on the car since I plan on selling the car in the spring. If I have to buy tires I was looking at the blizzak ws70's or the cheaper conti dws's.
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stock Contis + snow

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I was considering going with the stock tires last Winter. DON"T DO IT!

I honestly didn't think tires could be that bad in snow. Don't even try it. I tried going down the highway for a quick cruise after the first snowfall. I pulled onto the shoulder to make a call or something and when I tried to pull back on the road I started sliding down to the ditch. Had to reverse to get back on the road.

This was also stuck. I had to reverse down onto the field to get some traction and momentum.
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Right on, thanks guys. Looks like I got to get another beater or some snow tires.
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Deff gonna need some snow tires or all seasons.
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deff going to need a true snow tire all seasons are just as bad as summer tires
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Just buy a $500 beater.
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