I found out the hard way that the Pirelli P6000 summer radials that came on my rex are useless in the snow. I had been putting off buying a set of all-season tires until after x-mas. After several close calls, I managed to slide backwards down a steep hill and take a chunk out of one of my P1's.

Oh but wait it gets better. I fork over the loot to a local tire chain for (4) skins and an alignment today. When I get my car back all (4) of my wheels are gouged around the lip. They look like 12" LP's for christs sake. The good thing is I work in the the collision business and we have a guy who can repair just about any wheel. The tire chain offered to pay for all four wheels to be redone.

I could be pissed but all things considered it could be a lot worse. I guess the moral of the story is don't try to drive in the snow with summer only tires. They are called summer only tires for a reason.

Anthony

 

This is the reason I have a set of M2 Wintersports on my old RS rims. Even RE92's are barely passable in the snow. Get winter tires.

 

yeah, you got off pretty easy .... there was a thread on another site where some guy totaled his 3 week old G35 Coupe in the snow because of the summer tires ... and he wants to sue Infinity

 

Well I got my wheels re-done and they look great. I wound up getting Toyo Proxes 4's. They have decent dry grip and are a marked impovement in the snow. I was going to go with Pirellis again (P zero Nero) but I got the Toyo's for $96/tire. I noticed that they are much quieter and give a more comfortable ride than the Pirelli's I had. The Pirellis would grab at every road imperfection and keep you fighting with the wheel.

I have to say despite the above mentioned gripes the Pirellis were one of the stickiest tire's I have ever encountered. For dry pavement it would be tough to find a grippier tire for everyday (well almost everyday) use.

Anthony

 

link please?