I drive a 2005 neon. Should I bother with this?
2007-10-19 07:04:41 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Oh and i live in Denver, CO
2007-10-19 07:12:45 · update #1
Well I live in Northern Michigan we get lots of snow ice and wind in the winter.
Last year I ran the summer tires - to lazy to swap them out.
This year I bought a set of Cooper weather master -
I'm not slippin and sliding this year.
225/60-16 - 132.00 each.
My regular tire is a Falken - 215.00 each
2007-10-19 07:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by cgriffin1972 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the grooves on the tires are much wider than a regular tire and so aren't able to slip as easily as a regular tire. there about the some in price as a regular tire. should you buy them depends on where you live and how much snow you get yearly. i believe your car is a light weight auto and therefor you could probably use them. having said that, you usually have to change them back and forth once a year.
most cars these days are front wheel drive and so you only need snow tires for the front wheels.
i live in new jersey and we get snow maybe a couple of times a year, but most people don't get the snow tires. the front wheel drive cars give better traction than the old cars with rear wheel drive because the ENGINE is in the front and that helps give better traction.
good luck
2007-10-19 07:20:52 · answer #2 · answered by adam/penny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snow tires have deeper treads and more aggressive "cleats" with which to grip snow. They are necessary, by law, in some States if you're going to drive in snow. A good pair will run about $ 150.00 each, depending upon the size required. I'd definitely invest in a pair, if I lived in the "snow belt". Good luck!
2007-10-19 07:11:47 · answer #3 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where you drive. Try going up a hill in snow with your regular tires. I haven't had snow tires since the 70's but I stay clear of any snowy up hill roads.
2007-10-19 08:09:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Regular tires/ most are all-weather so I'd say stay with what you got..snow tires are mainly heavy loaded like big trucks so they don't slide around as much if you have heavy snow add chains to car front wheel drive on front wheels so they get better traction smaller chains to back to keep from sliding around..make sure brakes are up to snuff...
2007-10-19 07:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
snow tires are usually bought in skinnier sizes to carve their way through snow and have many more crevices for the tires to wisk away the snow as they drive over it and have a deeper groove. They are usually about the same price as regular all season tires, but you can remove them and store them accordingly through the summer to keep them for several seasons...
2007-10-19 07:12:26 · answer #6 · answered by Camaro355Z/28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are designed specifically to get better traction in snow, usually with bigger lugs & studs.
2007-10-19 08:13:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋