Dedicated winter and summer tires or compromise? Options

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Right now I have a Honda S2000 that I will be selling and picking up a gen6.

Chances are I will be doing some improvements to the Celica to increase performance.
Selling the S2000 is not exactly my choice and I still want something I can throw around some twisty roads.

I have driven them before and know I will be doing some suspension work and want some good tires for them but I'm not sure if I should get a really good set of all season tires or get a set of summer only performance tires for the 17s I'm going to get and then put a cheaper set of all seasons that get decent snow traction on the stock rims for the winter?

I know with the S2000 if I hadn't had a winter beater car (which is very close to death) I know I would have needed a set of heavy snow tires and a larger life insurance policy if I even thought about driving in the snow.

I would assume that the Celica being FWD is better.

Any imput would surely be helpfull.
Thanks in advance.


-Fr3AkAzOiD

[bccentaur3]

Dude, just gte some blizzaks and you'll be good to go with the stock wheels. Summer time comes just get some really nice tires to grab the pave on them 17's.

[Fr3AkAzOiD]

Thats what I was figuring but it's convincing the wife on spending an extra $1000 on rims and tires "when the car already has perfectly good tires on it".

I told her if I have to get rid of the S2000 I would be getting a 4 seater but it would be a project car.

If she had her way I would be driving a mini van (we have no kids yet) and buying a pop-up camper for it to tow.
;(

[95CelicaST]

Thats what I was figuring but it's convincing the wife on spending an extra $1000 on rims and tires "when the car already has perfectly good tires on it".

I told her if I have to get rid of the S2000 I would be getting a 4 seater but it would be a project car.

If she had her way I would be driving a mini van (we have no kids yet) and buying a pop-up camper for it to tow.
;(

Ah yes, I know how that goes.

When I bought another Celica the Mrs. was like "Why do you need another one? You already have one!"

My answer was, Because I can.

[Driveby]

Heheh when I bought my ST205, I told my wife I wouldnt spend any money on it because it was perfect, $30,000 later Im still spending on it

I wouldnt bother with winter tyres unless your going to have 12" of snow, modern all season tyres should cope just fine.

[bccentaur3]

I have all seasons on my celica and it runs like crap in the minnesota winters. The treads were just fine too. Thus making my decision for this winter a lot easier. Blizzaks FTW.

[Gary]

The two reasons why you want to buy winter tires:
1. No all season tires can outperform real winter tires.
2. You can have a set of real summer tires to enjoy in summer. You don't have having to stick with all season tires all year long.

This post has been edited by Gary: Oct 31, 2007 - 1:55 PM

[bccentaur3]

The two reasons why you want to buy winter tires:
1. No all season tires can outperform real winter tires.
2. You can have a set of real summer tires to enjoy in summer. You don't have having to stick with all season tires all year long.

Yeah, since you're getting 17's slap summer tires on there for your performance preferance. And for the stockies slap on some nice winter tires. You'll be set.

[jdg371]

Stocker + All Season or Snow tire for the winter..

16x7 with 215/45/16 Azenis for the Summer.. I did plenty of "throwing around" with a bone stock ST.

[robdrummer]

just get Q tires.

if u never heard of them then u need help! check them out

http://www.qtires.com/page.php/9

[Valo666]

definatly get winters and a seperate set of summers. I a set of stickey Toyo's on my 16"s for the summer and perelli winters n my stock rims for the winter. I would definatly go with a set of winters. In the spring i put my summer tires back on my car a bit prematurely. I was driving from my house to my parents houe about 3.5hours and got caught in a freak snow storm. i went from doing 100km/h to about 60 km/h trying to keep the car straight. And that was on a set of "all season" falken tires. Definatly go with some winter tires. Especialy if you get a GT, your gonna spin the tires pretty easily.