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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Black350
Yes , i put my OEM rims back on and took the Konigs off . Yes the OEM has the summer tires on. It has been so mild here in MD 50, 60 70 degrees all winter. Didnt have time to buy winter treads before this snow fell. Sorry I feel more safe in a fwd then a rwd. I usally use the jeep , but its not running now. So I had no choice to use the 350 in the snow. Yes the car does suck in the snow!
It's not the car, it's the tires. If you put wide summer tires on your mom's Camry, it would suck in the snow too. Summer tires have no lateral biting edges in the tread, no sipes to wick away water, and a tread compound that becomes hard and glassy in cold temperatures. There are plenty of people in the Canadian snow belt who are using their 350s as a daily driver, and shod with appropriate snow tires, it does fine.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 08:44 AM
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I got a set of 17's with blizzaks on them. They'ver worked great so far.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 11:42 AM
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I got worried a few times driving in the snow with blizzaks. I guess it wasn't too smart driving around with 4-5 inches of fresh snow.
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 11:59 AM
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I didn't even try to drive..and Northern VA only got about 2" of snow.
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