No I'm not pissy, i just think you're ignorant
You don't have to look for high performance in order to have winter tires. I think it's all about safety. If I can controll my car in any situation in the snow that's a huge plus.
And this is not limited to your Legacy. I would put winter tires on any car, AWD or not. I preffer to be in controll of the car every time and don't be one of those idiots that drive 20mph as soon as they see snow, but i guess that's just me.

Plus, think of it this way: is your insurance deductible $500? Well, a set of winter tires will run you about that if not cheaper
Good luck.

 

i dont agree with your snow driving flavor and now i am ignorant?
funny members we have.

yah, look out for those mountainous areas in Elgin with max altitude of
150ft. wooooo~~ i must have snow tires. hahaha. jk ill just
stay east of the fox river with the rest of civilization

btw, im just kidding with ya. take it easy.

 

No, not that you don't agree with my winter driving flavor.
You're ignorant by dismissing my suggestion that winter tires give you more grip and traction. If rolling along @ 20mph without any contorll over turning and braking is your flavor of winter driving, then go ahead.

I am taking it easy, I don't care what you do. I know I'm enjoying winter driving

 

you must've gotten dumbed by a girl just recently, huh?

i didn't "dismiss" your suggestion. per experience i have with awd and
snow tires and a/s tires, i just said i dont need the extra margin. awd
with a/s tires does it for me.

 

i was only kidding about the girl part...

 

No, I'm married
I'm done here, peace

 

Oh heck Ken, a real man has at least 3 sets of tires & wheels for each car he owns.

 

damn, i need to get going... i need 12 sets?!

 

so, wat did the OP ever decide on doing again?

 

my 0.02: first, i was thinking today of trying to find the stage 3 wrx that i sold 3 years ago and buy it back as a track car. great fun, cheap to mod, screams going straight or around turns. i miss that car!!! secondly, the wrx with snows in the winter was just barely legal fun!!!! totally predictable sweepers in the snow! always spot on! i have to agree with the other guys on this one. another example would be my m3....drove fine in the winter with snows....and i would not have thought about driving in in the winter with anything other than snows. my mini will have steelies with skinny blizzaks next winter fo sho

 

yall all gang up on me now.

imaging a car 1/4 the power of wat you guys have/had and add another
400-500lbs with awd. it aint going anywhere man. a/s tires are the schits on
a legacywgn non-turbo. dont waste your money. just dont drive like some
maniac.

now on a MCS in wintertime, that's a good investment to have snows.... or
just do like me. hibernate.

btw, you guys are aware i had a modded 02wrx a long time ago...

 

I'll support you dude... I had a '03 CR-V with all seasons and it was unstoppable in the snow (and mud too within reason ). Regardless of what you run for winter tires taking it slow is your best bet.

 

hey, thanks chili red07.

i think those wrx folks are thinking RE92's when we mention
"all season" tires. those are garbage as far as traction, but robust as hell
even running very low psi. that's why OEM used it so often....for reliability.

anyway, going slow in the snow is wise.

 

I chose to run all seasons in 175/65/15 on my MCS this winter after having snows on my last vehicles (aforementioned WRX and GTO). There were only handful of snowy days where I would've liked to have more grip before the roads were plowed clean in a few hours. The other 90% of the time, the all seasons gave me more grip on the dry pavement and better feel than a snow tire would have in those same conditions.

I'm not about to throw R compound tires for driving during the summer even though it gives me "more safety and more grip". I know to drive within the limits of my tires. Same way those of us with all-seasons do in the winter time. We aren't "ignorant" because we choose not to use snow tires if we are staying within the limits of the tires when there is snow on the ground. I know guys who struggle through winter with summer tires, but that's the other end of the spectrum...

Every tire is a compromise, and just because someone doesn't agree with your opinion, doesn't make them ignorant provided they understand the different tradeoffs. I think most of us involved in this discussion have plenty of experience with and without snow tires and are well aware of the benefits and drawbacks.

At least snow won't be in the forecast for several more months.