Snow treads on PT Cruiser???

My PT isn't worth a damn in the snow. I was thinking of putting snow treads on
it, but I was told they're not much better than the all season tires because
they are low profile.

 

I have traction control on mine and it's excellent in the snow and moderate
ice. Have had no problem.

 

I still bet that low profile snow tires will perform better than low
profile all-season tires. Won't perform as well as narrower tires
would, however.


Matt

 

dude, buy new rims also, I have a PT GT, with new rims and snow tires, no
problems in the snow yet.

 

At close to 50,000 miles this is my experience. The 16 in OEM Goodyear's are
not good in the snow. I replaced them with Continental Extream's and they
were excellent. I got out of some bad stuff when we got hit with a late
heavy snow last Spring. But my spare set of 16 inch rims are fitted with 4
sticky snow tires and they obviously work the best in really bad conditions.
Still, I needed a pull from a 4 wheel drive pickup to get up a show covered
drive when we got hit with 24 inches of wet snow last year. The guys with 4
wheel drive trucks love those kind of opportunities to show off.

Richard.

 

dood,just smoke some dope and take it easy,keep your head down and you'll be
fine in the snow with any tires,driving in snow is al psychology.



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dood,just smoke some dope and take it easy,keep your head down and you'll be

Save the dope, or a nice stiff drink for afterwards! Otherwise I agree that
winter driving is technique and mental state more than anything.

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Sure; once you get moving. Or when you stop in time.

Richard.

 

Sure; once you get moving. Or when you stop in time.
That's where technique comes in!
Start very slowly, and try to keep those wheels from spinning. Keep a BIG
distance between yourself and the car ahead so you can stop in plenty of time,
and can keep moving a bit if he/she stops, especially on a hill. Once you get
moving up a hill, don't stop unless totally unavoidable. If it's really bad on
the road, I will even run a red light to avoid stopping, 'cause once you stop
on a hill, you may be sh*t out of luck. Slow and steady is the key-- in last
week's blizzard I had no choice but to go out and I passed all sorts of cars
off the road, including several 4 wheel drive vehicles, but my PT got me there
and back with no trouble

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.. Keep a BIG

yeah ok, then some moron pulls into that space....

yeah, now that sounds real safe, running red lights....

punch

 

I will even run a red light to avoid stopping,

I'm talking about red lights when there is NOBODY coming in either direction.
I'm not reckless about it but the simple fact is that if you stop for a light
going uphill on a snowy or icy day, there is sometimes NO way to get started
again and you sit there blocking traffic, spinning your wheels. Sometimes it's
the lesser of two evils.

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