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Originally Posted by Lukcas61
I see a lot of people in California chiming in. I have one question. I only went the all season route because it was getting cold and since I live in the desert it did get to about 20 or so degrees. Do you run summer tires all year or what?
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I had SO4s as my last set and I really liked them. Dry traction was great, wet traction was very good too. Even when they definitely needed to be replaced, the dry grip was still impressive.
I drove them through two PA winters. They're okay in cold temps as long as you drive conservatively on them, because they do kinda turn into plastic shopping cart wheels. So no slaloms. Now, I don't make a habit of driving my car in the snow, but I did once get caught in a snow drift (didn't see it over a hill). If there is one flake of snow on the ground, these tires are worthless and you'll be in a ditch. I got a sink-or-swim lesson in drifting as a bus came the other direction...😳
Since I DD my car, I went with the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 this time around. They're okay. Probably as good as you could expect from an A/S tire. It just starting getting really cold here and the grip in cold is better, for sure. Summer traction of course isn't as good. I did run them on a track day, actually, and while the ultimate grip limits aren't as high, they really held their own. If I could dedicate my car to warm weather/track only, I'd seriously consider buying the SO4s again.