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Old 03-19-2010, 01:26 PM   #104 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks View Post
If you don't really push the car in the corners and drive the car like you would the family sedan then it will work fine.
Actually when I bought the car I was planning ahead to do all-seasons, but everyone keeps warning me about the grip. The Contis seem to be a possible solution in that they have a 100mm wider lateral footprint in total than stock, though they're also beautifully siped for rainwater.

I found out this year that there will be weeks at a time when the Z doesn't go out, which means anytime there's more than 2" accumulation on the road. Supposedly you shouldn't drive summer compound tires below 50 degrees F., though I had a few highway sorties (dry pavement) in the twenties with no harm. So now I look at tire candidates more for rain handling (than the solid stuff). We've got the Acura's FWD on Michelins and a Honda Element AWD if we have to go anywhere.
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