All season's in VA weather?

Originally Posted by somms

The most important factor isn't so much the weather as the temperature. If you find yourself driving in sub-40 degree temperatures, you should put on snow tires. Even on dry pavement you'll notice the improved grip when braking and cornering. If it does happen to snow, all the better.

Since using winter tires, my high performance summers have lasted several years; it's not wasted money.

Originally Posted by 1/4atatime

What about rain for summer tires VA can see a lot of rain even on warm days and I don't feel like hydroplaning into a ditch or end up driving so slow a dude on his moped could pass me.

Originally Posted by somms

My high performance summers do great in the rain. I’m a lot more concerned with water getting into the intakes than I am with hydroplaning during the summer.

Originally Posted by DrBacon

I was mostly making fun of myself, but to be honest I never had any issues with traction with decent all season tires when the car was naturally aspirated making ~335whp. If you dump the clutch and launch it of course it's going to spin, you also won't have as much grip in corners if that's a concern. If you're worried about summer tire performance in rain generally as far as I'm aware of summer tires have better rain performance than all seasons, where all seasons shine is colder temperatures.

Personally my plan is once the temperature starts warming up again is switch the tires on my nismo wheels to some summer tires then once the weather starts to get cold next winter is grab a set of cheaper (yet still nice) wheels and put my all season tires on them.

Originally Posted by 240se

Where in VA are you? I'm on the coast and get by with summer tires but I take my wife's subaru the one or two days we get snow here a year.

Originally Posted by 1/4atatime

I'm near Richmond I doubt I could get by on all summer tires because I live out in the country and the back roads can get a little bad even when main roads are clear during winter. I also have a steep hill that would not be fun trying to get up if even with a small amount of snow. I think I'll be best off with a winter and summer set.

Originally Posted by 240se

Or you could get a beater vehicle for bad weather use.