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Re: Winter Driving -- Blizzaks

>After the tread wears, you can make your car a little less thrilling and
>drive them as all season's!

Rocco is correct . 
I live in Buffalo NY and have run Perelli W210s  on my 325is and before 
that on my Corrado vr6 ( fwd but tooooo much torque). I like them because 
they are a "high Performance" winter tire. We have a lot of lake effect 
snow but also a lot of thaw--hense glare ice in addition to  ice under a 
layer of snow. I like them because they handle on icy, clear and deep 
snow. Last Christmas I went out in a Blizzard in them and my car slowly 
pulled through like a snow plough. I am a School Counselor and if the 
city is open I go to work  and have never been let down. I put them on 
Now 1 and take them off April 1 .  This is a long winter and I will 
probably get my 3 rd winter out of them at least. I drive the car every 
day and someimes quite entheusastically. 

I didn't get the Blizzaks because I didn't like the idea that they would 
suddenly become an all season tire. If I wanted an all season I would 
have bought one. I want to keep my baby safe in the winter and  wanted a 
true snow tire that I wouldn't mind driving fast when we have our January 
thaw.  When I sold my Corrado , I gave my son my w210s . He drove them  
NOv until July because he couldn't afford new tires and r1s for his 
tricked out Jetta.  They lasted and we were surprised how well the 
handled.

Holly McReynolds
BMW 325is
SCCA WNY region- BMW CCA Genesee
"I will walk where my own nature will be leading; it vexes me to choose 
another guide"- E. Bronte.