The Dunlops and the Yokohamas both did fairly well on snow. However, if the tires get worn down enough then they will not have any traction on the snow.

Today, we had a minor snowstorm and I have the Yokohama AVID Envigors on my Fit. These tires are now worn down to the bands. I had ZERO traction in the snow. Hey I know I should have replaced the tires by now, but in this economy I cant afford to simply replace a set of tires.

So, to be clear, using a tire tread depth gauge you can find at Autozone. 11/32nds is new, 6/32nds is the limit at which snow traction is compromised, 4/32nds is where rain traction is compromised, 2/32nds is the absolute limit where a tire needs to be replaced.

 

This just in.. bald tires perform poorly in adverse weather! More at 11!

 

I thought that too, then I realized OP made an effort to provide some exact information. Somewhat influenced by opinion rather than fact, since another person's "compromised traction" could be different. Overall, though, interesting.

But...
Hope you can afford your insurance deductible ... tires are the #1 piece of safety equipment on the car.

 

 

Trololol?!

 

News, any non M&S tire used in more than a couple of inches of snow will be useless.

 

I had bald tires on my Civic. I drove it in snow.

I NO SCARE.

 

Probably shouldn't have burned all that money on transmission changes. Did you ever find the transmission filter?

 

Few years back I drove my Fit through town after an ice storm put about an inch of ice down and shut the whole town down. It wasn't exactly fast seeing as I was doing between 15 and 20, but I had complete control the entire time. Only time I didn't was when I stomped down hard on the brakes to see how well the ABS could handle ice. Pretty well, I'll say.

 

FOX News Reporting in: One of our most trusted corespondents has just reported that tires with no tread do not perform well in snow. I repeat, tires unsafe to drive in most any condition are also unsafe to drive in snow.

You heard it here first Folks.

Coming up next: Blown headlight bulbs hinder nighttime visibility and Engines without coolant tend to overheat.

... Back to you Bill.

~SB

 

No you guys, it's the car's fault!

 

Just posting this for someone's benefit. There hasnt been a lot of snow around here in quite a while and so I thought I could make it that much more on the same old tires, but then a mild storm came and it was very dangerous.

When I had some tread left, the Fit performed better then expected in the snow. I was able to move with ease through an unplowed street with about an inch, but now is a different story.

Im getting the Yokohama Envigors again mainly because I already have one in the garage so I just needed to order three. Next time around Im getting the Yoko Ascends. The Envigors got me 42000 miles which is much better than the stock Dunlops and all my driving is more or less urban cycle. So the Ascends would give me 60,000 miles if I do the Algebra correct.

Yeah, I know Im risking safety vs cost, but I didnt see this snow storm coming.

 

Well, that Weather channel and other news sources can be kind of tricky... Especially with that new-fangled radar. The internets tend to get in the way too... Both of them.

...Sheesh

By the way, that's not Algebra, it's basic equation solving. Don't think it even qualifies as pre-algebra.

This is just one mis-informed and bad "public service" announcement after another...

on the obvious but more serious side, Lowering your credibility by posting ignorant things won't benefit anyone.

~SB

 

Why does this always happen? This is stupid.

 

 

The Dunlops are terrible on dry roads. I never expected them to perform well in snow, even with new tread.

 

Why did you post this...

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California considers 5/32" the minimum limit for a "snow tire" (M+S) to be legal. Yes, 2/32 is still the legal limit for non-snow conditions. It has been icy here the last week and my street is steep. No one is able to get to the main highway with a 2WD vehicle without chains, regardless of tires.

 

dam am i picky i change my tires every 1 1/2 years lol

 

In their defense, the Dunlops perform better in the snow than the Bridgestones do.