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Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS
Seeing that it's Oct 1 and winter tire laws are in effect,
I'm contemplating a dedicated winter tire set up or all weathers (WRG4) on the E46. It's rwd and no LSD. I got around decently on old WRG3s about two winters ago, but it wasn't great. Had Chinese M+S last year and that was an absolute nightmare. I already have a dedicated summer performance tire set up, it would be great to get both all weather and winters so I don't kill the treadwear on either summers or winters, but space is scarce.
Also trying to figure out which all weather is the best for a 2015 Civic. Being fwd, I got around with just Primacy MXM4s last year - even in Surrey. My 16 y/o brother has the Civic now, so I want him to be safe so it has to be snowflake rated, but not necessarily dedicated winters. I don't want to run two sets of wheels for the Civic too.
TIA
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I was running a set of WRG3 on my G37x; they had around 6/32nds remaining, and I was sliding around as soon as it rained (13-18 degrees Celsius). For reference, taking the Canada Way onramp to westbound highway 1, I can't take that curve any faster than approximately 45 km/hr: if I add throttle any faster than that, my rear end starts to become finicky (note I have a rwd biased AWD system; your RWD would possibly kick the rear out at this point).
Having said that, I recently swapped over to a set of near-new WS80 and couldn't be happier. Let's wait for the colder temperatures/slush/snow and see how they hold up, though I'm quite confident having read some comments here!
I would say for any spirited driver, all-weather tires will not cut it after the first or second season (depending on how much you drive).