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Being stuck in snow with an SUV and all seasons is the cheapest part of inconvenience. Crashing your SUV because of lack of deceleration/lateral grip is the much more expensive part compared to just purchasing winters. When I was traveling on highway one and even highway 99 in snow dumps, rarely did I see passenger “cars” in the ditch or crashed. It was usually SUVs and trucks. There is quite a confidence that an SUV appears to give but they do not have any entitlement to physics. Our Sienna AWD handles great in deep snow with all seasons and I think it would be hard to get yourself stuck with a little bit of common sense. When I put Hakkapeliitta winters on the vehicle for the next year, snow handling changed dramatically.
There is a balance and for some people they can’t just go all out on every security expense. If we could, we’d all be driving G wagens and Range Rovers in the snow. But if you have winters on, it’s not like you’ve lost money long term. Since your non winter tires are stored and not being worn out while you winter tire.
I’ve had a handful of occasions where winter tires have made the difference of avoiding someone who has lost control or being slammed into them. While that’s probably a low percentage chance of it happening (using common sense) to you during any given snowfall drive, it’s up to your balance of peace of mind to yourself and others around you.
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--Trevor--
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