Get a second set of wheels with some Bridgestone Blizzaks and you'll be fine in pretty much everything other than real deep snow; then the bumper becomes a plow.
I dailyed my E36 BMW with just a pair of Blizzaks on the rear, got me through Wisconsin winters.
Ran a 90's S14 240SX with the limited slip and Blizzaks. Was awesome in the snow.
I had Blizzak WS90s on my RWD BMW for all five years I owned it. My wife has an AWD SUV with all weather tires. She drove the BMW once in the snow and was shocked to find she felt safer in it than her SUV. The only real advantage AWD gives you in the snow is traction to get moving. Once you’re moving, which wheels are propelling you is much less important. What becomes important then is your ability to stop and maneuver. And that is dictated by your tires.
I have used Good Year Opti-life pro 3 for the last 100,000 KMS of driving that I have done in the 16 leaf. Around $200 per tyre fitted. I have original rims, so this price is for 205/55-16. I get 38,000 kms on average and I drive hard. I u-turn and reverse a lot as I do food delivery work 150 KMS a day. Highly recommend them.
My CX-50 rides incredibly smooth even on 20” wheels after upgrading to premium all-season tires from the stock Goodyear.
The Blizzaks are excellent on a heavier SUV (my old shitbox Wrangler) and served me very well last winter going between the mainland and Cape Breton
Cc2 will last way longer than any other competitor. Goodyear weather ready is great for first 20k miles then it will become trash.
2009 Goodyear run flat low profile tires. The ideal with "run flats" is that if you get a nail or something you can still drive on the tire at reduced speed safely for a short time. The problem is that the tires were incredibly fragile and barely lasted 10,000 mi before catastrophically just shredding apart on their own. And because they would shred apart in such horrific ways the sidewall of the tire would often damage sensors or other things underneath the car, making the repair cost 10x what it normally would be. Also the tires themselves cost several times more than a normal tire. One of the biggest money pits of my life, I can't believe I let the dealers talk me into that but at the time they made it sound like a wonder tire that would last extra long and be extra safe. It was literally the exact opposite ????
Bridgestone Potenza RE92 are great on dry pavement; but they are a scary ride with RWD on wet, snowy, or icy pavement.
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