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Originally Posted by marcx5
i agree with your overall point... however, disagree that they are subjective. certainly snow tires can be tested against each other in some scientific basis to determine which performs better on snow/ice versus others.
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Of course - many studies out there. Theres even a dedicated forum.
http://www.snowtire.info/forum/viewforum.php?f=1
The problem with these 'scientific studies' is that you then have to take this information and ask some questions to apply to your situation and then you are back to square one - too many variables.
- how much snow do you drive in, how deep and how often?
- Are you willing to accept more noise on highway/low speeds for improved grip in deep snow?
- Are you willing to sacrifice some hadling for improved grip in deep snow?
- What about traction when its not snowing - best traction in ice/snow will not have best traction in dry pavement/rain
- Is cost a concern?
Not arm wrestling here but think that the choices offered by tire rack or BMW are great and are pretty much always the top performers in all studies - Pirelli scorpion ice and snow, Blizzak, Dunlop Grandtrek winter etc. etc. IMHO not much difference between this top tier.
...especially for Boston winters - we're not hauling across the tundra here
my 2c is up