Another fan of them here – mine are Falkens on a Beemer.
They’re much better from the get-go on coldish days – the summer tyres aren’t too bad once they’ve warmed up, but the ride and grip are awful for the first 15 mins or so.
Once it gets snowy/icy slushy, you still have to drive sensibly, but the car goes, turns and most importantly stops in control. Even under hard braking on snow it pulls up in a straight line with the ABS triggering properly. The limiting factors for where I can go are the minimal ground clearance, plus the other divots on the road who have got stuck in front of me, or who can’t stop behind me.
This is the 4th winter for mine. We got caught out whilst on holiday on Kintyre a couple of years back when we had the really big storms, and the ability to get around in the car, despite the road conditions was a proper lifesaver.
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