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Old Dec 23, 2014 | 09:19 PM
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kuratsunade
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Default Re: Why so many wrecked Crossfires?

Personal opinion

If you run Crossfire in winter, General GMax is NOT the way to go. They're merely 2.5 season tire if you look at the tread pattern and the compound they use, together with the size of tire with Crossfire.

My Falken 912/612 was claimed to be all season tire. When the tires were new, it was more like a summer tire, and has been till it's near end of life after 19K miles in the rear. I was sliding left to right on highway when I ran it in the winter, so I rarely take it out when it's colder than 50 out there. Taking it out when there's any snow out there? forget it. Lower end All season tires are not that well in winter at all.

My P-Zero A/S on my Audi was barely making it even with the Haldex traction system in the winter so I switched to Continental's DWS instead.

I'm sure someone will come back to me saying their GMax is fine in the winter, but for someone as young and inexperienced(and probably dumb) like me, I would trust something better than GMax if not dedicated snow tire.
 
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