Mace66

Hi All,

I know the topic on snow tires has come up several times and I have read most of the threads, but know where does anyone state how the C63 does with very hilly winding rows with snow tires. We are talking twisting roads with large hills.

I live in Frederick MD, will snow tires get me home if it snows or gets icy? Am I risking an accident and should I just get a third vehicle? If so any advice on a fun third vehicle?

Since I live in the hills I was looking at Blizzak WS-60 235/40/18 all around on existing rims. Not concern with performance more concerned with safety. Also if anyone has suggestions on affordable winter rims that would help.

Cheers

Dogtag114

If my wife didn't object I'd get a used jeep for the winter. It scratches the winter, convertible and "earthy" itch.

dacatz

i will not recommend getting ws-60, at the beginning of the season, it will work great..but it weat out quickly...i have notice huge different on 2nd yr

hansamg

I have had a few sets of WS-50/ 60 . They will give you 20,000mi of great traction. Just keep them off hot tarmac. Mount Thanksgiving or so and dismount as the weather dictates. I'd say 3rd car, if you can. I have put many friends on Blizzaks and they all thank me later. I have a 4WD truck for winter ( Blizzak HD truck snows WS965 LRE) . I am going to drive my 63 alot , but no snows, cause I have a 4WD. If you do snows , go skinny on cheapo wheels from tirerack. It's all about the psi footprint with RWD.
Don't get sucked into performance snows- it's an oxymoron to me. WS60 is the squishiest, stickiest open shoulder tire I have seen. Yeah the ride is soft and less responsive, but it's winter and you don't want to crash.

dacatz

agree of what u say....but for 4000lbs c63....it has trouble keep stock tires or most of summer tires usuage like regular car...therefore soft compound in my mind is not that great...maybe i am wrong!

JM

I drive my C63 every winter, I go up a mountain to drive my gf to school, the roads are pretty clean... but I wouldn't do it if you have windy roads and hills if they are not clean....

late_bloomer

What tire setup do you use?

hansamg

It is the soft flexible tread blocks, siped, with big open shoulders that make the WS60 such a great snow tire . There is no all around great snow tire. YOur summer tires get rock hard in the winter. I live on a big hill. First winter here, had an Audi S4 on summer tires. Could not make it up the hill without defeating tract control and burning all 4 tires 5-6000rpm up a 1/2 mile hill. Mounted WS-50 and it performed like a freakin snow-cat up the ski hill. I have a couple Range Rover friends with summer tires , and "dealer recommended" hi-perf snow tires on huge wheels. They don't as great a job as my Blizzzak low performance snows. If you have a garage, buy a floor jack, breaker bar, torque wrench, put a $1.00 1/2" adaptor on your cordless drill and you can swap 4 tires in under 30 minutes. The snows cost nothing compared to one smushed up MB wheel cause you plowed into a curb at 15mph in the slop.

JM

used to use hankook ice bear or somethign along those lines


But this year I got a new set from MB