Hey everybody!
The fiancee and I took a quick trip up to Northern Indiana (Warsaw) over the weekend to visit her family, and ran into what was, for me, pretty nerve-wracking driving conditions on the way back. As we were coming into Indy, it started snowing, and, with the temps having been around 30 degrees for a while, it was sticking. Things got pretty slick quickly, and there were quite a few accidents.
We were in her 2018 Civic LX Hatchback 1.5T 6-speed. Her car came with 215/50-17s with Hankook Synergy all-seasons, I believe, but I bought a set of the 235/40-18 "Sport" wheels with Goodyear all-seasons from a buddy who bought a Civic Si and immediately put aftermarket wheels on it.
We had the 18" wheels on it for this trip. They were not at all confidence-inspiring when things got slick.
We'll be making several trips back and forth between Nashville and Warsaw between now and when we get married in April, and some trips by herself also. She's a good driver, and I have confidence in her ability in the snow and ice, but I've made the decision to buy a set of winter tires to mount on the factory 17" wheels, and my plan is to put those on her car when she/we drive up there, for some extra capability when the weather turns bad (which it often does up there).
So, as I saw someone mention on one of the other threads about winter tires (I think it was the one about the new Blizzak WS90), all our driving won't be on snow and ice. There will obviously be times when she might make a trip up there and I'll throw the winter tires on as a precaution if there's a chance of foul weather, but I still want her car to handle well and brake well in the dry or wet.
So what should I get?
The fiancee and I took a quick trip up to Northern Indiana (Warsaw) over the weekend to visit her family, and ran into what was, for me, pretty nerve-wracking driving conditions on the way back. As we were coming into Indy, it started snowing, and, with the temps having been around 30 degrees for a while, it was sticking. Things got pretty slick quickly, and there were quite a few accidents.
We were in her 2018 Civic LX Hatchback 1.5T 6-speed. Her car came with 215/50-17s with Hankook Synergy all-seasons, I believe, but I bought a set of the 235/40-18 "Sport" wheels with Goodyear all-seasons from a buddy who bought a Civic Si and immediately put aftermarket wheels on it.
We had the 18" wheels on it for this trip. They were not at all confidence-inspiring when things got slick.
We'll be making several trips back and forth between Nashville and Warsaw between now and when we get married in April, and some trips by herself also. She's a good driver, and I have confidence in her ability in the snow and ice, but I've made the decision to buy a set of winter tires to mount on the factory 17" wheels, and my plan is to put those on her car when she/we drive up there, for some extra capability when the weather turns bad (which it often does up there).
So, as I saw someone mention on one of the other threads about winter tires (I think it was the one about the new Blizzak WS90), all our driving won't be on snow and ice. There will obviously be times when she might make a trip up there and I'll throw the winter tires on as a precaution if there's a chance of foul weather, but I still want her car to handle well and brake well in the dry or wet.
So what should I get?
