Summer Tires in NH? (cars, driving, good)

[nhdriver]

Sure, if you have a performance car, why not I have summer's on my WRX and all seasons on my Highlander. The WRX gets snow tires and the Highlander seem to do really well with the Michelin high performance all seasons although I've thought of getting snows for my Highlander next year.

[Need4Camaro]

Admittedly I live in Texas and have summer tires, when the temps dip below 50* F.. ..not good man.. I fish tail like I'm driving on ice.

[IntoSomething]

Originally Posted by Burgermeister

I just spent my first winter in the North Country. Initially, I was using All-Seasons as recommended by many of those I talked to, however I quickly determined that slipping and sliding all over the place was no way to commute 30 miles to work. Of course, driver experience and where you live in NH may make a difference, but for me and mine studded snow tires all the way; your mileage may vary

Oh, we will continue to use snow tires in the winter, definitely. But for spring-fall, we were trying to decide between all-season or summer.

Now we're back to thinking summer tires again. I'm just a little nervous about the daily temperature variation, and if it dips down too low at night in late spring/early fall but is still too warm for winter tires during the day. But supposedly, they really do handle much better than all-seasons.

[IntoSomething]

Originally Posted by nhdriver

Sure, if you have a performance car, why not I have summer's on my WRX and all seasons on my Highlander. The WRX gets snow tires and the Highlander seem to do really well with the Michelin high performance all seasons although I've thought of getting snows for my Highlander next year.

Well, that's kind of the thing. We just have plain old Subarus. No performance cars here. My husband still feels it's safer to have summer tires for spring-fall versus all-season, and I agree....except I'm concerned about those few nights in late spring or early fall when the temperatures dip down low, but the daytime temps are still too high to be on winter tires.

So, we are at an impasse. LOL

[IntoSomething]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

Admittedly I live in Texas and have summer tires, when the temps dip below 50* F.. ..not good man.. I fish tail like I'm driving on ice.

Below 50? I've been reading about near or below freezing being a concern, but not 50. That's concerning.

[robr2]

Originally Posted by IntoSomething

Oh, we will continue to use snow tires in the winter, definitely. But for spring-fall, we were trying to decide between all-season or summer.

Now we're back to thinking summer tires again. I'm just a little nervous about the daily temperature variation, and if it dips down too low at night in late spring/early fall but is still too warm for winter tires during the day. But supposedly, they really do handle much better than all-seasons.

Unless you're canyon carving at 9/10th's everyday, get a set of high performance all season tires like the Yokohama Avid ENVigor. They will work well at lower temps and still give you the performance that most daily drivers need.

[Sporin]

Originally Posted by robr2

Unless you're canyon carving at 9/10th's everyday, get a set of high performance all season tires like the Yokohama Avid ENVigor. They will work well at lower temps and still give you the performance that most daily drivers need.

Agree with this. If you have a higher performance car than shoot for a high performance all season which will be biased more towards summer tire grip levels without too much issue if we get a quick cold snap.

Luckily we live in really great times for tire choices, assuming you don't need some oddball size. If you are already running a dedicated winter tire (and I think everyone should up here) than you might as well bias your 3 season tire towards the performance end if that's your goal.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/surve....jsp?type=HPAS

[Burgermeister]

Originally Posted by IntoSomething

Oh, we will continue to use snow tires in the winter, definitely. But for spring-fall, we were trying to decide between all-season or summer.

Unless you have performance cars, All-Seasons are probably your best choice.

[CrazyDave]

all season tires are not really all season tires, they do not do the job of a good snow tire. Summer tires and all season tires are comparable for the other three seasons. If the price is the same it really won't matter which you get.

[OneDawg]

Originally Posted by IntoSomething

Do you put summer tires on your car rather than all-season? If so, living in (Southern) New Hampshire, when do you make the switch?After decades of living in the Northeast, this is the first year that I have winter tires. (And it has been wonderful!) So, in looking at what to put on the car now, it looks like summer tires are better overall than all-season.
But, if I change the tires out now, and it dips below 45 degrees at night, does that mean I'm compromising safety? But, if I keep the winter tires on a little longer, and it gets up to 65 degrees during the day, does that mean I'm compromising safety?

I used to take the studded tires off in April/May. Never heard of summer tires.