# Tires **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [October 27, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires/21307 "2008-10-27T21:45:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![juntas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4da419/32.png) [@juntas](https://community.cartalk.com/u/juntas)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires/21307/1 "2008-10-27T21:45:06Z")
are snow tires better than all-weather tires? ---
**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires/21307/2 "2008-10-27T21:53:57Z")
You be the judge. [http://video.aol.com/video-detail/all-season-vs-winter-tires/2850033024](http://video.aol.com/video-detail/all-season-vs-winter-tires/2850033024) Tester ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires/21307/3 "2008-10-27T22:06:04Z")
For bad winter roads the answer is a definite “yes”. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tires/21307/4 "2008-10-27T22:32:19Z")
So called “all-season” tires are inherently a compromise in all seasons. If you want maximum safety during the winter, you should get a set of 4 winter tires (on their own rims)–assuming that you live in an area that warrants purchasing these tires. I strongly recommend the Michelin X-Ice tire.