Quote Originally Posted by JHarris1385
As far as winter conditions. She lives here http://maps.google.com/maps?tab=wl . Between Borden and Pekin Indiana. Closer to David, IndianaVX. She honestly is not a great driver (but not terribly bad) and she is only in need of a new auto because this is her second auto she has totaled (niether her fault). So she really just wants to feel secure and confident in an auto that can get around. Up and down mild to steep in/declines in sometimes bad condition. Most of the roads she travels are county owned and not salted or plowed regularly.

So are blizzak tires that good?
My Subaru got me to work and back during the last two Colorado's blizzards. Once was 55+ miles. In both cases, I made it all the way to my driveway before I got high-centered. Until the snow got too deep, it was simply unstoppable. That's with regular all-season tires, too! Driving in bad weather is a pleasure in my Subaru, and never fails to put a smile on my face, especially when I'm the only car moving. The crash tests results are pretty good, too. Usually you trade-off between avoiding an accident in a small, nimble car against surviving an inevitable collision or rollover in an SUV. I think the Subarus have the best of both.



As for Blizzaks, I've never personally used them (or NOKIAN HAKKAPELLIITTA's -- the other strongly recommended tires), but I have seen them in action, and the power of good snow tires is absolutely undeniable. Although they help you start, the true power is that you can still STOP and STEER with good snow tires. If you can afford them, and can put up with the hassle of swapping tires, I can't recommend them strongly enough.