We're convinced though that with
a proper set of tires, both vehicles would have no issue tackling tougher off - road tasks.
Not exact matches
Personally, I'm a
tire geek and love having the ultimate grip in all conditions and don't mind dealing with twice - a-year wheel and
tires swaps so I will stick with dedicated
sets of summer performance rubber and
proper winter
tires.
I'm sure a
proper set of snow
tires would help it through winter in Michigan, but the roads get too degraded after the freeze / thaw cycle and pervasive use
of road salt run their course.
A front wheel drive car fitted with a
proper set of cheap winter
tires will outperform an AWD car fitted with all - season
tires in the snow.
Verify the dealership has all the accessories (e.g. 2
sets of keys and
proper spare
tire in the trunk).
One thing we'd recommend is to invest part
of that savings in a
set of proper winter
tires to really extract all the winter performance potential out
of the drivetrain.