Minnesota got quite a bit of snow today. About 8 inches where I live in the Twin Cities.
Every time winter rolls around, I get mad at myself for purchasing a Mazda 3 because of how poorly it handles in the snow. It does have front wheel drive. The positives for winter driving start and end there.
I have about 50k miles on it and thus needed some new tires on it before this winter. I decided to go the snow tire route and could not be happier. You can find loads of videos on YouTube that show how much better they are. My experience with the snow tires today - it braked, accelerated and handled as good, if not better than my wife's AWD 2017 CX5 with all-seasons.
So how does this relate to finance? I was convinced I was going to get rid of the car soon. I drive 50 miles round trip to work and it was miserable driving in the snow with poor control/traction. A set of snow tires and rims for $740 from tirerack completely changed my mind and most likely saved me from buying something bigger with AWD.
So, for all you out there thinking you need to dump your car to buy an SUV or truck due to the winter, you really don't. Do some research, buy a set of snow tires, and enjoy the ride like I did today.
Submitted October 20, 2020 at 09:18PM by centarooo https://ift.tt/2HlJUR5
