Comments on: Autosocks vs Rud Centrax

By: BMW Snow Tires | General Altimax Arctic Review

BMW Snow Tires | General Altimax Arctic Review — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:24:33 +0000

[...] especially if it was up a hill. I solved the problem of getting up my steep icy street with the Autosocks, reviewed here: Autosocks Review. For $100 a pair, the Autosocks will get you out of any jam, [...]

By: Rob

Rob — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 03:03:44 +0000

This is awesome information, DD. I’m already dreading the bad traction my Bimmer is going to get on icy roads this winter unless I do something about the tires. The autosocks are great just for getting me unstuck and out of slippery spots, but they cannot be used for transportation alternatives to good snow tires.

By: DD

DD — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:22:06 +0000

I have an Audi with Summer performance tires that are horrible on snow and ice. I live in the NW where it snows on occasion, but is mostly wet during the Winter. First, I don’t have clearance for chains, second, even if I did, I hate them. Yes they give you traction, but they shake a car (and my fillings) to pieces. As for wear, chains break when you drive them on dry (or wet) pavement, so you need to take them off when not on snow. Autosocks are going to wear more quickly on dry pavement, but my experience is that they wear very well as long as you take them off when you aren’t on the snow. It is natural to want to compare snow tires vs. chains vs. Autosocks, but they each have their purposes and trade-offs. If I lived somewhere where there was a lot of snow and ice during the winter, I’d buy a set of snow tires. If I had a truck and needed traction beyond the snow tires, I’d consider getting chains. But in my scenario, the Autosocks are the solution. So yes, Autosocks do take the place of chains, not for everyone, but for many.