Autosocks vs Rud Centrax Chains

What's Better? Autosocks or Rud Centrax Chains?

Better Tire Traction

What do you do when you car has no traction in the snow?
I live at the bottom of a very steep cul-de-sac in Colorado where it can get quite snowy and icy in the winter time. In fact, I consider my street the benchmark for testing whether or not any car is equipped to handle the winter streets. For two years, I've been able to negotiate my street - just barely, in my rear wheel drive BMW. This last week, my 1997 RWD, 540i with Traction Control finally met it's match. The single digit temperatures combined with the icy snow-packed accumulation of the last two December snow storms were too much. I was unable to get my car up the street and nothing I tried worked, including backing into my driveway, revving up the motor and attempt at speeding up the hill full charge. Due to the continued cold temps, along with the fact my street never gets sanded, I was forced to car pool for a couple of days while I did some research on tire traction. My conclusion basically came down to four options: Read the rest of this entry