Now that the weather's clearing up, I can look back and evaluate how my tC did over this course of this last winter. I live in central Indiana and we got hit a couple times that resulted in 7 or 8 inches. I've got an automatic, and I did just fine. When I got the car, I went ahead and got the 18 inch wheels. You get to keep the stock wheels, too. It works out nicely. I use the 18s for nice weather (late spring through mid fall), then switch over to the stock 17s for the nastier stuff. The stock tires seem to do just pretty well in rain, snow, and ice. Though I do agree, with a manual transmission, drive one gear higher than you normally do in winter. It'll deliver less immediate torque to the drive wheels and help keep you from spinning.
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