Thanks for the fast response!
Just wondering, since you're from Vancouver as well, do you find the need for winter tires on the gti? I plan to take my car up to the mountains during snowboarding season but I'm not sure if the ground clearance and stock tires would permit that
That would depend on your usage, I would have to say. The stock Dunlops are terrible in ice/snow, and I like to go to Whistler for skiing/snowboarding, so I have winter tires. They really make a lot easier, and left me a lot more confident while driving in winter. This is especially true of the Sea to Sky. Also, if we get another snow dump year like 2008/2009 I'd like to be prepared.
If the cops are being jerks, they might turn you back if you don't have snow tires on your car when you head up to Cypress or Whistler, etc. I also drive up to Kelowna for skiing sometimes, and snow tires are definitely a necessity there.
I went up while I was lowered on my Bilstein coils and I had no issues as long as I stuck to the freshly plowed roads.
When I was stock, I had absolutely no issues going through snow under 1.5ft thick. I was plowing a bit, but the car definitely kept going. :lol:
