Bulos, you are absolutely correct - it gets quite cold here in the winter (zero and sometimes below!) and we can get a lot of snow. Last year the Stingray was my daily driver, and had to get around regardless of the weather. Good thing I got the AS3's as we saw temps in the teens below zero, and several snow events with 8"-12" of the white stuff! The AS3's never let me down once, even on unplowed streets. And at $1200 installed at my dealer, the price certainly was right.
This year I bought a used 4x4 Silverado, and we barely got any snow. Go figure.
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'74 Stingray coupe, heavily modified, as seen in August 2011 VETTE magazine, 2014 Stingray Z51 #196, ordered 02/11/13, built 08/29/13, Museum Delivery 10/04/13, driven daily!