Aaaaarrrrgggghhhh!

Jeep GC , just use all season as has been said and you'll be fine .

wouldn't say a Jeep GC would have much trouble on all seasons in and around Calgary.

It's completely up to you, i know a few people who put on winters, and i'm going to this year too, but mainly because the tires on my "winter" wheels are done and i need to buy new ones anyway

watch some of the stopping distance and handling videos of Winters vs All-seasons on Youtube, might help you make up your mind

Hi

Yes I was going to get the wheels, going this week to get prices from around the traps, just thought i would get some tips from here first

Cheers
Wayne

Once you have decided have a quick look at these two sites as sometimes they can be quite a bit cheaper - one is in BC, the other in the States (this one depends on exchange rate - we got a good deal from the website in the states but that was a while back when the exchange rate was better).

http://www.tirerack.com
http://www.tiretrends.com

We've had the General Tire (rebranded Gislaveds from Sweden) brand and also the Michelin X Ice and both are fine. A lot of people like the Blizzaks.

Steel wheels is the way to go if you want to save $$ getting the tires swapped round every season, although some garages if you ask for a tire rotation at your car service and happen to have the other tires in the back, will sometimes do it for next to nothing.

Get them in US so much cheaper and I would not drive without them in snow ice conditions will stop you in half the distance or less then all seasons

thumbs up for TireRack, ordered on the Monday and were with me on the Friday and at half the price of Canadian Tire and 30% less than Fountain Tire (even with delivery added on, they pay all the customs stuff up front)

These are my winter tires. They are on my dune buggy.

I thought the same here in my Jeep Liberty until I slid gracefully through a red traffic light after being unable to stop in time. Then I put on snow tires.
4x4 / AWD gets you going quicker, snow tires help you stop quicker. It's a no brainer.

In 5 winters here in Calgary, I have never used winter tires. All seasons have done fine, never got stuck or into bother.
If you are a decent driver there should not be any issues, people put winter tires on their cars and think that they are able to drive everywhere at 100 km p/hour in the snow and ice when wonder why they have slid into the ditch or the car in front!

I do drive everywhere at 70mph in the snow and ice. It's not the case that, because it snows, there's no need to go to work. If anything there's a need to go more quickly in the winter because time has been lost to shovelling and blowing.

I wouldn't bother with snow tires in the GTA but do find that they allow me to gain traction and so speed when driving in the country.

I'm at a loss though to see the point of four wheel drive on roads.

Wow they are much cheaper! Great thanks

Studdable or not is the next question

cheers
Wayne

Pop across the border for a shopping trip and get new tires while you are there - a few hundred bucks cheaper (for truck tires)

I don't recall seeing studded tires on the road in Calgary - I don't know if they would be legal in the city. I remember Kaltire certainly had studded tires on display at the outet in Deerfoot Meadows.