I just bought a '08 LS460 (w/18k mi) and only experienced driving it in one snowstorm. We get some pretty good snow in the winter and this car will clearly need better traction in snow. I don't do a lot of driving (about 8k per year), mainly just around town a few trips of about 200 miles at a time per year.
One thought is to purchase a matching rim and take the tire off the spare in the trunk and mount snow tires on them. Then I will have two snow tires that I can put on in the winter and use the existing tires and rims for the rest of the year. The other thought is to replace all four tires with all season.
If I just buy snow tires and have them mounted on the rims every year will that cause problems with the tire pressure monitor? Will mounting and dismounting tires every year cause damage to the rims?
Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions you can share with me on the best solution and to get the best traction? What brand/type of tire should I consider? Any help would be great. Thanks
