I live in ct and believe iw ill need some snow tires for the winter, although the setup will be priced closly to the accessport, will snow tires really help? is it totally neccessary? i really want to get the cobb if im going to shell out 700$. what do you recomend?

 

Snow tires. Access Port won't help any when you are in a ditch or hit a tree.

And yes, they help. Even the almost-snow-tire Nokian WRG2 are worlds better than any alleged "all-season" (read: all-season minus snow) tires when the white stuff falls. And those aren't quite true snow tires.

 

It doesn't take much snow or ice to cause an RX-8 with OEM tires to spin out. You can get a set of 17" rims and winter tires for under $1,000. when you factor in the longer the summer tires will last it cost less. I am soon going to mount my winter tires for the 5th time. That works out to $200 a season for me.

 

If you're going to use the car during the winter, snow tires are a no-brainer. Expo's right; consider them an investment in keeping your summer tires lasting longer.

 

Priorities

Getting from A to B more efficiently?
or
Getting from A to B safety and unharmed?

Easy answer to me

 

i have both and trust me snow tires need to come first. i was able to drive in chicago with almost no problems.

 

RX8 OEM tires are summer only tires. you NEED snow tires to drive in the snow safely or even at all. Not an option if you will need to drive in snow.

 

ok thanks for the help, tires it is