I bought my 01 vert last November from a guy in Cleveland. After the transaction I got in it and headed South for home, got caught in a Ice/Snow storm. After toughing it out for about 30 (passing a couple of dozen accidents along the way) miles I was damn lucky to make it to a hotel without wrecking. I frankly don't know if a good set of snow tires would of helped THAT much but I do know that I will NEVER attempt to drive that Cobra in snow again. BTW, I'm over 40, have lived in the snowbelt all my life, drive 1000 miles a week as a salesman. A couple of business cars ago was a 96 Impala SS which I put 200k on driving it year round without changing tires over in the winter, no problems. I use to have a Vette in the early 90's, it was about as ridiculous as the Cobra in the snow. Given the dynamics of a Cobra (alot of power, short wheelbase, IRS, Front/Rear weight distribution, Etc.) trying to drive it in the snow is a Very Bad idea, period.