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[quote=Anonymous]"New tires" doesn't mean much when speaking of driving in snow or on ice.  New summer tires would be useless in those conditions,  New but inexpensive all-season tires may not be much better, providing only minimal traction on wet or icy surfaces.  Higher quality all-season tires will provide better traction, but will have cost more and still won't be useful on ice or deep snow.  Quality snow tires would be better yet, but only studded snow tires will provide decent grip on ice.

The driver needs to understand when road conditions make driving risky, given the traction available from his vehicle, including the presence and effectiveness of a traction control system as well as from the tires with which it is fitted.

Separately, you'll not find a "reliable" car for under $10K.  That price point means a much older and/or much higher mileage vehicle, or possible a new model with significant mechanical/electrical problems which will be very expensive to address.  None of those characteristics is associated with reliability.

Repair the car, evaluate the impact on your insurance, and impress upon the driver the need to leave the car parked when road conditions dictate that to be the sensible and prudent course of action.  [/quote]

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