fdc- I'm curious about the Yokohama Geolanders on your 2017. What size wheels does your 2017 have? Reason I ask is, my 2016 Forester had 17s with Yoko Geolanders on it and they were horrible in winter conditions. Just trying to sort what could make the experience so different. I had put a well used set of Firestone Winterforce snows on my Forester and the winter performance was night/day different with those on it.
My previous Subaru, a 2014 XV Crosstrek 5spd also had Yoko Geos and that one wasn't as bad, but I attributed that more to the simpler, constant 50/50 axle split to the 5spd manual trans.
Prior to that, my leased 2012 Legacy had Bridgestone Turanza EL400s. Those were horrible winter tires as well.
My previous Subaru, a 2014 XV Crosstrek 5spd also had Yoko Geos and that one wasn't as bad, but I attributed that more to the simpler, constant 50/50 axle split to the 5spd manual trans.
Prior to that, my leased 2012 Legacy had Bridgestone Turanza EL400s. Those were horrible winter tires as well.