Besides my car having crappy tires (for winter), the car handles just fine. I'm considering lowering the pressure in the tires to get a bit more traction. I run them high to improve gas mileage, but it hurts traction in winter. I never had much issue with it with other cars, but I carefully select the tires for my cars. I'm sure the previous owner just slapped on whatever was the cheapest tire she could find.