Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2003 15:55:32 -0500 From: Bob <uctraingNOSPAMnopsamanet.com> Subject: Re: buy snow tires or not?
On 22 Jan 2003 18:16:32 GMT, davehinznopsamcop.net wrote: >Since you're going to be using up tires no matter when you drive, why not >use up a tire that's made for the conditions you're driving in? Snow tires >don't cost any more to own, because what you spend on wearing them out, you >save on not wearing out your summer tires. I agree: get tires for the conditions you normally encounter. Around NEw England, I encounter actual snow packed road on perhaps a dozen days a year at most. Studless snow tires do nothing for ice traction, so that doesn't count. The rest of the time, I need a tire that will handle wet and dry conditions. For me that says "all seasons." Bob