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Your stay at a shop is a heck of a lot shorter when they're swapping wheels instead of having to mount and balance tires. Also, if you have the tools, you can swap your own wheels whenever you want, without having to wait for an appointment, take time away from work, etc
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Michigan being wacky, I also (prefer to) do all-seasons and winters for my daily. That way I'm not screwed by those fun fall and spring periods when you get snow and 70F in the space of a week. My Miata gets fully seasonal tires since I wouldn't want to drive it during a freak snow event anyway.
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NJ Deac posted:Thanks for all of the input, everyone. I'm a little reluctant to deviate from OEM spec just because of the stock situation, and I've got another car I can use if I HAVE to drive anywhere, so I'm leaning towards waiting until I can find some Pirelli Zero Winters in stock like I've seen recommended here and in several other places for this car. I don't know what your plans for the car are, but I expect most of NY has the same weather problem Michigan does, which is that in March and even April you can get 65 degrees one day and two inches of snow the next. I (try to) run all-season tires for most of the year and winter tires between roughly Thanksgiving and early spring. If your dealer can put all-weathers on there for you without ripping you off, I'd take them up on that, instead of risking needing to put summer tires on snow or ice.
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My experience has been that while the performance difference between top-notch summers and top-notch all-seasons is measurable, and very real on a track, you are unlikely to encounter it on the street except in terms of the number of feet required for a panic stop. I run all-seasons in the summer and winters in the winter for exactly the reason you describe. Those transition seasons where you can get snow and low 70s in the same week make summer tires hard to live with.
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Kia Soul Enthusias posted:The ultimate winter tire is supposed to be the Nokian Hakkepelita (spelling?) series of tire if you want to go way overboard hehe Ultimate snow performance, but if I remember correctly, they prioritize snow so much that they're inferior to several other tires on cleared roads in freezing weather.
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Suburban Dad posted:I'm thinking whatever they have for cheapish is probably sufficient. I suggest you reconsider this. Tires are fundamental safety gear. If you ever need to make a panic stop, better tires might be the difference between hitting something and stopping short, or repairable damage and having your car totaled out.
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I got caught by a freak early snowfall with summers on my Now I alternate all weather tires and winters on my daily and summers and winters on my Miata. Zorak of Michigan fucked around with this message at 05:53 on Nov 14, 2023 |
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