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[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=71423]
The tires I used are all season. To be honest that’s all I need here in OH. We don’t see enough snow to warrant winter tires in my opinion.[/quote]
The winter tires are not only about the snow and ice. Tire hardness depends a lot on the temperature they’re working in. So the summer and all season tires made to work best in 10-30 Celsius, can get rock hard when temperature drops to or below 0 *C and actually cause You easily loosing traction even without snow. Winter tires are made of much softer material, so they stay flexible when the temperature drops, but it also means that they’re much softer when it’s warm, so they’d wear out almost instantly if driven in the summer.

Honestly: I would trade up a set of brand new all season tires for a not so new two sets: summer + winter tires anytime. There’s no such thing as perfect universal thing, and that little bit of compromise made can be the decisive factor for You having a crash.

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[quote=”EricTheCarGuy” post=71423]
The tires I used are all season. To be honest that’s all I need here in OH. We don’t see enough snow to warrant winter tires in my opinion.[/quote]
The winter tires are not only about the snow and ice. Tire hardness depends a lot on the temperature they’re working in. So the summer and all season tires made to work best in 10-30 Celsius, can get rock hard when temperature drops to or below 0 *C and actually cause You easily loosing traction even without snow. Winter tires are made of much softer material, so they stay flexible when the temperature drops, but it also means that they’re much softer when it’s warm, so they’d wear out almost instantly if driven in the summer.

Honestly: I would trade up a set of brand new all season tires for a not so new two sets: summer + winter tires anytime. There’s no such thing as perfect universal thing, and that little bit of compromise made can be the decisive factor for You having a crash.

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