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Originally Posted by Bownesian
It's false economy. Using winter tires will cause less wear in the summer tires, making them last longer. In the long run, it's nearly a wash if you get winter tires on steel rims .
My wife's Matrix came with brutal "all season" tires. Apparently Toyota thinks that all season means the road can be wet some times in addition to being dry. Anyway, she switched to winter tires a couple years ago and the difference is amazing - about a third the stopping distance and never any lateral skidding.
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that's because tire companies use the American definition of all-season, which is much different than ours. the proper term for Canadian tires is all-weather, like the Nokians that you can drive all year round on and they're still great in snow