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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan
I'm currently unemployed and am debating buying winter tires for my wife's 2006 Rav4. The lease on the vehicle is up in July and it does need new tires. But we're still undecided as to whether or not we'll keep it. We do need to drive from Osoyoos to Penticton a fair bit (moreso since the wife needs frequent trips to the doctor right now), but in a typical South Okanagan winter we don't get very much snow. So I wonder if a good all weather tire might be a decent option for us. If I knew for sure that I would keep the vehichle than I'd probably buy the winter rims and tires. But if I don't keep the vehichle...than I'll pretty much be out 100% of the money spent on the tires and rims. When you have no job, and never made much to start with...tough to justify. Damn you cheap ass oil companies ruining my life!
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I'm not really familiar with the type of weather you get over there, but it sounds like an all-weather (not all-season) tire would be a good bet for you. They won't wear out as fast as a dedicated winter, however, they are much better than all-seasons if ever you're caught in snow/ice.
The car already needs new tires, as you mentioned, so maybe just get some good all-weathers, and if you decide to keep the vehicle, you can decide at that point whether you want to run them year round, or swap them out every season.