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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
I changed to winters about 3 weeks ago. How damaging is it to winter tires in 20c weather? it's the first time i ever bought true winter tires. I always used the Nokians WRs in the winters before.
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I guess it may wear the tread out a little, but honestly, in the grand scheme of things, I don't think it matters that much. Winter tires are supposed to last 4-5 seasons before the rubber hardens anways. I have them on until first week of May, and I run them while doing my annual Easter weekend drive to and back from Medicine Hat. During April, the weather is a crapshoot. It fluctuates between minus temperatures up to plus 20 in some years. My tread wear lasted 5 years as well, and I do about 20 thousand kms a year (so probably about 12 thousand kms roughly on the winters)