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Originally Posted by Brannigans Law
one bad part about getting winter tires is if like me one of yours gets a flat that cant be repaired and they're too old to replace. so now i have to go back to my all season tires quite early. i plan on getting winters in the fall but dont kid yourselves, buying winter tires is an extra expense in the long run (which may be mitigated by an accident you dont haveI guess)
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I suggest you rethink that... They are (assuming the winters cost the same per tire as your all seasons) NO MATERIAL EXTRA COST over the life of the vehicle:
Example 1 - NO winters
- If you drive 100,000KM and have to replace your all seasons at 50K KM, and the tires cost $200 each, you have paid: $200 x 4 tires x 2 set (initial and the replacements at 50K KM)
- Total Cost: $1,600 in tires
Example 2 - WITH winters
- You by 2 sets of tires at the beginning, a set of winters and a set of summers. This costs you: $200 x 4 tires x 2 sets (winters/summers) = $1,600.
- You buy steel rims for the winters at $50 x $4 = $200. No cost to swap tires now.
- As you switch halfway through the year, each set of tires is only worn 50K KM, so you do not need to replace them over the 100K KM example period, unlike the NO winters scenario, where you have to replace your tires halfway through.
- At the sale of the car at 100,000KM you sell the steel rims for $150 on Kijiji
- Total cost: $1,650 in tires and rims
Conclusion
For measly $50 overt the life of the car (100,000KM) you have had SAFE WINTER TIRES ON SEPARATE RIMS FOR THE WHOLE TIME.
It's a no brainer and should be the law.