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Originally Posted by Doodlebug
Just something to consider when buying used winter tires off kijiji. Seen a lot of folks selling winter tires quoting 50-65% tread left, and wanting roughly 50%-65% of what the tires would cost new. I have read that a lot of winter tires are basically useless in winter with 50% or less tread remaining. Might get a season out of them, in which case 20% of original cost would be closer to fair value.
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Plus people are full of #### and/or don't know how to gauge tread depth. They'll say 80% when really it's closer to 60.
There's deals to be had but try and avoid anything that they've used for more than two seasons.