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Originally Posted by Locke
And thats the problem.
There is no downside to winter tires other than: cost and convenience.
Where do you store them? Where do you store your summer tires when the winters are on?
Having them changed every year.
You have to decide if you want two sets of tires on rims so they're easier to change, well, then that costs more because you have to buy rims, and then you have to store them.
If you dont buy rims then you have to go to a (super busy) tire shop every year and get them changed.
The thing is, its a fairly significant thing to legislate onto people who may not have the resources.
I do it. I have two sets of tires, on rims, and I swap them back and forth every year. But I have the tools, the time and the space to store them. And I'm sure a lot of people do, but some people dont and we cant just ignore them.
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That's my take as well, I have winter tires, I think they're great. But they cost about $800-$1000+ upfront, and then you've gotta deal with changing them over twice a year. I pay about $100 twice a year to store my winter/summer tires with the dealership, and truth be told is a bit of a pain to schedule a tire swap along with the regular oil changes and such.
I think they are well worth the price, but I don't think it's a trivial cost to pass along to all drivers.