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Winter Tires 200

posted by  neilj on  Fri Oct 24 03:23 CST 2003
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I need some advice on winter tires. I can expect to see some snow and ice over a few weeks this winter. All my neighbours switch to winter tires around now, but they all have small, lightweight compact cars, with front wheel drive.

I don't doubt that winter tires will be better but I need to know whether it's worth the investment. Considering the cost - four branded Winter Tires will cost me an additional $300 plus $90 a year to have them fitted/removed (have no spare rims yet), I have to ask myself if it's worth it for a few weeks.

Last year, I had to use snow chains several times to get up slippery slopes. Would winter tires still need chains?

Anyone have any experience/advice on occasional winter driving?

Regards

Neil

240GL 2.3Auto Wagon 1985, 235k miles






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