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Originally Posted by abugiacomo
i've been driving sports cars with summer performance tires for 11 years here in the dc-metro area and have never switched to winter tires for winter driving...i certainly never drive in actual snow or ice, *but as long as you're careful*, i don't see the temp issue being that big a deal...
it's actually strange to me how people can make a blanket statement like, "below x degrees, you're gonna be screwed with summer tires."
is that ambient temp or road temp?...if the former, is that the high ambient temp for the day, or the low?...if the latter, how exactly do you measure that?
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"as long as you are careful"
I'll ask you this
You're driving in say 30 degree weather, no snow, just cold weather, on your way to work.
And the idiot in front of you brakes hard for no reason
You slam on your brakes
But since your summer performance tires don't have enough grip
You brake in 70 feet, as opposed to the normal 55 feet
Only problem is the other car was 60 feet away
So you slam into the car in front of you
All that, just to save $1.5K?
Not sure if you're into gambling, but those look pretty bad odds
You may be right, and it might be a conspiracy by the tire companies
In which case, you've just saved 1500 dollars
Or
They were right, you saved yourself damage to your car, and no deductible
And no hassle of seeing your car destroyed, through something you did