It’s important to know whether you should change your tires for the winter or not. Well, should you? It depends.
Changing from summer to winter tires means that you are opting to have tires with more traction that are often times beefier in appearance than summer tires. This is useful when you think about people who reside in areas that frequently experience rain, snow, and inclement weather. So, if that’s you, it may be wise to start investing in a good set of winter tires that you can switch between seasons.
But what about the people that don’t get much bad weather during winter or city dwellers? It may be to just utilize all-season tires and then call it a day. If you don’t believe you will frequently be traveling in bad weather due to your area, then it wouldn’t be a pressing need. However, if you frequently travel in snow or if it snows heavily when it does, then a good set of winter tires can be a godsend.
If you often face snowor substantial amounts of snow in the winter months, you should consider changing to winter tires.
Tip: Make sure that you keep your summer tires when you have them changed. That way, you can swap them back without purchasing more tires when the season changes. Beware, as the tire company may tell you that the tires are no good. Many times, they would like to keep the tires and resell them.
Hope that helped! What are your experiences when changing to winter tires?