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M&S can be pretty good at getting going in snow. Remaining in control of your vehicle while turning and stopping in snow is where snow tires excel far above M&S.
Tires are critical for steering suspension braking and fuel economy and they are are often overlooked and ignored.
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Socketdude. My understanding is that snow tires are OK up until around 12 to 15 degrees before they start to wear prematurely. Murph.   Sorry, but that picture gave me a good laugh. I still don't feel sorry for you though. I'd happily put up with a few measly snowbanks to live where you do.
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M&S can be pretty good at getting going in snow. Remaining in control of your vehicle while turning and stopping in snow is where snow tires excel far above M&S.
Tires are critical for steering suspension braking and fuel economy and they are are often overlooked and ignored. Chris teaches full-time at an auto mechanic training school. If there's a manual out there that says, "Do this, "or, "Do that," he's read 'em all and knows for real what to believe. So please, don't ever question him again on such matters. (I LOL whenever I type commands!)
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Socketdude. My understanding is that snow tires are OK up until around 12 to 15 degrees before they start to wear prematurely. Murph. Sorry, but that picture gave me a good laugh. I still don't feel sorry for you though. I'd happily put up with a few measly snowbanks to live where you do. I am not honestly not sure about when they start to wear prematurely but I know how soft they are and I am cheap cheap cheap so I chose to take them off. I also drive like an Ahole so that was factored in. Plus 40 series tires are much more fun than the pillow top winter tire. The main point was its super way too early to be taking them off , like 6 weeks or more. The Harleys are out and about already. Oh and if it does snow ,which is possible I can always drive my old truck .
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I also drive like an Ahole so that was factored in. I was about to say it depends on how many donuts he does in the neighbors drive under warmer conditions, but he sort of beat me to it. Our winter tires remain ON as yes, we also got snow again today. And it is official, Winnipeg has had the coldest winter on record since 1898. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/i...-1898-1.2598530
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Congratulations Chess!
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LOL ya, thanks.
Thanks a whole lot.
At least we didn't get the amount of snow as Murph. I don't need to buy a front end loader to clear the driveway and we didn't turn our house into a quinzhee for the winter.
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I'll take a pile of snow over temperatures that cold any day. I can dress for the snow but that would require Arctic survival gear to go play outside.
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I'll take a pile of snow over temperatures that cold any day. I can dress for the snow but that would require Arctic survival gear to go play outside. Is it really that hard to fit into a kayak in arctic gear? We got snow again this morning. I'll probably put the summers on next week.
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