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Why would someone spend $800 on a set of winter tires in Canada?
What a waste of money! I mean, a tire is a tire, right? WRONG!
A 4 season tire does everything and nothing right. It has been designed to last longer and be quieter. Its compound is as hard as steel at 15 celsius. Imagine how hard it is at minus 15, where it is exactly as efficient as a banana peel.
The winter tire compound is a lot softer, composed of silicium and has a much more agressive thread. It has been designed to stay effective down to minus 40 celsius.
What does that mean? Well, in short, it often means the difference between a safe stop and an accident.
The winter tire has not been designed for the 99% of the city winter conditions, where the 4 season tire will probably not get you into trouble anyway. It has been designed for the remaining 1% of winter when you really need to go out and the roads are a mess.
If you don't feel that your life or that of your family is worth $800, please consider that I think that mine is and go for it. Of course, if you have the leisure of staying home when the roads are slippery, then this message obviously does not apply to you.
What a waste of money! I mean, a tire is a tire, right? WRONG!
A 4 season tire does everything and nothing right. It has been designed to last longer and be quieter. Its compound is as hard as steel at 15 celsius. Imagine how hard it is at minus 15, where it is exactly as efficient as a banana peel.
The winter tire compound is a lot softer, composed of silicium and has a much more agressive thread. It has been designed to stay effective down to minus 40 celsius.
What does that mean? Well, in short, it often means the difference between a safe stop and an accident.
The winter tire has not been designed for the 99% of the city winter conditions, where the 4 season tire will probably not get you into trouble anyway. It has been designed for the remaining 1% of winter when you really need to go out and the roads are a mess.
If you don't feel that your life or that of your family is worth $800, please consider that I think that mine is and go for it. Of course, if you have the leisure of staying home when the roads are slippery, then this message obviously does not apply to you.