Anonymous
06/10/2020 12:28
Subject: Re:Tell me about snow tires
I'd just get all weather tires and keep chains in the vehicle in case it gets really dicey.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 11:30
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
Yes to snow tires. They make a huge difference. I would want them as a parent. The hardest thing is storing the extra tires. You do not put them on in warm weather. No, no.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 10:29
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to college in Vermont and few people had them.
Is he actually going to drive a lot? Skiing every weekend?
I’ve lived in the north for ten years and have driven many cars and types of tires. You can get where you’re going without snow tires, but the times I’ve had an awd car with snow tires I was really happy.
Yes he does ski almost every weekend..
Then he (and you!) will not regret the snow tires. It will come out to less than $200* per year, a trip to a tire place in the fall, and another trip in the spring. That's it.
*I don't know how much storage costs. I never needed to pay for that.
Since snow season is long up there, I am guessing we will just store the tires here for him and deal with reduced mileage for a month or two longer then needed.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 10:08
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I went to college in Vermont and few people had them.
Is he actually going to drive a lot? Skiing every weekend?
I’ve lived in the north for ten years and have driven many cars and types of tires. You can get where you’re going without snow tires, but the times I’ve had an awd car with snow tires I was really happy.
Yes he does ski almost every weekend..
Then he (and you!) will not regret the snow tires. It will come out to less than $200* per year, a trip to a tire place in the fall, and another trip in the spring. That's it.
*I don't know how much storage costs. I never needed to pay for that.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 10:05
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
Anonymous wrote:I went to college in Vermont and few people had them.
Is he actually going to drive a lot? Skiing every weekend?
I’ve lived in the north for ten years and have driven many cars and types of tires. You can get where you’re going without snow tires, but the times I’ve had an awd car with snow tires I was really happy.
Yes he does ski almost every weekend..
Anonymous
06/10/2020 09:36
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
I went to college in Vermont and few people had them.
Is he actually going to drive a lot? Skiing every weekend?
I’ve lived in the north for ten years and have driven many cars and types of tires. You can get where you’re going without snow tires, but the times I’ve had an awd car with snow tires I was really happy.
Is he actually going to drive a lot? Skiing every weekend?
I’ve lived in the north for ten years and have driven many cars and types of tires. You can get where you’re going without snow tires, but the times I’ve had an awd car with snow tires I was really happy.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 09:30
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
Anonymous wrote:Snow tires help. PP is right that many people don’t use them, but for a young driver not used to snow they’re a good idea.
A local shop can handle everything, including storage of the all season tires. Just have your son handle it up there in November.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 09:25
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
I have my snow tires put on in the first week of Nov and removed mid-April. That said, since your son is in a dorm and won’t have a place to store tires, I would recommend all-weather tires (not all-season, there is difference).
Anonymous
06/10/2020 09:20
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
I don’t know if he actually needs snow tires.
When I was growing up in Buffalo, we definitely used them—and chains—but I don’t think modern cars need them.
When I was growing up in Buffalo, we definitely used them—and chains—but I don’t think modern cars need them.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 09:19
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
PP poster from Boston. One issue he will have is where to store the office season’ tires. And, as pp pointed out, it’s really going to hurt his fuel efficiency
Anonymous
06/10/2020 09:00
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
Don’t leave them on in the summer. You CAN, but you’ll hurt your fuel economy and handling and why wear out snow tires during the summer?
Anonymous
06/10/2020 08:59
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
Snow tires help. PP is right that many people don’t use them, but for a young driver not used to snow they’re a good idea.
A local shop can handle everything, including storage of the all season tires. Just have your son handle it up there in November.
A local shop can handle everything, including storage of the all season tires. Just have your son handle it up there in November.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 08:59
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
He knows his campus does a poor job of plowing (unfortunately)
Anonymous
06/10/2020 08:55
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
No one I know uses snow tires. Family all over New England and we live in Boston and ski in Vermont a lot in the winter.
All weather tires are fine. New England and New York know how to plow their streets and he will likely wake up to bare pavement any night in snows.
All weather tires are fine. New England and New York know how to plow their streets and he will likely wake up to bare pavement any night in snows.
Anonymous
06/10/2020 08:45
Subject: Tell me about snow tires
DS is taking a car to Northern NY State for school this year. It has 4 wheel drive. He mentioned putting snow tires on the car. Do we do that in August before he leaves (assuming he even goes)? Can you leave them on all the time?