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Do I need winter tires?
So.. it's getting quite frosty in Seattle area (going under 30 degrees F) , and I was wondering if I need to start looking for a separate set with winter tires, or if I'm okay with the stock Primacy HP tires. The stock tires are already slippery on its own, so I was sketchy with the temperatures dropping super hard this week.
Googling a bit, it seems that the general consensus is that if temps drop below 40 degrees F, summer tires like the Primacies just become rock hard and might crack if I keep driving on them - so being a worrisome person, I stopped driving my car (haven't driven at all this week due to this). So! Can anyone shed some light on this? Should I get winter tires, or is driving sensibly good enough for the sub 30 degree weather currently? |
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Well.. all my coworkers/friends that are Seattle natives were telling me that they are unnecssary because it never actually snows here, just temperature drop.
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I was scared for my life driving in rain with those tires let alone snow and cold temps..
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Winter tires are not just for snow. Winter tires are designed to grip properly at cold temps. Summer and most all season tires are not rated for temps under 20-30 degrees
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Your coworkers and friends are wrong and probably don't have high performance summer tires. If they're on all-seasons, yes. No reason to change. You're on summer tires, and questionable ones at that. You need tires that will work in cold and inclement weather.
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The stock summer tires start to get hard at about 40 degrees and turn into hockey pucks with zero grip at anything near freezing. I understand from people local to your area that full on snow tires are not required but you need a good all season at least.
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Do I need winter tires?
Just got a set of winter tires on last week. The peace of mind being off stock rubber is worth it. And this week in Portland the temps have started to drop to freezing and have already seen a few snowflakes. I am actually looking forward to some snow sticking now
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gotcha guys. Thanks! Now to look for stock/steel rims ..
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NO NO NO. Read some of the posts above. I stopped driving my car on performance summer tires anytime the temp drops below 20F, even when the roads are bone dry. DONT DO IT! This is from someone who has spun into oncoming traffic, on the highway, because of summer tires - and DUE TO PURE LUCK, still have my car intact.
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I have been on Primacys until recently when I switched to Continental DWS. The advice to change to all-seasons is very good advice, but I have had not a problem with the primacy tires through a couple of winters, but I used some common sense. Don't drive the car at freezing temps, take your spouse's car if you're lucky to have one, unless he/she has a sports car, too, of course. And finally, use common sense and be safe. I drive completely differently dependent on conditions and drove slowly to work with snow flurries this morning. I would rather arrive late than be 'late'.
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