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Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham
My guess is cost...and that's not a dig. You're looking at at least $1000 for a budget friendly setup...$1800-2000 for a good set. That's a hard pill to swallow for some.
Luckily, when I bought my car through Tom Henry, he allowed me to purchase a set of wheels and tires and finance it all together with the initial vehicle purchase on my 2014.
I just couldn't even fathom driving the car through the winter/cold with summer tires. It's no fun, and it's dangerous to myself and others on the road. That said, that car was my only vehicle and daily driver. That makes a big difference, too.
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I understand that, but it should have been taken into account of the cost of ownership of our vehicles. What's $1500 more compared to the cost of losing traction in the OP's scenario, but wrecking the car and possibly another car because they couldn't stomach that $1500 for appropriate tires? Now in the case of TJ where he has a DD and the Camaro is rarely driven, yeah that cost of another wheel/tire setup is harder to justify. From that perspective I could understand not plunking down the money, but would just put the Camaro to sleep for the winter....
I purposely bought my Camaro in March so I could have April-October to save back up for a winter setup( which I went with the 18" rims from the LT). It's a cost I knew I would have to spend for if I decided to buy the Camaro. If I couldn't afford it, I wouldn't have bought the Camaro.
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Originally Posted by ecko04
For members to come here and say that the stock summer rubber, that comes with a warning of being operated in less than 40 degree temperatures being hazardous, give guidance and advice that they’re fine in cold and snow despite the Goodyear warning is downright dangerous.
Why even bother chancing it if you can afford a $600 winter/snow wheel and tire setup? It is just mind boggling.
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That brings up another issue.... You could be opening yourself up to being sued for choosing to drive in these cold temps/snow with summer tires and potentially losing traction and causing an accident.