Winter Tires

Hi,
I bought an accord which has 4 winter tires on it, my question is: is there
any reason to replace or not replacing them to regular tires?
Thanks-Rob

 

If they are true winter tires then replace them. Depending on where you
live, all-weather tires are good enough.

 

Hi Rob,
There are lots of reasons to change them and only a few not too.
Some of the best winter tires have a soft compound that gets
even softer in hot weather. You can completely wear out a set of
tires in a few months of hot weather driving that would last
several seasons of winter driving. Winter tires are not designed
to be driven at high speeds on hot roads; tire failure could result.
Handling will not be as good with the winter tires as with all season,
and fuel economy will also suffer.

However, if the tires are well worn (i.e., unlikely to make it
through another winter), and you don't do high speed driving,
you might just leave them on until they are worn out. Or if they are
a harder compound and you do small amounts of city driving, you
might be OK to leave them on.

BTW, it is not a good idea to have two sets tires and use one set of
wheels; mounting and de-mounting the tires is hard on them, and the cost
of doing it will be offset by the cost of a second set of wheels. Also,
if you have aluminum alloy wheels, you should avoid exposing them to road
salt, as it leads to corrosion of the wheels.

Dan