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Originally Posted by underscore
We do that with the X-Ices on my wifes Rav4 because it makes no sense to have summers. The old summers and winters were both way over on date and had ~50% tread left with about 80k km on each. It now gets driven even less. Only once have I actually worn a set of tires down before they got too old or started showing weathering so idgaf about increased tread wear because it'll never matter. I'm not paying for and storing a second set just so I can throw them both out with 90% tread in 10 years lol.
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It's always a problem looking at tires from an economical perspective. But from someone who tries to educate people about tires, sorry, but that just makes me cringe.
In an emergency when one needs to steer or panic brake to avoid a collision, having the appropriate tires can make all the difference bewteen an accident or a near miss. Considering summer tires are actually better known as 3 season tires, people that run winters year round are essentially running "inappropriate" tires 3 season of the year. They are literally inferior in every way besides when there's snow or it's very cold.
When something as important as braking and steering (and acceleration) depend greatly on the tires. I know tires aren't cheap... but I personally would advise that tires is the one thing to not skimp out on. If you do the math on the cost of tires over a 10 year span, is that really so much for the sake of safety?