It is that time of year

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
10/06/2015 at 14:26 • Filed to: None

When I see a vehicle with snow tires and I wonder if they put on their snow tires early or never took them off.

Edit: confusing wording.

DISCUSSION (22)

deekster_caddy > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:37

Kinja’d?

Sam > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:38

We’ve been debating whether to put them on in later this month/November or wait for the first snow.

64Mali > Sam
10/06/2015 at 14:38

I wait till it says its gonna snow the next day, then do it in the freezing cold... I really should think about this more.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > 64Mali
10/06/2015 at 14:41

I usually take a similar approach. I’m an idiot. If only my garage was a little wider I could do it indoors, but I'm short by about 2 feet on each side.

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:44

There is a valid reason for not taking them off. When they don’t have enough tread to deal with snow effectively, but still too much to justify throwing them out.

My brother just ran his through the summer. They are now reaching the point of being decidedly unsafe, but are just in time to be replaced by a fresh set of winters. 1 more year out of the summers. win-win.

CalzoneGolem > deekster_caddy
10/06/2015 at 14:45

Nope, that happens all of the year. I think I worded it better.

jariten1781 > Sam
10/06/2015 at 14:46

Now that we’ve got these fancy TPMS things my new philosophy is to put them on whenever temperature drops the pressure enough to trigger the light. Should be a couple more weeks.

Yes, TPMS has made me lazy about regularly topping off my tires. Yes that’s sad.

CalzoneGolem > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
10/06/2015 at 14:46

That’s fair.

Klaus Schmoll > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:47

In the case of my co-worker with the clapped out Nissan Primera which looks and sounds like he stopped giving a shit about ages ago my best guess is the latter.

jjhats > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:51

last autox is end of the month so ima wait till then

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > Sam
10/06/2015 at 14:52

I get an insurance discount for having snows from November-April, so my thinking is done for me.

ly2v8-Brian > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:54

You won't be confused with me, I don't use them.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:55

My general rule of thumb is Canadian Thanksgiving to Victoria Day in May.

Sam > jariten1781
10/06/2015 at 14:58

If you’ve got it, use it. Just make sure to replace the sensors when they go bad.

PushToStart > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 14:59

In this case, snow tires are the automotive equivalent of Christmas lights/decorations. Are they out super early this year, or did they just never bother to take them down in the first place?

jariten1781 > Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer
10/06/2015 at 15:00

I’ve run them all year round a couple times: Once when my summer rims were cracked and I was too lazy to get them fixed...and once when my summers were too worn and I was too lazy to purchase new ones.

Despite the rumors, they performed perfectly adequately for appliance car duties in temps topping 100 and surprisingly didn’t even wear much...certainly none of the tread chunking or melting I’d been lead to believe would send me to an early grave.

deekster_caddy > CalzoneGolem
10/06/2015 at 15:09

Somebody I used to work with drove a ‘99 Mitsubishi Eclipse Turbo and had snow tires on all year. I shook my head every day... tried to convince her otherwise but she liked her snow tires............... Blizzaks melting on a 90 degree summer day? Check.

CalzoneGolem > deekster_caddy
10/06/2015 at 15:11

Dat smell tho!

CalzoneGolem > PushToStart
10/06/2015 at 15:11

Exactly.

deekster_caddy > Sam
10/06/2015 at 15:11

Depends if you have tires on rims or need them mounted. If need them mounted, get it done early to avoid very long lines the day before/after the first snow.

If need them mounted and live in the Boston area, come to my garage for express service!

Sam > deekster_caddy
10/06/2015 at 15:17

They’re already mounted. On wheels that are identical to the summers, no less. Thanks for the offer, though! We’ll have to do a mini-Oppo meet if I ever head out there to visit my aunt and uncle. (They live in Cambridge)

Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer > jariten1781
10/06/2015 at 16:00

They wear fast, but that's about it.