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WINTER TIRES, Get them or not????
Hi,
We plan to leave for Florida on or about the 10th of December via Route 81 south and will be there for five months. We pass through the mountains of Virginia and Pennsylvania on the way down. My concern is, Is there usually snow in the mountains in early December, as we have all season radials. Should we purchase winter tires before we start out? When we get to Florida, we cannot drive on winter tires as they will wear down. We do not want to bring the all season tires with us, as they take up too much space in trunk. We cannot fly as airlines may not take pets at that time of year. What do you recommend? Roger |
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WINTER TIRES, Get them or not????
> wrote in message ups.com... > Hi, > > We plan to leave for Florida on or about the 10th of December via > Route 81 south and will be there for five months. > > We pass through the mountains of Virginia and Pennsylvania on the way > down. > > My concern is, Is there usually snow in the mountains in early > December, as we have all season radials. Should we purchase winter > tires before we start out? When we get to Florida, we cannot drive on > winter tires as they will wear down. We do not want to bring the all > season tires with us, as they take up too much space in trunk. > > We cannot fly as airlines may not take pets at that time of year. > > What do you recommend? > > Roger > Use the NO Season tires that you already own. Even in the worst of blizzards, the Interstates usually stay clear enough that you will not have a problem. The problem is on some of the secondary roads, where the snowfall will accumulate several inches before the plows come through (if they come through at all). But you won't be worried about the secondary roads on a long trip. AT WORST, if you happen to drive right into a blizzard that has snowfall fast enough to get ahead of the plows . . . stop for a night to allow the plows to catch up. But it's somewhat unlikely that you will see a storm that bad in early December. -Dave |
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WINTER TIRES, Get them or not????
You should be fine with all-season tires that have a generous amount of
tread left on 'em (a tire nearly down to the wear bars, regardless of how excellent its compound and tread design were to begin with, isn't going to perform well in soupy conditions). Since you speak of going *down to Florida" and passing through these mountains en route, I assume your unmentioned home has given you some experience at winter driving. Unless a snow/ice storm has just come through, you'll probably find the experience familiar enough (and if a major storm does coincide with your trip, you might find that a motel with good cable TV is the better part of valor no matter what kind of tires you're running). Note also that such storms are often at least semi-predictable and can be avoided if your travel dates are flexible. Cheers, --Joe |
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WINTER TIRES, Get them or not????
ADDENDUM:-
To whom ever who cares. I purchased yokohama winter tires. Roger |
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