Winter tires on... am I the first around here??

[Sputnik]

Yep got them installed today. Anyone else? I wanted to beat the rush and I wanted to be able to get the car in the garage - car doesn't fit with the tires in there.

[keithvibe]

booo HISSSSSSeven mentioning the word winter... boooo ban yourself for a week!

[lovemyraffe]

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »booo HISSSSSSeven mentioning the word winter... boooo ban yourself for a week! Hey now, I'm ready for the snow. BRING IT ON!

[Sputnik]

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »booo HISSSSSSeven mentioning the word winter... boooo ban yourself for a week! Hey better safe than in a ditch on the first snowfall! Its snowed here before Hallowe'en before!

[bull77]

I plan to put mine on before the 30th -- it's already getting cold in the morning

[BadBrew]

I'm always waiting for the first call for snow before switching tires... It takes about an hour to switch my GF's car and mine but I've got to admit that its getting cold these days and I'm leaving home in the morning in the minus celsius.

[Sputnik]

Quote, originally posted by bull77 »I plan to put mine on before the 30th -- it's already getting cold in the morning Yeah I'm scraping the frost off in the mornings when we leave. But now I can park in the garage so buh-bye scraper!

[vibenvy]

Our 16" steelies will go on right before the first snowfall. I looked back in my maintenance log and they didn't go on until December 5 last year, so I figure we still have at least a month of rocking the 18s left !

[03VibeOttawa]

Every year I wait until the daytime high is below 0 or there is snow accumulation in the forecast. It hasn't burned me yet, and I'll enjoy the sweet ride on my summer tires for a few more weeks

[star_deceiver]

Thinking about it... maybe in a week or two... All I need is a case of beer... what, your tire guy doesn't work for beer???

[ArcsVibe]

End of the month for me In Quebec it is the law you have to have your snow tires on by December 15th! So I also want to avoid the last minute rush.Already had frost on the windows yesterday morning lol

[tribalman]

Quote, originally posted by keithvibe »booo HISSSSSSeven mentioning the word winter... boooo ban yourself for a week! agreed on all counts. i'll probably be installing mine on thanksgiving. it's the perfect time. right before snow(usually) plus i don't have anything going on that day. roads are clear and highways too so i can give them a test to make sure they are on properly. and no, i don't mean skidding around or going really fast, speed limits!

[star_deceiver]

Our laws arn't that stiff "yet" but we have these:

[BrettZ]

Winter tires went on today, expecting snow tomorrow. First year using winters

[BlueCrush]

Snowing today. Winter tires are going on as soon as the new lugs get here.

[northvibe]

real wet and heavy snow yesterday. The escape gets the snow tires today. eworking until my roommates pull out of the garage then the swap comes!

[Sputnik]

No snow around here yet! But I'm ready - car sleeps in the garage now, patio furniture in, and finally found a winter coat that fits!

[nightmare22]

Glad I don't have to worry about this, gonna be in FL for good in about a month. Good bye to snow possibilities in NC.

[jkm311]

These are on the way in preparation for the swap: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...13673I hated the way the OEM lugs looked last year against my sexy black-painted steelies. Our nightly lows are only reaching the 40s now, so I'll likely be putting them on around Thanksgiving. I think I made it until early December last year, though...

[schroeder]

Today was the time.Mine are on xtra wheels and the local store does the swap for free and puts the summer tires in bags for me.Actually rides better, noiselevel about the same cause summer tires are ready to replace in the spring.

[CH@Dbee]

what is this "snow" stuff you people are talking about?

[Zimm]

Quote, originally posted by CH@Dbee »what is this "snow" stuff you people are talking about? i'm sure you know what it looks like. at the first sign of a flake or 2 in the air, folks in your part of the world immediately steer their cars into the nearest ditch! no snow tires here, although i will probably regret it this year with a 30 mile commute into rural northern oakland county in the pre-dawn hours. but i can't afford to replace or augment the stock donuts of death, so i'll just make due.

[star_deceiver]

Quote, originally posted by Zimm »stock donuts of death.Good luck... I only drove 1 day of snow with the RS-A's but you metaphor is quite accurate!!!

[tribalman]

Quote, originally posted by Zimm »i'm sure you know what it looks like. at the first sign of a flake or 2 in the air, folks in your part of the world immediately steer their cars into the nearest ditch! no snow tires here, although i will probably regret it this year with a 30 mile commute into rural northern oakland county in the pre-dawn hours. but i can't afford to replace or augment the stock donuts of death, so i'll just make due.which is more affordable? 500 for snow tires or a new car? insurance that your tires will be more grippy in the snow, or a new car?Quote, originally posted by CH@Dbee » what is this "snow" stuff you people are talking about?maybe if you stopped hiding your kids, wife and husbands you could go outside and find out.

[kowell]

Well, winter tires are finally installed. Always a good thing when its done.Urg... plastic wheel covers. That always take some getting used to.Although I must say that for the first time in 2 years, I finally have a worthy setup to change my tires. That stupid POS scissor jack was starting to bend under the car's weight so I got myself a 2.5 ton SUV floor jack with a pinch weld adapter and it's just wonderful. No more cursing on the scissor jack and scraping my hand on the garage floor each time I turn the handle on it.

[CH@Dbee]

Quote, originally posted by Zimm »i'm sure you know what it looks like. at the first sign of a flake or 2 in the air, folks in your part of the world immediately steer their cars into the nearest ditch! hey i resent that! i stay out of the ditch long enough to get to store to stock up on bread, milk and can goods to last me a year! Quote, originally posted by tribalman »maybe if you stopped hiding your kids, wife and husbands you could go outside and find out. we have to, they rapin er'body out here

[tribalman]

Quote, originally posted by CH@Dbee »hey i resent that! i stay out of the ditch long enough to get to store to stock up on bread, milk and can goods to last me a year! we have to, they rapin er'body out here haha good responses.i'm probably going to be putting mine on in a week. down to 40*F right now and we are supposed to be frosting real soon.

[DoubleBaril]

Well, methinks I'll be putting mine on today. First sign of snow last night, and its still a little white on the ground this morning.

[Sputnik]

We got 6cm of snow last night. :/ Glad my tires are already on!

[Houston]

Had mine put on Thursday. Let it snow ... let it snow ... let it snow.

[bull77]

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik »We got 6cm of snow last night. :/ Glad my tires are already on! uh ya -- i drove to a Halloween party with my summers still on....good thing it was mostly slush..getting my winters put on and my brakes replaced today

[03VibeOttawa]

Quote, originally posted by Sputnik »We got 6cm of snow last night. :/ Glad my tires are already on! the city was gorgeous on the weekend, eh?Quote, originally posted by bull77 »getting my winters put on and my brakes replaced today I've got my tire swap booked for Thursday, and I'm getting my front driver wheel bearing replaced. Still original brakes (touch wood).Considering the snows are usually on til the end of March, knowing I have 5 months of snow tires and winter driving ahead is a little disappointing!