Hi all,
background:
I am traveling to Las Vegas than to Flagstaff AZ a week before christmas from southern CA. I will be driving around flagstaff and grand canyon , expecting 300-500 miles driving in snow mostly highway.
I only have 1 tire that needs to be replaced soon, all others are nearly new.
Now, the weather for flagstaff is freezing but average of 3-5 inch of snow.
I dont want to invest in full set of tires as I never drive in snow, I probably wont until next year.
dilemma:
Should I buy used winter tires for cheap soley for this trip and throw them out, or just buy chains? ( since chains can be reused it provides a beter value i think )
if snow on highway is minimal , does wearing the chain on snow kill my tires and is pointless?
Safetey is of course important to me , all my tires are all season of decent performance ( GY fuelmax, Kelley charger , ect) .
The cost of 4 set of tires + multiple mounts and dismounts is not attractive to me as I wont be using these tires for atlease a year. Where i live weather is mostly above 80degrees.
what do u suggest?
background:
I am traveling to Las Vegas than to Flagstaff AZ a week before christmas from southern CA. I will be driving around flagstaff and grand canyon , expecting 300-500 miles driving in snow mostly highway.
I only have 1 tire that needs to be replaced soon, all others are nearly new.
Now, the weather for flagstaff is freezing but average of 3-5 inch of snow.
I dont want to invest in full set of tires as I never drive in snow, I probably wont until next year.
dilemma:
Should I buy used winter tires for cheap soley for this trip and throw them out, or just buy chains? ( since chains can be reused it provides a beter value i think )
if snow on highway is minimal , does wearing the chain on snow kill my tires and is pointless?
Safetey is of course important to me , all my tires are all season of decent performance ( GY fuelmax, Kelley charger , ect) .
The cost of 4 set of tires + multiple mounts and dismounts is not attractive to me as I wont be using these tires for atlease a year. Where i live weather is mostly above 80degrees.
what do u suggest?
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