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Hey, there! Welcome to Part 1 of our blog series “Summer VS All-Season VS Winter Tires”! All-season tires have been around since the late 1970s, when a tire developed for year-round use was launched by Goodyear. They can handle wet or dry roads and can also work safely in light snow conditions. All-season tires are built to work in a wide temperature band, but not in any direction at extremes. There is a reason why winter tires are the go-to choice for driving in the Midwestern winter. This is why we at your local auto repair shop near Woodbury MN, Tire Pros & Wheel Experts, want to talk about why you should go for them right now!

Affordability

Depending on the wheel size, a package of four winter tires costs $600 or more. You'll have to pay a shop to swap them every spring and fall if you have the tires fixed on your current wheels. In order to demount your all-season tires, mount the winter tires, balance and install them, most stores charge around $18 each. However you'll save at least $50 on each changeover if you purchase an extra set of wheels and tire pressure sensors ($480 per set). And don't think the tire pressure sensors can be missed: if your car is already fitted with them, the shop can't legally mount wheels without tire pressure sensors.. For more information, feel free to contact the best car mechanics near Woodbury MN at Tire Pros & Wheel Experts today!

Savings

Sure, it costs a lot for winter tires. But remember that there's a lot you get for your money. It is easy to see how winter tires could avoid an “at-fault" accident if you add in the better stopping distance and handling in turns. If your crash deduction is in the $500 to $1,000 range and if they keep you out of an accident, winter tires might potentially pay for themselves in a single season. Another way to evaluate the costs is this. Winter tires last 5 years or 35,000 miles or so. There are miles that you're not going to put on your all-season tires. So, if you go for the full sum and purchase new tyres, for the first five years, the actual cost of winter tires is around $150 a year. If you buy a second set of the same wheels, then the price drops to just $65 per year. We believe that the comparatively small annual expense is worth the extra stopping power and improved handling in turns that can help you prevent an accident.

Real World Results

Since contact with snow-on-snow provides much more traction on snow than rubber, winter tires are built to grip and carry more snow. That means better acceleration (and faster) and shorter stopping distances. Tirerack.com's independent test shows a 33% increase in acceleration over all-season tires (and that's with an AWD vehicle). Moreover, winter tires stopper 30 ft. before all-season tires. That's a big distinction, enough to prevent a major accident or a fender bender.

That’s it for this article. And before you resume driving, don’t forget to check out Part 2 of this series as well! 

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At Tire Pros & Wheel Experts, our auto repair specialists will check your car and do any car repairs or services that are needed. Contact us if you’re in need of all season tires or snow tires in Woodbury MN. Tire Pros & Wheel Experts is proud to be your source of Woodbury MN auto repair services and provider of Woodbury car tires.

       

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