01-01-2015, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by JCL
If it isn't too warm out, the OP will just experience very rapid wear, as you say. The danger is if it gets too warm out, and the rubber distintegrates (marbles) while driving. Much longer stopping distances result. |
I have read also that what makes a winter tire perform well is going to wear faster even if the tread itself will look fine. It only has so many miles of useful life. Again, it is not just the tread depth.
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