Choosing All-Season Tires [Blog53]

All-season tires are tires that can be used in spring, summer, fall, and winter.

The site manager has been using all-season tires for 3 years now

This is a blog about my thoughts and experiences

How much do the tires cost?

In order of decreasing price, summer tires (normal tires) → studless tires (winter tires) → all-season tires (almost universal tires), so they are expensive

however

Compared to two sets of “summer tires + studless tires,” these tires are very inexpensive because they can be driven in spring, summer, fall, and winter

Can you run in the snow?

Running.

however

Road icing is weak.

The site administrator “Teru” lives in Gunma prefecture

Snowfall is not a problem if you drive safely

However, it is slippery when riding on pressured snow!

It was more slippery than with studless tires

Sensibly, I think these all-season tires are sufficient for areas with 2-3 “snow days” a year!

If there is heavy snowfall, take the following steps

(1) by bus or train

(2) carpool with

(3) paid due to illness

Regulation-compliant tires

If it has the “snowflake mark” in red circle, it can be driven on highways with “winter tire restrictions”!

However, in the case of “Chain Mounting Restrictions,” a separate chain must be mounted

Advantages

(1) No tire changes, great time performance!

(2) No tire storage space is required

(3) Safety and security even in sudden snowfall

demerit

(1) Tire rotation is difficult (ask for it with your car at the time of inspection)

(2) Road noise (tire rumbling) is higher than summer tires

(3) High initial cost

At the end

In conversation at work

Co-worker: “It’s almost time for snow – did you change your tires?”

Site manager: “My tires are all-season tires, so I’m good to go!”

This conversation comes up once every year.

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