For many of us up north, we're getting to that time of year where it's getting cold, and the snow will be coming soon. (I had 3 1/2 inches in the 2nd week of october!!) Please remember to check your tires and make sure you have good tread, and make sure you're not planning on driving in the cold with summer only tires. Don't think that just because you have a truck you don't need good tires for winter. Who makes up the vast majority of winter accidents? Trucks & suv's with people that think because they have a truck they're safe. I've put my car to the test with many people who felt that way, and the fact of the matter is a car with good snow tires will accelerate better, turn better, stop sooner, and all around be safer. Don't risk yours, others, and your families lives to save some money. With less than 8 inches on the ground, if you were in my car with your eyes shut you would have no clue that there was snow. If you're concerned about dishing out the money, just think of it this way: by having an extra set of wheels, your wheels are really lasting twice as long. So, you're not really spending any "extra", and you'll be safe all year.

Many sporty cars these days come with summer only tires.  They get very hard in the winter because they're not designed for cold.  (think plastic big wheel tires....  you pedal,  and pedal, and the tires only spin)  If you're not sure, a quick google search will tell you what your tires are designed for.  Thanks for reading!

I put new rubber on both my SUV's this fall.  Wasn't cheap! I am good to go.   Put a slightly more aggressive tread on the Jeep so bring on the snow!

I got a full wheel setup last year, tires and rims for about 5xx shipped from tirerack.  After driving on winter wheels, I would NEVER go back to not using them... seriously, if I couldn't afford it I would work some overtime or something.  What a difference!

we had a big ice storm last year, my buddy left his truck at work and drove up the mountain in my car.  The whole time he was saying "It's not that bad, I should have just drove".  I pulled over, he got out, and we proceded to slide around on the ice and almost bust our butts lol...Got back in the car, and pulled away like it was dry.

Rain or Snow I think everyone should check or rotate there tires. Some people out there just don't care. 

The reason truck/SUV drivers have as many accidents as they do in winter driving conditions has more to do with driving speeds too high for the road conditions and not about tires.  In fact, it's the thought that the tires they have allows them to deny physics and drive too fast on snowy roads that gets them in trouble.

If I lived in a area where the threat of snow was more prevalent I'd probably invest in snow tires.  As it is, with only a few snowy conditions throughout a typical season I'd just as soon drive my way through it.

i have hwy tread tires on my service truck and its a beast. theres also a full sized topper on the truck and 400 lbs of steel back there.

Rain or Snow I think everyone should check or rotate there tires. Some people out there just don't care.

X2... I see it at work every day, people don't take care of them and they wear too quick, then complain that they didn't get the right mileage out of them >

no need for snow tires, just one more benefit of living in florida 8-)