10-05-2009, 04:53 PM
Don, been there done that!! I'll take "snow for 500, please Alex." In Az. you have to replace wiperblades everysix months, or so, because the heat rots them. In snow country, you have to replace them every six months or so because you got impatient and turned your wipers on before they thawed out, and they got ripped off because they were still frozen to the windshield! 
Actually, I've never had a problem running All Season Radials. When I used to travel from Phx to Flag everyday, I'd run snow tires on my pickups in the winter. But, now I have a Volvo AWD and don't even worry about snow. My wife just recently bought herself a 3 year old KIA Amanti, which is just front wheel drive. So we will see what happens. Actually snow tires have more resistance on the pavement, so gas mileage may be affected. They are also made of a little softer compound than steel or corded radials are. (If this is confusing, see where I am now living. I moved here from Az. 7 years ago.)
Actually, I've never had a problem running All Season Radials. When I used to travel from Phx to Flag everyday, I'd run snow tires on my pickups in the winter. But, now I have a Volvo AWD and don't even worry about snow. My wife just recently bought herself a 3 year old KIA Amanti, which is just front wheel drive. So we will see what happens. Actually snow tires have more resistance on the pavement, so gas mileage may be affected. They are also made of a little softer compound than steel or corded radials are. (If this is confusing, see where I am now living. I moved here from Az. 7 years ago.)
I only know what I know, and I don't understand very much of it, either.
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Motto: "Essayons"