theoldwizard1 wrote:
RAS43 wrote:
The winter tire will have a softer rubber compound for better grip in snow and on ice.If it is run during warmer weather and in towing situations I believe they will wear faster, hence the lower mileage warranty. I doubt you would get 40000 miles from them.
IF it is a true "winter" tire, which I kind of doubt. Winter tires are usually MORE EXPENSIVE than non-winter tires.
They on way to know if it is a true winter tire is to look for the symbol of a mountain embossed into the sidewall.
sorta. from my experience there is a HUGE difference between a snowflake aka mountain symbol, studless winter tire and a plain snowflake winter tire. the snowflake winter are NOT a studless winter tire. better than M&S they are ok for use year round, but not a substitute for a studded or studless winter tire.
for years the snowflake was reserved for studless or studded true winter tires. Now there are quite a few snowflake tires that are a year round tire, not the performance of a snowflake studdless tire. they may meet the test spec, but not the same ultimate performance
the true studless winter are spendy and the tread wear is fast. but they stick in the winter. I believe after carefull consideration I did, the michelin is a crossover tire. no where near the winter performance of the michelin x-ice or the blizzaks I've used on my truck. but then they last more than 10-15K miles the blizzaks do.
Personally I use the Michelin LTX for the summer and blizzak's in the winter.
I have never seen a true snowflake studless or studded winter tire with a treadlife mileage warranty.
