LeVeL
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The lady friend's tires need to be replaced, preferably next month, and definitely before any snowfall. Currently she has Goodyear Fortera HL on her Grand Cherokee and seems to like them overall but the ratings on Tire Rack are pretty poor.
Anyways, I'd like her to have two sets, including dedicated snow tires. Her commute is only two miles but there are two big hills and she will be coming home late at night whenever she works a late shift at the hospital, possibly before they've had a chance to plow and salt the roads.
Problem is, it's not really in the budget at the moment to get new summer/all-season tires now and then snow tires in two months. Nor is it really in the budget to stretch her Goodyears to December, buy snows, and then a summer/all-season set in March.
Choices are as follows, as I see it:
1. Buy mid-grade all-seasons now that will become three-season tires in one year when we get snow tires. These might not be good in the snow this season though and that's important.
2. Buy the expensive all-seasons that are top rated for snow and snows next fall. This seems a bit wasteful - spending a lot on snow performance that we'll only use for one season before the set is retired to three-season duty.
3. Buy the expensive all-seasons that are top rated for snow and leave that as the only set. We can see how they perform this year and if they do well enough, we might not need snow tires next year.
Option #3 seems to make the most sense but a) I'm a huge proponent of having proper tires, and b) obviously the lady's safety is paramount. I need to see if the budget can be stretched...
Thoughts/ideas/suggestions?
Anyways, I'd like her to have two sets, including dedicated snow tires. Her commute is only two miles but there are two big hills and she will be coming home late at night whenever she works a late shift at the hospital, possibly before they've had a chance to plow and salt the roads.
Problem is, it's not really in the budget at the moment to get new summer/all-season tires now and then snow tires in two months. Nor is it really in the budget to stretch her Goodyears to December, buy snows, and then a summer/all-season set in March.
Choices are as follows, as I see it:
1. Buy mid-grade all-seasons now that will become three-season tires in one year when we get snow tires. These might not be good in the snow this season though and that's important.
2. Buy the expensive all-seasons that are top rated for snow and snows next fall. This seems a bit wasteful - spending a lot on snow performance that we'll only use for one season before the set is retired to three-season duty.
3. Buy the expensive all-seasons that are top rated for snow and leave that as the only set. We can see how they perform this year and if they do well enough, we might not need snow tires next year.
Option #3 seems to make the most sense but a) I'm a huge proponent of having proper tires, and b) obviously the lady's safety is paramount. I need to see if the budget can be stretched...
Thoughts/ideas/suggestions?