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      03-18-2019, 02:09 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by City_Blue View Post
Thanks to all who replied. I had thought about the argument that said: protect your summer wheels from the salt, curb rash, pot holes, etc that are a fact of winter life here in New England... but then I wondered why people seemed to be buying other nice, OEM wheels (or other expensive wheels) for their winter tires.

The arguments about saving your wheels and tires from repeated exposure to wheel mounting machines makes sense to me.

Darn it. I was hoping to spend that extra $$ on other goodies for the car, but it sounds like I should first shell out some cash for dedicated winter wheels.

Thanks to all —
It all evens out in the end since you're not paying twice a year to have tires removed and mounted. Not to mention all the hassle.
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