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Originally Posted by lens
There is no hassle.
Buy a separate set of wheels for winter.
Takes 30 mins to swap wheels over.
What kind of "hassle" would you rather have, take 30 mins to swap sets of wheels or spend months or weeks dealing with your insurance to get your car fixed because you crashed into a ditch because you tried to brake and your all seasons didn't stop?
I lived in Toronto for years, you don't get the odd snow, you're guaranteed to get snow.
The amount of people I see in the ditch with all seasons is ridiculous, I also witnessed people stuck on ramps because the had all seasons.
I would hope one day Ontario adopts Quebec policy of mandatory winter tires.
Not to mention, your auto insurance gives you a discount if you buy winter tires.
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I change wheels on 6-9 cars every fall and spring — my own cars and ones belonging to family and friends. 30 minutes is about right whether on the lift or with a floor jack, but there is also the storage time — I carry them up and down from the basement and that is more of a pain to me than the actual changeover. The worst are my father in law’s Lincoln Navigator. Those wheels are tires must weigh 80-90 lbs each.
In my area (southern New Hampshire), most of the cars I see that have slid off the road are SUVs. Maybe they have only all seasons or maybe the drivers are over confident because of the AWD. It helps to practice sliding around because you will at some point be sliding around, and to understand that you can brake or steer your way out of trouble but can do only one of the two at a time unless you are very experienced.