Does anyone know how long the stock Bridgestones on the MSP are supposed to last for? I tried doing some research but got mixed results. I've put on about 50k miles and they seem to still be in good shape. I've done the Abe Lincoln test and everything checks out. But the dude at the local tire shop was trying to convince me that my tires were starting to show signs of warping. Since I got the impression that he was just trying to sell me new tires, I pretty much ignored it. But maybe he's right.
Anyway, if I am going to buy new tires... I'll need to make a decison as to whether I should go with summer or all-season. I live in CT so for the past few seasons I've been putting on the ugly 15" steelies right around the beginning of December all the way through the beginning of April. What sucks the most is, out of those 4 months there's probably only a handful of instances in which there's actually enough snow on the ground for the tires to be worth having. But obviously safety comes first.
So I'm thinking... if I need new tires anyway, why not just get some really high quality all-season tires (that are geared towards performance) and keep em on all year? Seems to make sense... but, since I'm so used to the handling this car has with the stock/summer tires, I may be dissapointed with the way the car drives.
So I guess I'm looking for some advice here... I can't be the only one who has had to make this type of decision. Of those who went with the all-seasons... were you dissapointed? Between having to bust out my "daniel-san" karate-kid moves in order to get my stinkin wheels off of my car (not to mention driving around in tires that could also double as donuts) I definitely wouldn't miss having to swap them in the winter. But if it means I serious drop off in handling... I'll probably just bite the bullet.
Anyway, if I am going to buy new tires... I'll need to make a decison as to whether I should go with summer or all-season. I live in CT so for the past few seasons I've been putting on the ugly 15" steelies right around the beginning of December all the way through the beginning of April. What sucks the most is, out of those 4 months there's probably only a handful of instances in which there's actually enough snow on the ground for the tires to be worth having. But obviously safety comes first.
So I'm thinking... if I need new tires anyway, why not just get some really high quality all-season tires (that are geared towards performance) and keep em on all year? Seems to make sense... but, since I'm so used to the handling this car has with the stock/summer tires, I may be dissapointed with the way the car drives.
So I guess I'm looking for some advice here... I can't be the only one who has had to make this type of decision. Of those who went with the all-seasons... were you dissapointed? Between having to bust out my "daniel-san" karate-kid moves in order to get my stinkin wheels off of my car (not to mention driving around in tires that could also double as donuts) I definitely wouldn't miss having to swap them in the winter. But if it means I serious drop off in handling... I'll probably just bite the bullet.