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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
I've been watching your fuel log, and wondering how you managed to prevent your gas mileage from falling with the onset of winter. Summer tires in the winter, eh? You're crazy.  ... |
Hi Robert,
Snow tires haven't been on any of my cars for about 25 years or so.
Sure there might be a few days when they could be useful, but probably less than 1% of time. If the weather is really bad, then the 55 mph highway is pressed into service, since they are typically better maintained than the old back roads.
As for keeping the gas consumption low, my travel speed tends to slow down this time of year for two reasons:
1) The roads tend to be more slippery
2) They buckle up so bad in Wisconsin, I really don't want to beat up the car's suspension over those nasty bumps.
That tends to keep the gas mileage higher.
Jim.