What should I do with my tires???

Arrvaxx

My Altima SE-R was the first car I owned that had tires that I had to budget for. Like you OP, I cringed every time. One year I had the same decision to make and bought only two. I figured I could spread the cost out by getting two more the next year (I am in Minnesota and run winter tires half the year).

Issue #1: They stopped production of the new pair so when I went to get another matching set I was SOL. I don't like having non-matching tires, even if they are just a version change. Which brought me to issue #2.

Issue #2: In rain the old and new behaved differently...but at first my driving didn't! Surprise! Haha. Point is, and why I quoted LostSol, is that not only do you have 4 tiny patches of rubber between you and a pile of junk (or worse) but you need to be able to trust that all 4 of those patches act and behave the same in any condition.

...Buy four unless you drive like you own a minivan.

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