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I live in an apartment with on-street parking. Where do you suggest I store these tires for the other seven months of the year?

Pasorrijer 6y ago
I live in Canada and this is a common question! Most places that install tires will also store them for you. Tire stores, dealerships, etc.
bellyfullofbac 6y ago
In countries where winter tyres are comon, tyre shops that offer tyre changes also offer storage for your unused tyres for something like 30 Euro (for all 4) per season. Or 50 Euro and they'll even wash your tyres for you. Yeah of course this doesn't exist in the US, but if they made winter tyres mandatory surely someone will start this business.
- astura 6y ago
  >Yeah of course this doesn't exist in the US Where did you get this impression? This absolutely exists in the US.
  - wil421 6y ago
    Example that costs $99. https://www.belletire.com/tires-and-wheels/off-season-storage https://www.belletire.com/tires-and-wheels/off-season-storag...
  - bellyfullofbac 6y ago
    Ah I got that impression from Mr. Defeatist up there... "Waah, where am I going to store the tyres." And further down this thread "Waah what if people can't afford a second set of wheels/the storage?" (I paraphrase...)
- minikites 6y ago
  So not only do I have to pay for tires, I have to pay for storage. If this is made mandatory, there's going to be a lot of people who can't pay.
  - EdwardDiego 6y ago
    Serious question, if you crashed in winter conditions, and you didn't have appropriate tyres or chains, would your insurance cover it?
    - alistairSH 6y ago
      Lacking a mandate to use winter tires, yes, they probably would.
      - EdwardDiego 6y ago
        Sweet, that makes sense. Thanks!
        astura 6y ago
        Definitely depends on the specifics of the individual policy, many policies (that I've had) don't list winter tires as a requirement for wintertime, but sometimes you can get a discount on your premium for having winter tires if you live in a snowy area, which then would have a tire requirement in the policy.
      - lupire 6y ago
        And your insurance would cost more to cover. Insurance isn't free.
      - pasttense01 6y ago
        But if you had an insurance deductible of $1,000 that $1,000 could well be enough to buy a set of winter tires and rims.
  - leetcrew 6y ago
dagw 6y ago
I store mine at the tire changing place down the road.
astura 6y ago
The tire store, same place everyone else stores theirs.
Pxtl 6y ago
Ask the people of Montreal. They live in apartments and have a winter tire mandate in Quebec.
- minikites 6y ago
  I will, thanks. Do you happen to have Montreal's email?
Dirlewanger 6y ago
Use all-season radials. Swapping out tires every season is a relic from the past that the average automobile owner should not be doing anymore.
leetcrew 6y ago
buy another set of wheels. swap the entire set twice a year. usually the shop will charge you less to swap a whole wheel than to swap the tires themselves (less labor). if you have a small apartment, the unused set can make nice stools for guests. if that aesthetic isn't for you, there are things called "storage units" that you can rent to store things you don't want to keep in your apartment.
- 0_____0 6y ago
  hahahaha i'm guessing you're not currently cohabitating?
  - KMag 6y ago
    Nor experienced tire dust and winter tire grime.
    - leetcrew 6y ago
      they make bags for wheels.
  - leetcrew 6y ago
    nah but if I were, I suspect the excessive amount of computers, ethernet cables, and guitars would be a bigger issue than the "stools" ;) but seriously, there is an observation to be made here about social norms around vehicle safety. all-season tires are not safe for winter use in large swathes of north america. why do we scoff at people who prepare appropriately?
    - 0_____0 6y ago
      the jab is in good fun. i've had some very...patient partners, lets say. most people i know who drive in the northeast don't have any qualms with having a 2nd wheelset and storing it. i think there's a rather NA quirk to GP's comment -- they live in a small urban apartment, with no storage space available, but still have to own a car.
  - 6y ago

Pasorrijer 6y ago

I live in Canada and this is a common question! Most places that install tires will also store them for you. Tire stores, dealerships, etc.

bellyfullofbac 6y ago

In countries where winter tyres are comon, tyre shops that offer tyre changes also offer storage for your unused tyres for something like 30 Euro (for all 4) per season. Or 50 Euro and they'll even wash your tyres for you. Yeah of course this doesn't exist in the US, but if they made winter tyres mandatory surely someone will start this business.

astura 6y ago
>Yeah of course this doesn't exist in the US Where did you get this impression? This absolutely exists in the US.
- wil421 6y ago
  Example that costs $99. https://www.belletire.com/tires-and-wheels/off-season-storage https://www.belletire.com/tires-and-wheels/off-season-storag...
- bellyfullofbac 6y ago
  Ah I got that impression from Mr. Defeatist up there... "Waah, where am I going to store the tyres." And further down this thread "Waah what if people can't afford a second set of wheels/the storage?" (I paraphrase...)
minikites 6y ago
So not only do I have to pay for tires, I have to pay for storage. If this is made mandatory, there's going to be a lot of people who can't pay.
- EdwardDiego 6y ago
  Serious question, if you crashed in winter conditions, and you didn't have appropriate tyres or chains, would your insurance cover it?
  - alistairSH 6y ago
    Lacking a mandate to use winter tires, yes, they probably would.
    - EdwardDiego 6y ago
      Sweet, that makes sense. Thanks!
      - astura 6y ago
        Definitely depends on the specifics of the individual policy, many policies (that I've had) don't list winter tires as a requirement for wintertime, but sometimes you can get a discount on your premium for having winter tires if you live in a snowy area, which then would have a tire requirement in the policy.
    - lupire 6y ago
      And your insurance would cost more to cover. Insurance isn't free.
    - pasttense01 6y ago
      But if you had an insurance deductible of $1,000 that $1,000 could well be enough to buy a set of winter tires and rims.
- leetcrew 6y ago

dagw 6y ago

I store mine at the tire changing place down the road.

astura 6y ago

The tire store, same place everyone else stores theirs.

Pxtl 6y ago

Ask the people of Montreal. They live in apartments and have a winter tire mandate in Quebec.

minikites 6y ago
I will, thanks. Do you happen to have Montreal's email?

Dirlewanger 6y ago

Use all-season radials. Swapping out tires every season is a relic from the past that the average automobile owner should not be doing anymore.

leetcrew 6y ago

buy another set of wheels. swap the entire set twice a year. usually the shop will charge you less to swap a whole wheel than to swap the tires themselves (less labor). if you have a small apartment, the unused set can make nice stools for guests. if that aesthetic isn't for you, there are things called "storage units" that you can rent to store things you don't want to keep in your apartment.

0_____0 6y ago
hahahaha i'm guessing you're not currently cohabitating?
- KMag 6y ago
  Nor experienced tire dust and winter tire grime.
  - leetcrew 6y ago
    they make bags for wheels.
- leetcrew 6y ago
  nah but if I were, I suspect the excessive amount of computers, ethernet cables, and guitars would be a bigger issue than the "stools" ;) but seriously, there is an observation to be made here about social norms around vehicle safety. all-season tires are not safe for winter use in large swathes of north america. why do we scoff at people who prepare appropriately?
  - 0_____0 6y ago
    the jab is in good fun. i've had some very...patient partners, lets say. most people i know who drive in the northeast don't have any qualms with having a 2nd wheelset and storing it. i think there's a rather NA quirk to GP's comment -- they live in a small urban apartment, with no storage space available, but still have to own a car.
- 6y ago