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      08-28-2012, 08:39 PM   #17
lbjgh
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Drives: 2013 AW X3 M-Sport
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So you say they are stored in a garden shed eh? Where did you say you lived?
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My three week old X3 was bought mainly because I needed AWD for frequent winter driving on secondary and semi-ploughed tertiary roads 200 kms north of Toronto (Canada).

So it was a no brainer to also purchase snow tires. For simplicity I also purchased a second set of rims. I plan to store the 4 wheels in a large garden shed I have.

I plan to use the summer tires 8 months a year and the winter tires 4 months a year. Over the life of the car I'll have to replace the summer tires roughly twice as often as the winter tires.
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