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      01-16-2022, 06:02 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by GP0256 View Post
Thank you. I am very aware summer tires should not be driven in the winter but where we live it doesn't really snow and we have other cars for that weather. My question is though, is it the tires or the differential? To me it feels like the differential engaging and it engages super hard, not the tires scrubbing. Maybe I'll have my fiancé drive it slow out of the driveway and take a slow motion video and see what happens. Thanks again for the thread
My bet is on tires. My summers did this (contis) when it got below 45 degrees.

Once the winters were put on it immediately stopped.

One thing to note, winter tires are not only for snow - they are for cold. Summer tires can be dangerous in cold with no snow in sight - especially so when it is wet/damp.

Summers driven in cold can also damage the tires (Continental has a warning on their site). Not to try to convince you into getting winters or all seasons, just FYI.
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