Tires for the season?

Hi there, though I personally don't understand what the other person wrote about, I would actually not drive on winter tires during the summer months because they are made for winter driving only...they have more traction and "grab" for the snow and ice.  It would be my suggestion to get yourself some "all seasonal tread" tires put on, and make sure to have them rotated...the best times to do this would be when you have your oil changed in your vehicle, the service technician can do that if need be...Hope that helps you!

In my area, I would say it isn't safe to use summer tires in the winter, and bad for your mileage to use winter tires in the summer.  All season tires can be used year round.

Is it OK?  Yes, but!  The winter tires are very soft and will wear out extremely fast if regularly driven on pavement.  They are soft to provide better grip on snow and ice.  Summer tires are generally harder and have a tread design that generally will not handle snow well, if at all.  A lot also depends on where you live and whether your car handles snow and ice well, naturally.  In my opinion, you have two options.  1) Have two sets of tires and /or wheels.  One, a summer set (summer tires, possibly with the nice alloy wheels that came on your car) and two, a winter set (winter tires, with a less expensive set of steel wheels).  Exchange them when the first snows typically arrive and again when snow is no longer likely.  Here in Wisconsin, that would be 11/15 (put winter on) and 3/15 (put summer on).  This is the more expensive option (initially), but you save on wear on both sets of tires and in the winter may save because of accidents that you may avoid.  Also, some cars are naturally horrible in the snow/ice and this may be the only safe route.  2) Get a set of GOOD all-season tires.