Well, I hope I don't have any problems with the mounting/re-mounting of these tires. As far as the tires, well, I can only go by my own experience. I have played this winter tire/summer tire game before. The last time was with my 89 Ford Ranger. I got 3 full seasons of use from the winter tires doing this, and never noticed any tire bead damage. Oh, I am sure it can happen.
And with the wheels, well, I guess only time will tell. The Ranger didn't have the type of wheels that any one would ever give a second glance to. They were, well, truck wheels lol.
I am having the winter tires drop shipped to the dealer (my last place of employment before I retired), and spoke with the service manager (whom I have known both personally and professionaly for 20 yrs) about mounting the tires. He then, showed me his new fangled state of the art tire machine. It seems they have been getting customer complaints about nicked and gouged wheels. So he bought a new machine. And he assured me even a class "C" tech could change out a wheel and never damage it.
So, I guess only time will tell.
With the new winter tires and traction control, I should be fine this winter. My concern now is figuring out a way to use my block heater. I live in a townhouse, and I have an end unit. This make me the furthest unit from the parking lot. I can't see running a lead cord 150 feet down the side walk. First time I've ever had a block heater and want to use it. Will be nice to have heat in the car right away.
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