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Originally Posted by Tombstone RJ
Yah, this is bs IMHO. Tire shops want you to buy 4 new tires, period. I've had many FWD cars over the years (growing up in Colorado) and if my two best tires are on the front, everything is fine. That being said, you don't want trash tires on the back (for breaking reasons, the rear tires tend to lock up first in slick conditions, causing the rear end to slide around) and you really need to know how do drive properly in snow and ice conditions.
But yah, one of the reasons FWD cars are SO DARN AFFORDABLE compared to other cars or 4WD vehicles I've owned is because you almost never need to buy 4 new tires at a time (if you don't have the $). You rotate the two best tires on the car to the back axel and you put two new tires on the front.
Super easy, very cheap fix to tires wearing out on FWD car.
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When I was in college I had absolute rags on the back and I hydroplaned one time in five years, and I got it back pretty quickly. Pretty good tradeoff IMO.