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    Summer perf tires minimum temps short gentle drive

    Hi all, About to buy a barely used car with dedicated summer tires on it. Its in a warm showroom atm. But need to get the car ~25 miles to my house/garage. External temps will be as low as 30-35F. Any risk in damaging the tires? Form what I have read from tirerack, and GM bulletins, this is not a concern until closer to 20F or below. Am I worrying too much? I'll be putting on a all season/winter set in the near future.

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    Lowest it got was about 35. No issues. Safe in the garage waiting for a set of winter tires.

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    You're worrying too much. Unless there's snow on the ground, summer tires do just fine in colder weather understanding that the tires will have slightly less grip than in the summer.
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    If anyone knows, it's this guy who knows literally nothing about everything.
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    Do you even OT? The mean 401k around here is probably about $6, what with all the shiny cars and $1,000 watches and donations to get other members' Volvos running.


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    I was only worrying about cold temps degrading/cracking the tires. got it home last night, dropping to ~20F tonight. that might have been more of an issue.

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    No worrybunless they are R compounds.

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