The Tire Saga

One of the discoveries I made early on upon arriving in Colorado was that my car is not ideal. Having front wheel drive is a plus, but my car is small and was not equipped for the snow. What seemed like an easy fix was to get studded snow tires. I was told by numerous people that it would make driving in the snow and ice much easier and safer for everyone involved. I did some research and found out that the lowest priced tires and installation were going to cost over $500, so I had my Dad do some bargain shopping for me on craigslist for some less expensive tires. After a few phone calls I finally found someone who still had the tires for sale. We made the transaction and I set up an appointment to have them put on my car for the next day. I was elated! It had started to snow again and I was ready to test out my new tires. While I was waiting at the auto shop the mechanic comes out and says "Ma'am, I hate to tell you this, but your tires are the wrong size." He then explained to me that my car had 15" rims and the ones I had bought were 14" rims. So the search continued to find tires for my car. About a weeks later and a lot more phone conversations I found a guy with 15" rim tires already on rims. This was perfect. One of the tires did have a blemish and might need replacing, but that was an easy problem to solve. Buying one tire would be still within my budget. We arranged a time to meet and I thought I would finally get tires. About an hour before our meeting time he calls me to say that the tires mysteriously disappeared out of his car and if he figured out where they went he would let me know. A week and a half almost two weeks went by and I had forgotten about them and had been searching for other tires. He called me and said his friend had taken the tires as a joke and they were still for sale if I wanted them. We met, they fit my car and I ordered the other tire. So for a weekend I had 7 tires in my car! I got all four tires on my car a week ago and got to test them out last night and today. It has snowed about 5" and the tires work marvelously! I didn't think it would make such a big difference, but it has. I feel my car grip the road better than with my Oklahoma tires. This is probably the best investment I have made! Now I just need to get rid of the 14" tires.