If you've been thinking of getting snow tires and are putting it off until the first coating of white stuff, you might want to get with the program and buy them soon. As reported recently on About.com's Tires Guidesite, there's a good chance that tire prices will be going up not just once in 2012, but many times over the course of the year. Tires Guide Sean Phillips explains it well in his article, Why To Swap Tires Even Before the Snow Comes. Its worth checking out. Saving ten percent on your set of snow tires is surely worth the effort of getting it done now. If you aren't sure about snow tires, check out my discussion, The Difference Between Snow Tires and Summer Tires for lots of info and answers.

