Re: Are Winter tires okay for driving year-round?
They will probably be louder, whatever that means, because of the tread pattern, but tolerable, after all you ride on them when the streets are dry in the winter. The biggest loss you'll see is that they wear much more, rendering them useless by your second winter on them. The performance overall will suffer too, but if your're not pushing hard at any time then I fail to see that it would be that noticeable.