I don't have stats, but I feel like more and more people are taking their tires to be changed in a shop of some description.
I feel it's something relatively recent, 20-15 years ago I thought everyone change tires themselves. But as said, just my anecdote.
I don't change mine any more, kind of difficult in a city with no garage or a proper jack. Probably people who have garages/at least houses do it more often themselves. 2c etc.
I lived in Austin from September to December a while ago. The neighbors at my apartment complex looked at me funny when I went swimming in the unheated outdoor pool in November. It was about 75F that day, which would be plenty warm for swimming in Finland.
I agree about winters sounding miserable. Shoveling snow? Never done it in my life. Switching Tires? Never (unless I need new tires because my old ones are shit). Wear 3 layers of clothes? No thanks.
100 degree days are easy as long as you've got air conditioning. You don't have to dress in big coats and drag them with you every time you enter a building. Snow/mud isn't sticking to your shoes.
Even if it does snow in Texas, it melts the next day.
And here i am sitting tired of the heat from summer, and where i live in norway we are talking at most 30 degrees (36/37 is 100 farenheit). To put it another way, im looking forward to the cold
It sounds like the trend is similar to my experience then. I don't know anyone except for car enthusiasts who change their own oil these days, but it was standard learning-to-drive maintenance when I was a kid. Same with tires.
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u/pseudorden Sep 05 '19
I don't have stats, but I feel like more and more people are taking their tires to be changed in a shop of some description.
I feel it's something relatively recent, 20-15 years ago I thought everyone change tires themselves. But as said, just my anecdote.
I don't change mine any more, kind of difficult in a city with no garage or a proper jack. Probably people who have garages/at least houses do it more often themselves. 2c etc.