[200q20v] Re: That time of year is coming- snow tire recommendation

[Sean Ford]

Taka,
I'm running Vredestein WinTrac tires, sized 195/65/15 on my 100CS. I
would rate these tires are "weather agressive", they're H-rated and are
great in the wet and snow, but also quiet on a dry road.

In your size, 225/45/17, the WinTracs are V-rated. Check out the
Vredestein site, http://www.vredestein.com/english/index.html for more
info.

--- TM <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:
> It looks like I will need to buy snow tires this year, and
> with my upcoming brake conversion, I plan on using my OEM
> Avus wheels for winter use.
> 
> That said, what do you recommend for use on a 17x7.5" ET45
> wheel on a '91 200q?
> 
> Mild Philly winters suggest a tire that is heavily dry-biased
> with enough grip to handle light to medium snow and occasional
> ice. I figure plenty of caution, quattro and winter tire compounds
> will get me through w/o difficulty.
> 
> I need recommendations on tire sizes as well as models. I'm
> currently considering 205/50R17 and 225/45R17 in terms of size
> and am leaning toward the Dunlop Wintersport M2 as a tire. I
> fear that Nokian NRW-H would be well over $150/tire.
> 
> Taka


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Sean Ford
audi_92_100CS at yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/seanford.geo
'92 Audi 100CS 5-spd non-q
'00 Triumph Daytona 955i
'89 Suzuki Katana 600

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