help! 4q handling like ovlov 240!

[Lawrence C Leung]

The tires aren't a true winter hydrophile compound? (i.e. they, uhhh,
suck!) 

FYI - the tread pattern isn't the only thing about snow tires that makes
them worthwhile in the snow.

LL - NY

On Thu, 14 Dec 2000 12:26:54 EST WAUFX at aol.com writes:
>Ouch.
>
>So we finally get some snowand my 4kq with new Falcon Eurowinter snows 
>(hey, 
>they were $46 a peice and have a very similar tread pattern to the 
>hakka 10s) 
>handles like crap! Reminds me of trying to drive my old ovlov 240 in 
>snow....not quite that bad but still nowhere a 4kq should be. It's 
>driving 
>like it did last winter with one bubbled hakka10 and 3 others woth 
>serious 
>wear (one eventually popped form brushing a curb). It will plow 
>through snow, 
>but with some skidding and major skidding around corners. Ive tried 
>taking 
>corners at not too low but not too high speeds and I slide and slip. 
>There is 
>a lot of skidding when I try to hammer it up a snowy hill as 
>well..what's up 
>with this? Car has ahd a recent alignment and these tires and brand 
>new! 
>Please advise, any suggestions appreciated.
>
>-w