A4 Winter Driving Question

[Per Lindgren]

Yes, I think you would ask for trouble if you would want to drive on snow on
such tires. You may call me pessimistic, but if you crash your new car because
of this, you would regret it for as long as you own the car, maybe longer.

We dont seem to get snow or frost here for another 3-4 weeks, but I'm putting on
my snow tires as soon as the rain stops (I dont wanna do this when it's pouring
down). The winter tires are better for this time of year than the summer tires
anyway.

PerL
92 Cab 2.3


V6Veloce at aol.com wrote:

> I have a 2001 A4 1.8tQ with the sport tire/suspension package.  I have snow
> tires on order, but they have not yet arrived.  Over the next couple of days
> I need to drive to northwestern Massachusetts, where I may encounter some
> flurries, and maybe some light accumulation.  Does anyone think I'm asking
> for big trouble attempting this with the 16" Dunlop SP8000s that come with
> the sport package (I do not have the ESP option)?
>
> I have the non-OEM version of the same tire on my Alfa, and was once
> immobilized in very light snow, but without the benefits of Quattro.
>
> If anyone has had relevant experience, your thoughts would be much
> appreciated!
>
> Tarik Shapli
> '01 A4 1.8tQ "Lola"
> '84 Alfa GTV/6 3.0 "Christina"