tire thread (yet again)

[larry leung]

My personal opinion (snowbelter) of D60's in the snow was pretty poor. Managed to slide and spin (not drivetrain, 'twas a 4KQ, entire car) whereas my Pacemark snows would have simply tracked right on through.

LL - NY 

------Original Message------
From: Elliott Potter <epotter at abraxis.com>
To: Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com
Sent: October 3, 2000 7:47:01 PM GMT
Subject: Re: tire thread (yet again)


Eric_R_Kissell at email.whirlpool.com wrote:
> 
> On 10/3/2000 Elliott Potter <epotter at abraxis.com> responded:
> >I had a set of RE930's for a while -- absolutely hated them.
> >They hydroplaned at about 40 mph in 1" of water, spun easily
> >on dry flat surfaces, and couldn't grip on painted lines at all.
> 
> Interesting. On what car did you have these Bridgestones?
 
1993 90CS (fwd, auto transmission).

> I will probably try Dunlop SP5000 tires next, unless I hear something
> bad about them. On the other hand, I may decide to go the route of three
> season tires plus a set of winter tires like I did when I lived in
> Michigan. I need to consider the pros and cons of my tire options again
> now that I live in the occasional ice belt of Southern Indiana rather
> than the continual snow belt of Western Michigan.
 
The D60's gripped fairly well in the minor bit of ice we got last winter
here in Atlanta.  I don't know how they would do in real bad stuff
though.
--
Elliott