snow tires again

[Kaklikian, Gary]

I just put the NRW-H's (215/55-16) on my S4. So far, I'm impressed with
their wet and dry performance, although of course they don't corner like 17"
SP8000's.  They also  ride well and are quiet and stable at 80mph. Nokian
claims 50k miles for this tire, but  I will believe it when I see it.  Much
of the winter here is spent on dry highways at speed, so decent dry
performance and wear is important for a winter tire. No chance to try them
in snow yet.

I've never tried the Michelin's, but everyone I've spoken to who has them
seems to like them. The last set of Dunlop Winter Sport (H-rated) tires I
had were also good in the dry,  but they were noisy.
HTH

Gary Kaklikian
86 4ktq (no fun in winter even with snows and locked center diff)
92 S4



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> From: 	Penasack_Tim at emc.com[SMTP:Penasack_Tim at emc.com]
> Sent: 	Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:56 PM
> To: 	quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 	snow tires again
> 
> Looking for some commentary from any lister on the any of the following
> tires:
> 
> Michelin - Alpin H 
> 	- not a lot of road noise as compared to the other two 
> 	- don't wear as well as the other two
> 	- pretty good handling as compared to 3 season tires
> 
> Dunlop - winter sport M2
> 	- more road noise than Hakka's or Alpin's
> 	- wear better than the other 2
> 	- handle similar to 3 season H rated tires
> 
> Hakka NRW-H
> 	- less road noise than the Dunlop's but more than the Michelin's
> 	- wear better than the Michelin's but not as good as the Dunlop's
> 	- handling in between also
> 
> All of this commentary comes from a Direct Tire sales guy in Watertown MA.
> 
> 
> I am driving most in Southern NH and MA.  Of the 100 days of winter maybe
> 10
> "on" snow or ice.  Not consistently like Northern NH/VT or the Rockies.
> The
> Blizzaks are to aggressive and I will wear them down very quickly.
> 
> Thanks
> Tim
>