16" performance tires on new A4

[Grant Lenahan]

Dealers are often Idiots.
Offhand I would venture:  "No, yes, yes" --
However, you need to do your detective work.

1) Are they rated for "M&S" (mud and snow) - that means they will work in 
real snow conditions - sort of.
2) are they "V" rated - generally means they are dry/warm only

overall, I would suggest dedicated, narrower, real snow tires.  They pay 
for themselves over time.  Wide is not good on snow or ice, and the best 
ice tires have "sipes" - small slits to grab the ice - which no regular 
tire can have (it ruins tread stability and wear).

Grant

At 10:32 AM 9/8/00 -0400, Bob Trevithick wrote:
>I'm new to this list, so please forgive if this is an old question.
>
>We picked up our new A4 1.8T last night, and it has the 16" performance 
>wheels/tires.
>
>The dealer couldn't answer this question, which seems odd to me:
>
>Are the 16" performance tires All-Season?  Or are they just for dry roads?
>
>Do we need to get some real winter tires for Upstate New York winters, or 
>will these be fine?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Bob
>
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