16' performance tires on new A4

[Edward E Griebel]

Hi-

My 2c on the snow tires issue. I'm in Rochester NY, A4Q, shod with Potenza RE92's.
I had no problems with the snow last winter (but we only had 2 or 3 bad snows).
I've had it in North NJ for 3 winters too, no problems either.

I don't go out in "snow emergency" conditions, but for most ordinary and
not-so-ordinary driving, standard M+S work fine. I suspect that I would have
problems in severe conditions, but I'm not a doctor or the like who needs to be on
the roads "at any costs."

FWIW,
-ed
96 A4Q

William Safford wrote:

> Bob Trevithick:
>
>  > We picked up our new A4 1.8T last night, and it has the 16"
>  > performance  wheels/tires.
>
> Congrats! I'm on this list because I'm seriously considering buying an A4 Avant.
> (My shopping has been put on hold because of personal stuff, but I hope to make
> a purchase sometime this fall.)
>
>  > Are the 16" performance tires All-Season?  Or are they just for
>  > dry roads?
>
> Look on the sidewalls of the tires. If they say "M&S" anywhere on them, then
> they're all-season.
>
>  > Do we need to get some real winter tires for Upstate New York
>  > winters, or  will these be fine?
>
> It depends on where in upstate New York. <grin> I live near Albany. I feel that
> it's important to have winter tires. YMMV.
>
> My current car has a second set of rims with snow tires on them. I intend to do
> the same for whatever I end up buying.
>
> HTH.
>
>
>
>  --William Safford