Tires... since we are on the subject

[Jon Linkov]

Depends on where in New England. Real snow or coastal snow? And it depends
on the winter we get. Last year, all the CT locals with their new A4s and
S4s ran out and bought snow tires and 16" wheels (to clear the brakes). We
got squat of a winter. Meanwhile, I took my SP8000s off (they are a summer
tire; don't try them in winter) and put on Michelin XGT H4s. Yeah, a
compromise, but they were FINE in the snow that SW CT received. I even drove
in VT, in a storm, on unplowed highway and was fine.

If you are "in the north" get snows. If you are closer to NYC than VT, the
XGT H4 and Z4 are good tires.

Just my $.02, I don't pretend to be a tire expert and could care less about
the "tradeoffs."

Jon
njconn at mail.com
'96 A4q
http://www.quattroclubusa.org/r/potomac

> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Beatty, Robert
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2000 12:37 PM
> To: 'quattro at audifans.com'
> Subject: Tires... since we are on the subject
>
>
> Looking to buy a set of tires.... I live in New England so I want
> to get all
> season tires..... dont want to replace tires every year but i do drive
> pretty aggressively.  I have an 87 5ktq with a 1.8 bar chip and A-6 16"
> wheels so i will need to go with 205/55/16's   I was considering
> the Dunlop
> SP8000, however i have been told they wear very fast.  I know there is a
> trade off for grip verses wear but id like to try and stay in the
> middle for
> both attributes.  Any suggestions ??
>
> Thanks
>
> Rob
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