All Season Tire Recommendation

[Kaklikian, Gary]

I just returned from a 2700 mile trip with the NRW-H tires on my S4. Mostly
dry highways 65-85 mph, but I did encounter a good snowstorm. In the snow, I
was able to travel securely  faster than most other traffic, though of
course there were idiots in SUV's that insisted on going 70mph in those
conditions. Very reassuring tire in the snow.

Also, a very comfortable, quiet dry tire with decent handling
characteristics. Of course, not nearly the turn-in and grip of a Z-rated
summer tire, but very close to other H-rated all-season tires.
Yes, there were times on the trip when I had to yield to  another vehicle on
a fast dry canyon road, but it did prompt my wife to remark, "Maybe you
should use these tires year-round so you drive like a normal person!" 

These tires also seem to wear very well.
HTH
Gary Kaklikian
86 4ktq
92 S4


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> From: 	Dan Masi[SMTP:dan_masi at mentorg.com]
> Reply To: 	dan_masi at mentorg.com
> Sent: 	Wednesday, January 03, 2001 12:26 PM
> To: 	'Bryan Rodgers'; quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: 	RE: All Season Tire Recommendation
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bryan Rodgers [mailto:brodgers at ofdc.on.ca]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 2:05 PM
> > To: quattro at audifans.com
> > Subject: All Season Tire Recommendation
> > 
> > 
> > (tried the archive, but didn't come up with anything definitive)
> > 
> > Can anyone recommend a 'good' all season tire for a friend of mine?
> > 
> > The car is a 1996 VW GTI with 185/60/14.
> > 
> > The car is driven all year round, including through some 
> > pretty deep snow
> > we're having(40cm+ so far).
> 
> Then I'd say without a doubt, Nokian NRW-H.  While often mentioned
> in the same breath as "high-performance" snow tires such as Dunlop
> M2 and Pirelli 210/240, these are actually all-season tires that happen
> to have serious snow handling capability.  If you're really looking
> for a compromise to span that wide a gap (and I don't believe in
> them, either), I'd say it's your best bet.  Check out
> www.nokiantyres.com/html/NRW.html
> 
> Dan Masi
> 
>