tires

[Lee M. Levitt]

Andrew Duane USG <duane at hunch.zk3.dec.com> writes:

> After almost soiling my pants driving home last night in a rainstorm,
> I have realized it is time to retire those "lovely" Goodyear Eagles

> They also seem to rate the Dunlop SP Sport 5000 Asymetricals pretty
> highly, including a much better snow traction rating. Anyone use these?
> My driving is mostly back road "spirited" driving, some highway, a lot
> of time skiing too. They seem like a reasonable choice, but a "W"
> speed rating? Maybe if I drive off a cliff!

I was out last night in that deluge with the wife's A6. The Dunlop 5000s
worked just fine :)

I'm pretty pleased with the tires...for her car. They are a great all around
tire, quiet, decent handling wet/dry, pretty good snow grip, etc.

...but I am swapping those off for NRWs in about a month. Cheap insurance
against bodywork...

> Note: to head off any snow tire wars, I do not think I want to go the
> dedicated snow tire route. I'm quite happy with today's good All Season
> radials, and don't have the space or $$$ for an extra set of tires.

<sigh> You *really* should get a set of NRWs now, and then get a set of
Kumhos in the spring. The Kumhos are awfully cheap ($75 per tire or less)
and fun. :)

This is exactly the configuration on my S6. The Kumhos are surprisingly good
tires, both wet and dry...but I would *not* drive them in the snow. NRWs go
on my car just after the first flake hits the ground.

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant