Snow Tires, again, need advice ASAP!

[Russ Maki]

This will be the fifth season for the NRWs on my wife's car. I'd estimate
they have 25k-30k highway miles on them and they look about half worn. I had
a little trouble with leaky beads on them this winter but that's probably
more an issue involving  the 6-year-old alloy wheels than the tires.
Russ Maki
Ixonia, Wis.



> From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
> To: "Quattro List" <quattro at audifans.com>, <s-car-list at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Snow Tires, again, need advice ASAP!
> Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2002 21:39:02 -0500
>
> Hi listers,
> I'm getting snow tires this week and need some advice ASAP on
> the following three choices:
>
> Dunlop Wintersport M2
> Vredestein Wintrac
> Nokian NRW-H
>
> I'll be getting these in 225/45R17 and in Philly, we hardly get
> snow- some sleet and ice is more likely, but it tends to stay pretty
> dry on the major roads as it doesn't usually stay well below freezing
> for long.
>
> I need these tires to last, I don't want to wear them out in 2 seasons,
> so longevity is a factor, as well as dry road performance- that's why
> Blizzaks and Michelin Alpins are out, as well as any other multicell
> compound tire.
>
> I can get the Dunlops for about $400 (take-offs, virtually new),
> the Vredesteins w/ 2500 miles for the same $400 or the Nokians new
> for about $600.
>
> Which is the best deal? I can pick up the Vredesteins, need to have
> the others shipped.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Taka