Semperit snow tires...any experience?

[Zsolt]

Hey Craig,

I went through the same re-search last year, and ended up buying Nokian
Hakka NRW. http://www.nokiantires.com/indexen.html
They are considered all weather tires (not all season), however this is
the only tire in Canada that has a snow rating as well. I found them
almost as good on snow and ice as dedicated snow tires with the
difference that you don't have change them for the summer. My Audi
doesn't get driven much in the summer anyway, so for me it's the perfect
tire.

Our winters here in Alberta may be similar to what you describe.
Sometimes we have tons of snow but even in extreme cases it is cleaned
up quite fast and at least the major routes are clear, so I found that
snow tires were an over kill -- Especially for the quattro.

Cheers,
  Zsolt

Craig D. Niederst wrote:

>My Blizzaks that I have used for 4 seasons are pretty much shot, so I am
>shopping for some new snows. The Blizzaks were an impressive snow/ice tire,
>but the wet/dry handling left a lot to be desired (like driving on Jello
>tires). From my internet research, it appears that most Q-rated snow tires
>share the above handing characteristics...great in ice and snow, and
>terrible in wet and dry conditions. Being from western PA, winters are a big
>question mark...some are very mild, but others kind of nasty. I have summer
>tires on the car now, so I definitely need some sort of snow tire. Discount
>Tire Direct has a snow tire in my 195 65 15 size called a Semperit Sport
>Grip that has a T speed rating. I have looked online for info on this tire,
>and all of the reviews are in German (looks like they did pretty well in the
>tests from the Babelfish translation). Anyone on the list try these snows?
>At $65 a piece (free shipping), they are a good deal money wise, just
>wondering how they perform.
>
>Craig
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