Snow tires.....

[ricematthews]

Taka:
NRW - that's it.
I'm with you about all seasons vs. dedicated snow tires.  Like anything
else, however, you have to consider your normal winter conditions when
choosing a snow tire.  As you know, here in SE PA, the winter can offer a
decent amount of snow or almost none at all.  As a result, I think most
Blizzaks are a no go for me (squirmy and too quick to wear out on dry
roads).  I considered the Dunlop Wintersports or Blizzak LM-22s, but the GY
Ultra Grips sound like they do what I need them to do for a lower price tag.
-Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
To: "'ricematthews'" <ricematthews at msn.com>; <rmwoodbury at downeast.net>;
<l.leung at juno.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 5:35 PM
Subject: RE: Snow tires.....


> Mark,
> I think you're talking about Nokian NRWs- they come in H and V rated
> versions.
>
> They are quite decent in dry weather (never ran them in hot weather,
> so I can't say how they perform in summer conditions) during the winter
> and are acceptable in the snow as long as you don't buy humungo-sized
> snow tires like I stupidly did (225/45R17 NRW-H).
>
> However, the NRWs don't seem to have the lateral grip or braking
> ability of the Dunlop Wintersport M2.
>
> I don't care what others have reported- there is no comparison between
> all-season tires and having dedicated winter tires. I don't really
> consider
> the NRWs to be all-season, although others may disagree with that
> assessment.
> I know I'd never run the more common all-seasons in snow and ice-
> Pirelli
> P6000SS, P7000SS, Bridgestone RE-930, 950, Dunlop A2, SP5000, Michelin
> MXV4,
> etc.
>
> Taka
>
>