Snow Tires: Common vs. Boutique Brands

[Greg Galinsky]

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Most of the Nordman that I have seen have been of the old Hak 10 tread style
  They are somewhat more difficult to come by. Nokian North America does not
stock them; dealers have to generally get them direct by the container load.

Greg Galinsky
G & G Service

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From: Dave Hord
Date: Monday, January 06, 2003 01:39:09 PM
To: human747 at attbi.com
Cc: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: Snow Tires: Common vs. Boutique Brands

The hakka 1's ARE amazing!! I'll 'third' that.

If you can't find/afford them, however, check out the "Nordman" winter tire.
It's the hakka 1 tread (mold purchased from Nokia) made in Indonesia.

I had two great seasons on them, only to blow two rallying. Can't find 'em
here in the great white north now. Sigh.

-Dave
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Quoting Huw Powell <human747 at attbi.com>:

>
> > Nokian Hakka 1 - they are amazing. The grip unbelievealby well and they
> > last a long time (probably 6 or 7 seasons).
>
> I have to second that... although I don't know about the longevity.
>
> I put a set I picked up used on my 90Q, and I am completely stunned by
> their performance in poor traction situations. They not only "go", but
> they stop well, too. Even more, they corner. The only drawback is,
> they make it really hard to do donuts!
>
> And guess what? We're getting a lot of opportunities to appreciate them
> this winter. I put them on 12/24, and I think they've seen dry pavement
> less than half the time since then. Perfect timing...
>
> --
> Huw Powell
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/
>
> http://www.humanthoughts.org/
>

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