[urq] Snow tires.

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Good point, Greg

I also bought Dunlop D40A2's a few years back after reading what CU wrote
and was disappointed by the wet performance at just less than 10k. OTOH, I
bought my first quattro ('85 4kq with less ~20k) based in part on a good
review by CU.  Go figure.

Ingo

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Galinsky" <nokian at aaahawk.com>
To: "Ingo Rautenberg" <ingo at waratap.com>
Cc: "Louis-Alain RICHARD" <laraa at sympatico.ca>; <quattro at audifans.com>;
<urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 10:43 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] Snow tires.


SNIP
> >
> The thing to watch with tire tests is that they generally always test
> "NEW" tires. The results are only relevant if you are always using new
> tires.  The Nokian and Gislaveds both have all their sipes that got full
> depth down to 2/32" tread depth; mim=nimum legal tread depth.  That way
> you don't get as much of a falloff in function as the tread wears.  Ask
> anyone who read the Consumers Reports tests that rated the Dunlop D60
> and then D65 A2 as a great tire even in wet conditions.  At about 10 to
> 14k those tires started getting very dangerous in wet.
>
> I recall seeing a tire test when I was in Finland where they tested all
> tires after putting somethink like 20k on them.  That sseemed like a
> real world test.
>
> Greg Galinsky
> G & G Service
>


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