[A4] snow tires, yet again

Ed Kellock ekellock at gmail.com
Wed Jun 15 12:03:31 EDT 2005


You know, I haven't had another snow tire that seems as all-around
capable as that Yoko Guardex 600.  I sure wish they still made them.

On 6/15/05, Brandon Rogers <brogers at terrix.com> wrote:
> Hey Rocky-
> Sorry no experience with the Pirelli , but- the RSi is a hardcore snow/ice
> tire according to Gary Bergman, owner of a tire warehouse heavily involved
> (including development) with Nokian.  Gary also owns an '83 urq BTW,  Anyway
> if you plan on doing a lot of dry driving too, I'd recommend the Nokian WR.
> Sorry no experience since late 1980's with Pirelli snows.  I have the Nokian
> WR on my A4 and they were great this past winter.  Frankly they were not
> quite as good in the snow as the Yoko Guardex 600 - but combined with
> quattro there were of course no issues.  Here in Denver I actually drive in
> the dry 90% of the time (even in winter) and the dry handling is vastly
> improved - as is highway handling of course.  That's why I went with WR vs
> RSi.
> 
> hth
> 
> Brandon
> '98 A4
> '84 urq 20V
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocky Mullin" <caliban at sharon.net>
> To: <a4 at audifans.com>; "quattro bang" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:27 PM
> Subject: [A4] snow tires, yet again
> 
> 
> >
> > so, i'm a nokian fan.  i've got studded hakka 1s on steel rims,
> > nice and narrow.  at the end of winter some lady took out the front
> > end of my car, damaging the stock URQ rim.  i've told the insurance
> > company that they're no longer produced, so i need a new set of rims
> > as well as tires.  i've picked out the rims on tire rack and now i
> > need to choose a studless winter tire.  my URQ rims had hakka Qs on
> > them.
> >
> > even though i live in san francisco, i head to tahoe enough in
> > the winter that i tend to run my studless snows all winter long, and
> > occasionally put the studs on the challenge 80 in the sierras during
> > heavy winter storms.  i've been happy with the nokians, big time, but
> > it's far less complicated to get snow tires from tire rack, with the
> > rims, mounted, and with a road hazard plan.
> >
> > how do y'all feel about the pirelli winter 210 and 240 tires?
> > they also have the pirelli winter carving and the blizzak.  how do they
> > stack up?  especially when compared to nokians.  the hakka q is still
> > barely available, though i am looking at the RSI as my choice for medium
> > winter rubber shoes.
> >
> > TIA!
> >
> > --
> >  Rocky Mullin
> >
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