Winter Tires needed in Montreal

[Kneale Brownson]

Most winter tire compounds work best when new, so I wouldn't want to use
someone else's worn tires.  A 195/65-15 would give you a slightly taller
tire with a slightly more skinny profile to let you go through deeper snow
and put more of the car's weight on a smaller patch to make it bite more.

My personal preference is Nokian Hakkapeliitta.  I've driven on the Q model
since we're not allowed studs here, and now I'm going for the RSi, the Q's
replacement.  On our V8s and my 200q20v, I'm running 205/60/15.


At 10:05 PM 11/1/2005 -0500, mboucher70 at hotmail.com wrote:
>I've made do with all season tires in winter for the past two years, and I 
>think I'm going to give in and get some winter tires for my Audi this year.  
>My needs aren't spectacular - I'm a pretty tame driver in the winter, but I 
>figured I may as well get some advice to get the best buy for my dollar.  
>
>Car: 1990 Audi 100, 2.3L, non-turbo, non-quatro
>Driving: mostly city in Montreal, but need to occasionally deal with 
>unplowed roads after fresh snowfall, or 'black ice' on a highway drive
>
>So, I've been doing some scouting for what's available and was hoping anyone 
>might jump in with recommendations on which of these they've had good or bad 
>experiences with, or what seems a good buy for the price.  I should probably 
>get rims so I don't have to pull my 4seasons off the audi rims...
>
>As best I can tell, the ideal winter size is a 195/65 R15, however from Tire 
>Rack, I think my car can use anything from a 185 to a 205, and a 14 up to a 
>16 ... (?)
>
>
>What I've found for sale, used:
>
>This one sounds great because it comes with rims:
>4 Pirelli Ice Plus, 195/65 R15 about 10,000 miles, used on a Jetta, $200 
>including rims
>
>I've heard lots of good things about TOYO so I've been looking at these:
>4 TOYO ObserveG-02 Studless (195/65 R15), $160
>4 Toyo Observe G-03 195/55 R15 tires. Used for 2 winters $200 
>4 Toyo Observe G-02 205/50 R15 86T, $250
>4 TOYO Observe G-02 Plus, 185/65 R14, 1 season, $180 
>
>Other Interesting ads:
>
>4 Bridgestone Blizzak, 185/70R14, good condition, $220
>4Tiger Paw P205/70/R15 2 seasons, $80
>4 Michelin Arctic P195/70/R14 2 seasons, $80
>4 Cooper Weather Master S/T2 , 195/65 R15  $349 
>4 MICHELIN 'winter tires' (model not stated) P205/65R15 with the rims $300
>4 Michelin Arctic Alpin 205/60R15, 5000km, $300
>
>Thanks in advance for any information,
>
>Charles
>
>
>
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