Winter Tires needed in Montreal

[Al S]

Charles,
When I lived in Northern Idaho, I went to the local tire store and got a no
name retread built for snow with walnut shells added. They retread them with
a rubber compound that is actually softer when cold. I don't think I paid
more than $25 each. I had the dealer mount them on basic steel rims. Then
When I thought it was going to snow I would go into my garage and change the
tires, marking where the tire assembly came from so I could rotate in the
spring. I found that 6 months usage of the snow tires would last a good 5-6
years. Up north I used Les Schwab tires but I am sure that type of type is
common across the us. I never like studs, and some states don't allow them.
I lived in the mountains at about 3000', cold and snowfalls of 6" to over a
foot were not uncommon.
I found that when one drives on black ice, speed is not an issue under 45
mph, sudden moves are an issue anytime. Good Hella's also helped open up the
sides of the highway, one to see the berms and deer/moose.

A note about size. I normally run 195/60's 0n my '90 80 but used 175's in
the winter. Check tire diameter to see if a 70 or 75 sidewall will match
your stock dia. so the speedo is off too much.
Have a good winter.

Al Streicher '90 80 non-Q Blk
Mililanim HI..

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com
[mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com]On Behalf Of mboucher70 at hotmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2005 5:06 PM
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Winter Tires needed in Montreal


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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