Nokian's all-seasons=winter ?

[NIck Miller]

Big fan of history.  I saw the word and recalled a whole bunch of stuff on
their war culture and history.  Cool little country with some mean dogs for
countrymen.
On Dec 6, 2011 11:36 AM, <dgraber460 at aol.com> wrote:

> Cool stuff.
> How do you know the Finnish stuff? Is that your heritage?
> I only know what Nokian told us.
>  Dennis
> Denver
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com>
> To: dgraber460 <dgraber460 at aol.com>; quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
> Sent: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 10:51 am
> Subject: Re: Nokian's all-seasons=winter ?
>
>  There are quotes from other countries on the finnish army such as:
> "God save us all from the terryfing march of the hakkepalles"
> And " god save us from the damnable finns!"
> Of course translatted but still conveying an effective meaning.
> They were some army once.
> On Dec 6, 2011 10:20 AM, <dgraber460 at aol.com> wrote:
>
>> You're right on. Nokian admits that the moniker (since customers always
>> ask "what the hell does that mean") is a Finnish war cry. The meaning
>> however isn't something they talk about. The catalog shows it as
>> "Hakkapeliitta".
>> Anything in their "Hakka" line is usually a studdable dedicated snow
>> tire. No "Hakka" = all season or other application.
>>  Dennis
>> Denver
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: NIck Miller <chance9121 at gmail.com>
>> To: dgraber460 <dgraber460 at aol.com>; quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
>> Sent: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 9:57 am
>> Subject: Re: Nokian's all-seasons=winter ?
>>
>>  Funny,  hakke paale!  Is an old finish battle cry, means "cut them
>> down". Or something to that affect.
>> On Dec 6, 2011 8:38 AM, <dgraber460 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The Nokian WR G2 is indeed an all-season _and_ wears the snowflake
>>> symbol. Nokians tread patterns have been widely copied, but the real
>>> difference is the compound.
>>> We are on our second set of "G2s" (as of 2 weeks ago) on our 05 A6 and I
>>> think they are the best tire for that car summer _and_ winter.
>>> Amazing traction in ice, deep snow, wet, and dry. Colorado sees quite a
>>> bit of all 4, so these do very well on the car my wife drives, and I don't
>>> want do the switching I do on my cars. They are expensive, but are also
>>> warranteed to 50k. On a Quattro you will be good to get 20k out of a set
>>> but you get pro-rated money toward the next set. My wife loves them and
>>> that is worth quite a bit also. I don't worry my phone will ring in the
>>> blizzard and have her wanting me to come get her in the URQ with Nokian
>>> Hakkepiliita 4s. Which are no longer made, but I think was Nokian's _best_
>>> snow tire. FWIW Hak 4s will make you like a like school girl in the dry.
>>> Don't push em in the dry!! (don't ask)
>>>
>>> If you can't tell, I'm a Nokian fan. Expensive yes. But I think you get
>>> what you pay for.
>>> I'm also running the Nokian Z G2 summer performance tires on the S6 for
>>> summer use and they are amazing. I have yet to find their limit - and yes
>>> I've tried. Nokian's niche in the marketplace is winter tires, not summer
>>> performance. Hence I have been very surprised with the Z G2s.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>> Denver
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Louis-Alain Richard <laraa at sympatico.ca>
>>> To: quattro <quattro at audifans.com>
>>> Sent: Tue, Dec 6, 2011 6:54 am
>>> Subject: Nokian's all-seasons=winter ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Am i right in thinking that some Nokian tires are indeed all-seasons but
>>> do
>>> ear the snowflake symbol as a real winter tire ?
>>> Louis-Alain
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