sanity check ...

[Steve Marinello]

I think my old Fiat 124 came with 165/80-13 tires.  Eventually got to
215/60-13 Pirelli CN36's.  With them, and my magnificently modified
suspension, handling was fantastic.  The mileage may have dropped very
slightly, but since I was already getting better mileage than the stock
28/36 progressive two barrel Weber with my dual dual-40mm Weber's and
tubular header, who cared? 

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-bounces at audifans.com] On
Behalf Of Vincent Gelinas
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 2:54 PM
To: Mark Rosenkrantz
Cc: Tess McMillan; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: sanity check ...

She does make a valid point, though.  Those old Geo Metros with go kart
tires on them got fantastic mileage, probably thanks in part to the lower
rolling resistance of the narrow tire.  Winter tires should be narrower,
too, as they cut through the snow easier.

On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Mark Rosenkrantz <speedracer.mark at gmail.com
> wrote:

> "creating more friction on the road" is an interesting way to look at 
> it.... But isn't that the point?
> I'll take my luxury and performance, thank-you,
>
> Mark Rosenkrantz
> Typos sent from my iPad
>
> On Oct 26, 2011, at 3:45 PM, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com> wrote:
>
> > But... that's obscene!!! (NO OFFENSE MEANT) To use more materials, 
> > create
> more friction on the road, force people to spend more in tires... 
> doesn't that seem like a sustainability un-friendly thing for car makers
to do?
> >
> > Tess
> >
> > On Wed, 26 Oct 2011, Vincent Gelinas wrote:
> >
> > - snip  >
> >> This is my car with the 18s on her... Right now, she's on 225/60/16
> which
> >> barely clear the diameter of my calipers 0:-)
> >>
> >> http://force5auto.com/pages/usedcars/99a8q.htm
> >>
> >> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Tess McMillan <tessmc at eskimo.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Whoa, guys! I must have missed something in your discussion. Since 
> >>> when
> is
> >>> a stock tire size a 245?
> >>>
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