[s-cars] snow tires

[Lee Levitt]

Someone mentioned snow tires...so I thought I'd ask. I know it's only
September, 80 degrees and sunny, but...

I'm going to be shopping for snow tires and my chosen brand (Nokia) doesn't
offer a snow in a 225/50 16. The closest they get is a 215/55 or 225/55, and
these are too tall for my car (will rub against the fender liner on
compression).

So I think my choices are to go with a 205/55 16 Nokia (and live with the
fact that they don't quite belong on an 8" wide wheel), or go to a different
tire (Michelin, Pirelli or Dunlop) that's available in a 225/50 16 size.

I ran a set of 205/55 16 Nokias on my 16x8 wheels, and while nothing bad
happened, they looked like they really wanted to be on a narrower rim...

If I went with Nokia, I'm undecided between the NRW and the Q. The NRW will
give better dry road performance, while I believe the Q will give better
deep snow performance.

Also, if I go with the Q's I'll be able to do back to back comparos with the
NRWs on my wife's A6 :)

Thoughts appreciated. My tire guy typically has really good pricing on snow
tires through mid-October...

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant