[s-cars] snow tires

[TM]

Dunlop Wintersport M2 would be my choice- very good, even in deep snow,
IMHO
a better snow tire than Nokian NRW.

I've not heard many happy comments about Michelin or Pirelli snows, but
maybe
I'm asking the wrong people. :-)

You really should get some 7" wide wheels for snows and go with the
narrower tire,
considering that 225/50 is the OEM summer tire fitment.

How much snow/ice will you be driving through? I'd go w/ the Qs if you
need truly good
snow performance- we hardly get snow in Philly, so it's not much of a
concern- a snow
tire that has good dry performance and wear characteristics is more
important to me
than true snow performance.

Taka

-----Original Message-----
From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
[mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Lee Levitt
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 2:14 PM
To: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: [s-cars] snow tires


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


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