[s-cars] snow tires

[Jack Gagnon]

I agree that thin tires are best in the snow.  But I have found 225/45/17's
are just fine becouse the S4, at close to 2 tons, is heavy enough to push
them through most snow and slush. Philly probably gets more slush than we
do.   I think narrower tires would be way to squishy for the other 90% of
the time the roads are dry.   I drive to Northern NH and ME most every
weekend to ski and the more snow the better!   I run 245's in the summer so
225' are smaller!

Jack

Waiting for snow in K-port, ME

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Subject: RE: [s-cars] snow tires


Hap-
I'm surprised you find 225/45R17 NRWs to be fine in Colorado-
my car is running that setup and I found it to be pretty loose
in real snow (Philly hardly ever gets real snow nor does it stay).

Makes it rather hard to turn or brake.

Taka
wishing he had been a bit more careful and gotten 205/50R17 Dunlop
M2 instead of these NRWs (Nokian doesn't have a 205/50 NRW)


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From: CaptMagu at aol.com [mailto:CaptMagu at aol.com]
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 6:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [s-cars] snow tires


Lee

Gary Kaklikian ran the 215/55-16 NRWs and was very pleased. My wife and
I both run 225/45-17 NRWs and really like their all around dry/snow
performance. I don't think there is such a thing as a do it all tire so
there must be compromises on certain issues. These NRWs don't force me
to throw on the summer tires if I want to run a little hot and blow out
the Happersized turbo on dry pavement during the winter months. My
commute from downtown Denver and points east brings me up I-70 on a very
humbling 3000 ft climb to my home in Evergreen. The NRWs have never let
me or my very hot-shoed wife down. HTH.

Hap, dreamin' of the snow fallin' in Evergreen, Maguire(Oops, there is
the Hiwan Cup old guys vs young guys ala Ryder cup format and the Senior
Club Championship before the snow can fly though)

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