[s-cars] snow tires

[Ed Kellock]

I have the Q's on my '89 200q and though they are good overall for snow/ice, they are sorta scary on just wet roads.  If you go to the nokian website and look at the comparison chart, this is evident in the comparative depiction there.  I bought Hakka 1's for my Coupe GT.

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From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
Date: 2003/11/16 Sun PM 03:14:40 MST
To: <kirby.a.smith at verizon.net>,  <george at connectel-cz.com>
CC: "'TM'" <t44tq at mindspring.com>,  <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Subject: RE: [s-cars] snow tires

I use the Qs on 16x7 wheels. They *are* great in the snow...but the NRWs on
my wife's quattro are pretty darn good too. I've been tempted to pick up a
set of 225/50 16" NRWs and use those except when really good snow is
threatening...

Lee

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of Kirby Smith
> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 4:29 PM
> To: george at connectel-cz.com
> Cc: 'TM'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] snow tires
>
>
> FWIW, I use 205/60-15 Hakka Q's on Audi 15-inch steel wheels in the
> winter.  Being Q rated, however, one is limited to 99 mph.  Adequate
> speed for my winter purposes, and they are extremely aggressive in the
> snow.  Not too great in dry cornering relative to my SO-2s, but one
> can't have everything.
>
> kirby
>
>
> George Grubr wrote:
> >
> > Taka, all may depend on the tire compound (not that I am any expert on
> > subject) - Dunlops worked well for me in the environment where
> I drive and
> > did reasonably well to buy them again 2 more times. We have
> used other tires
> > such Pirelli for 2 other A6q we have and the results were
> nothing to talk
> > about.
> >
> > I have Blizzaks on Jeep which is fine (perhaps even slightly
> better in deep
> > snow than M2 Dunlop) but not worth anything on wet/dry except the 50 mph
> > easy drive.
> >
> > Used Michelins winter before and almost got killed because
> their performance
> > on wet road so I did not buy them again (had nothing to do with French
> > manufacturer for the record....), so .....
> >
> > I will use the M3 Dunlop for my new car as well, there are not too many
> > choices in 18" size
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TM [mailto:t44tq at mindspring.com]
> > Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 20:06
> > To: george at connectel-cz.com
> > Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] snow tires
> >
> > Funny you mention this- I find that my car does not handle deep
> snow well at
> > all with my 225/45R17 Nokian NRWs. I was hoping to alleviate
> the problem by
> > going to a 205/50R17, but if the difference is negligible, I
> will stick with
> > my current tires. I know that NRWs are not "real" snow tires,
> but I thought
> > they would be comparable to the Dunlop M2.
> >
> > BTW, I'm running these tires on 17x7.5" ET45 S4 Avus.
> >
> > Taka
> >
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