[s-cars] Hankook Winter Tires (totally out of season)

[jeff postupack]

A bit more.
I think Tom must be crazy running studs in CT.. to each his own.
With the modern sipe technology and especially multi-cell compound,
I don't think studs are a must have in the places we live.

I've always thought studs are only useful on a cattle ranch, or while the
pin is perpendicular to the tread surface.  Once they get rounded off and
point to 'Stern' they're not doing much other than acting like a noise
generator.

Maybe studs up there in Yellowknife  but not where I live.
JP
On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 9:07 AM, <yo-cello at comcast.net> wrote:

>  Abe!
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> Good to hear from you!  The passat seems much like my wife's A6 mileage
> wise - so that seems normal.
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> I'll echo Jeff's comments on the Hankook's.  A decent tire for the money.
> I had them on my old 4kq and never had issues with them.  I've got the
> blizzaks on my S6 now and I'm happier with those, but as Jeff pointed out
> I'm under 10k with those and have only one season on them.   Wear has been
> surprisingly better then expected, and comparable to the Hakka 2's that they
> replaced but with a better speed rating.
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> Cello
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Abe Berman" <yellowcuda at gmail.com>
> To: "jeff postupack" <jeff.postupack at gmail.com>
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com, "Paul Krasusky" <pkrasusky at ups.com>, "Tom
> Mullane" <tmullane at gmail.com>, "Robert Rossato" <rossato.qlist at gmail.com>,
> yo-cello at comcast.net
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:42:59 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: Re: Hankook Winter Tires (totally out of season)
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> Jeff,
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> Thanks for the insights, don't worry, I will be running the summers when
> the ground isn't white.  Car looks too pretty with them on not to.  I think
> either one is a safe choice.  The free shipping is what I liked about the
> Hankooks, the money saved will just about cover mounting and balancing.  So
> far, so good on the passat.  Only qualm is that it is one thirsty beast.
> Took it to the Cape over the weekend and at best only getting 21.8mpg, worse
> than my old 93 ur-S with 170k on the clock (and not even remotely as fast).
>
> a
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> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:49 PM, jeff postupack <jeff.postupack at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> Abe!  Hey it's great to hear from ya'
>> Tires.. I owned the Hankook Icebears and loved them  , well for first 2
>> seasons when the tread was fresh.  Thing I liked about them is the V or
>> maybe Z rating, because many times in winter up there, the roads are cold
>> and clear and I wanted to cruise fast. I setup the S4 in 225-50 x16's and
>> would buy the Icebears again. seemed to be that same price just under 100.
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>> I sold them attached to the Black S6 last November and my buddy ran those
>> tires again a 3rd season.  Now they're not gonna be good enough for next
>> winter, (my standards) so I told him to just burn them out.
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>> Blizzak's are excellent and do have that multicell compound, damn good for
>> the first 10K.. after that wears out, they get weak , just like any other
>> worn snow tire. more bucks too.
>> Since it's your family hauler, and you'll be driving slowly, {taking care
>> of Natalie} I think the Hankook's would be safe and hang onto mother earth.
>> So will the Blizzaks and Michelin Ice whatevers all escalating money burn.
>>
>> My neighbor has that Passat 4Motion wagon and hauls his girls all over
>> northern NE to ski racing, and he's got lots of room, and never got it
>> stuck..Not sure what' his tires are.
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>> Make sure you have summer or all seasons to preserve the life of the snow
>> tires, and keep your edges sharp for winter.! Hah
>>
>> Jeff Posto
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>> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Abe Berman <yellowcuda at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Hey there fellas,
>>>
>>> Long time no post, guess that's what all you dad's have been talking
>>> about when you say there's no time for playing with cars....
>>>
>>> Buying some snows for our "new to us" 05 Passat GLX 4 Motion variant.
>>> Purchased some like new ASA 16x7 rims to run them on.  I am running
>>> 225/50/17's on the OEM wheels.  I am thinking 205/55/16's on the ASA's.
>>> Being a freak (and having full buy in from Wifey right now), I want to buy
>>> snows now so I am set for when the Vermont snow starts flying, sometime in
>>> late August me-thinks...
>>>
>>> So, thinking either Blizzak WS6's from Tirerack for $105 each plus $49
>>> shipping or Hankook W300 Icebear's from Discount Tire Direct for $96 each
>>> (free shipping).  I ran the WS6's on my, "ahem", Integra last winter and
>>> they were terrific.  I am hearing that the Hankooks are glorified All
>>> Seasons.
>>>
>>> Anybody care to share some of their experience with the Hankooks?  Of
>>> course, open to other suggestions, but I don't want to start a Torsen thread
>>> here or anything...
>>>
>>> I should say that this is for use on the family hauler, so safety is my
>>> first goal, next is price.  I am not concerned about all out performance
>>> whilst ice-drifting...
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>> Abe Berman
>>> Burlington, VT
>>>
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