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

[Abe Berman]

Thanks for the advice fellas, bought the Hankooks today, should be here on
Wednesday, $284 for the set delivered, can't complain about that!

a

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Jerry Scott <jerryscott at wispertel.net>wrote:

> I have the W300's on a 93 S4 and a 02 WRX.  They have been great Winter
> tires on both cars.  They may not be as aggressive as some snow tires, but
> they are quiet, wear well, and have very good traction in all snow
> conditions.  It's the best tire that I have had in a long time. I've had no
> experience with the WS6.
> Jerry
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abe Berman" <yellowcuda at gmail.com>
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> Cc: "Paul Krasusky" <pkrasusky at ups.com>; "Robert Rossato" <
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> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:15 PM
> Subject: [s-cars] Hankook Winter Tires (totally out of season)
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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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