[s-cars] Dunlop Graspic DS3 Snowies

[Taka Mizutani]

Greg- nice to see your feedback on the list. Can you advise what tire
would be best for a midatlantic/ northeast winter? Lots of slush, cold
dry conditions, 4 to 6 inches of generally heavy snow at most. It's
going on a big heavy awd car- volvo v70r, not that different from an
UrS6 in terms of weight. Going on a 17x8 wheel, so can't do less than
a 215/50 or 225/45, needs to be XL rated.
Thanks, Taka

On 10/5/09, Greg Smith <lifeisabirdie at yahoo.com> wrote:
> If only the WR G2 were as good as the WR I would be happy. They see to be a
> step backwards in the snow and slush in winter function and about equal on
> dry pavement.I don;t know where Nokian is  going with their pricing.  I've
> sold their tires since 1978 and can't justify the price/winter function as a
> good value anymore.  I feel that the Hak 2 and Hak Q were their last super
> great tires in winter.  They didn't have the best dry handling, but if you
> wanted to get thru 10 in of snow; they did it!
> Greg Galinsky
>
> --- On Mon, 10/5/09, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> From: LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Dunlop Graspic DS3 Snowies
> To: "Grant Lenahan" <glenahan at vfemail.net>
> Cc: "Scarlist" <s-car-list at audifans.com>, "Quattro List"
> <quattro at audifans.com>
> Date: Monday, October 5, 2009, 4:05 PM
>
> Yeah, unfortunately snow plowing around here is rather sporatic. I've had to
> make 9 miles of unplowed snow 10" deep many a time. Does wonders for
> cleaning the underbody.
>
> I *tried* WR-G2's once (the past two winters, which have been mild) and I
> wasn't impressed. Pretty damn good for an all season, but pin-and-needles
> for 50+ mile treks back from civilization just aren't worth it. And I'd
> venture a guess that the WR-G2 are about as effective as the Wintersport
> M3/D3 (from my previous experience with them when I lived in civilization).
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 1:57 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:
>
>> serious snow tire - not much of a driver though.
>>
>> Do you really need more than  M3/3D?I'm a big fan of Wintersport M3/3Ds
>>
>>
>>
>> LL - NY wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone with experience with them, or their predecessors, the DS2?
>>>
>>> Nokians have priced themselves out of contention for my current budget.
>>>
>>> TIA,
>>>
>>> LL - NY
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