[V8] snow tire time...

[Ron Wainwright]

So why soak the tire treads in Gas sD? Just once for
all Winter...or multi times?

 Ron

--- MORRALEE David <David.Morralee at alcatel-lucent.com>
wrote:

> I have Nokian Hakkapeliitta on my winter Type 44
> Audi 5000QT 87 for
> three years now and just love them ... Great tires
> in all sorts of
> weather ( winter ) 
> If you can get the above for your car you are
> getting the best . I spent
> 4 years Ice racing a Rabbit GTI ( Rubber to Ice
> series ) We all had to
> drive on the same tires, Blizzaks . Did you know if
> you soak the tire
> treads in gas you end up wining the race(s) ?
> 
> Cheers
> Superdave 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf
> Of Ron Wainwright
> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2007 3:05 PM
> To: diemarthadie at aol.com
> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [V8] snow tire time...
> 
> I use Nokian WR's on my 17's for Winter use. I've
> had them for two
> years...1st put on my ol Pearl Auto beast & they
> handled great in the
> snow, slush, dry pavement....
>  I got the Blk 5sp last X-Ma$$ & put them on & they
> were OK....I would
> go with a more agressive Winter tire for the 5sp..an
> RSI or something.
> The WR's are more an all season tire but the
> syping/material is
> categorized as a Winter tire.
> 
>  I all so used Blizzaks on my wife's ol POS A6qA.
> 195/65/15 on my ol Silver Urk fuch's, nice tire,
> quiet on dry pavemnent,
> & the most importaint thing was they were FREE. They
> were on a set of
> steelies from a Urs4 I parted.
> 
>  So to compair cost between the two is stupid
> obviousley.
>  I can tell you the Nokians were expensive. I bought
> mine through
> Waukegan(sp?) tire in WI I think...I got in on a
> Subie group buy that a
> few //scar friend was doing. Still cost bout $130
> each....but those were
> for
> 17 inch.
>  But there is a guy on the mother (quattro)
> list..Greg
> somethingorother.....he's the guy to get in touch
> with for Nokians. He's
> a distributor.
> 
>  Ron
> 
> --- diemarthadie at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > Ok, so we go through this every year, but lets do
> it again...? Any new
> 
> > success stories or testing done of new tires?? I
> know there's a new 
> > Blizzak and another Michelin, and I'm very
> interested in Nokians.?
> > Anyone got a reasonably priced source for
> Nokians??
> > I've seen good reviews for them in rain as well
> which is encouraging 
> > since my northeastern experiences have had way
> more rain and slush/ice
> 
> > lately than snow.? Arctic Alpins were not great
> for me - better on 
> > dry, not very good on snow or wet.?
> > Eagle HP was better in wet and ok on snow.?
> Blizzak WS-50 has been 
> > very good on snow/ice/slush, decent on wet,
> squirmy on dry.? I'm not 
> > looking for a 'performance' tire but a good winter
> season tire.
> > 
> > Thoughts?
> > 
> > Once upon a time I started a wiki on this but ...
> > 
> > John
> > 
> >
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