[V8] snow tire time...

[too many quattros]

interesting u bring this up.  i run RSi's and my brother runs W409's.  I
think the W409 rubber is slightly harder.  it does not seem to grip quite as
well as my RSi's.  both tires are one season old.  so no idea how long they
will last.  his car is nearly identical to mine is the suspension, and it
seems to handle slightly better to mine.  mine has more grip.  both r Cq's.


Shayne

PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro



> 
> I don't think there is any such thing as a reasonable price for Nokians.
> 
> Last year I ran a set of Hankook iPike W409 which look a lot like
> Nokian RSi, by only completely by accident ;-) and was very happy with
> them.  They were half the price of a set of RSi's, and I feel like I
> definitely got more than half the value.  We had a couple pretty good
> snow storms here last year... people who have lived here longer than
> me, 10, 12, 15 years, said it was the worst they'd seen.  I never had
> a moment of trouble or uncertainty with the 409's and I don't follow
> the "go slow, slow down, just drive slow" BS that the local media
> tries to brainwash everyone with.
> 
> Ed
> 
> On 11/15/07, diemarthadie at aol.com <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 ...
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