[V8] snow tire time...

[Ed Kellock]

I'm sure that's part of the trade off.  I never expected the winter
performance out of the Hankooks that I knew the RSi's would deliver.
I've had and loved Nokian's (currenlty I have a set of Hakka 1's on my
CGT).  I just couldn't justify the expense for the type of winter
driving we see here (Colorado Springs).  Last year was above average
and the Hankooks were more than adequate.

I forgot to add previously that the 409's are studdable and mine are unstudded.

Ed


On 11/15/07, too many quattros <thequattroking at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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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