[V8] snow tires

[Roger Woodbury]

I don't use 'em.  Haven't used winter tires or snow tires since I sold my
1987 Mercedes 190D-T, which was helpless in winter weather anywhere in Maine
without its winter tires and (expensive from the dealer!) Mercedes steel
wheels.

On my succession of Avants, and V8s, I have only used a high quality "all
season" tire.  The best of the bunch by a long way, were Firestone Touring
somethingorothers that I bought for my first V8, then another set for my '89
Avant.  Discontinued, I bought a set of Bridgestone somethingorothers for my
4.2 V8 which were very, very good, and at the time, were not terrifically
out of sight price wise.

We get a lot of slushy wet 2-4" accumulations here, as well as a LOT of
black ice.  Sometimes we get heavy snows also.  In the slushy stuff I have
found that if the tires are approaching 1/2 tread depth it is best to
replace them, and that is what I have done for more than fifteen years.
Once the tires get to 1/2 original depth, I replace the tires.  

Roger

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