Studs, was Re: bonehead drivers

[jke@halcyon.halcyon.com (John Eickerman)]

At 11:09 AM 1/31/95, Eliot Lim wrote:

>i take it they don't allow studs where you are.. over here it tears up the
>roads, but on icy days the pirelli 210 (which i have on my corrado) are
>useless.  i make it a point to mount the studded tires only on days when
>it is actually needed.

I wish everybody who has studs would do this.  I hate walking around town
and hearing the click-click of studs on dry or wet pavement that hasn't
seen snow/ice in weeks.  If it snows, either put on chains, drive safely,
don't go out, or buy a quattro.  It's that simple, may not be cheap, but
simple.  I haven't owned studs in about 10 years.  My previous car was a
'80 RWD Mazda 626, and it did fine in the snow, with the Pirelli P44s that
are on it.



John Eickerman -- jke@halcyon.com                1987 4000CS Quattro
A man devoid of religion is like a horse without a bridle. - Freedom