Re: -=> Winter Tires <=-

[raf40@oes.amdahl.com (Richard Funnell)]

Doran,

>
>If it makes any difference, the tires are about 3/4 worn, but even wear and no
>wear bars yet.  Would the same new be much better?  (Let me guess ... No!)  By
>the way, D60A2's are not M+S rated but are advertised as "all season tread"!
>

Back in the "good" ole days when I lived in the Toronto area and regularly
drove on snow, and before that in Montreal driving on even more snow, I
found a tremendous difference between new tires and well worn tires.  This
was especially apparent trying to stop in slush.

I found summer tires fine on ice and workable on snow and slush until the
tread got too shallow.  Once that happened, they were treacherous.

Richard Funnell,
San Jose, California
'83 urQ
'87 560 SL