re: Hakka 10s

[i6941TB@gnn.com]

Lee sez:

>I've used both studded and non-studded tires...currently run Hakka 10s on
>all corners on both my cars - Audi 200T, Volvo 745T, and would *not* stud
>them...
>
>Here's why:
>
>The Hakkas are *great* snow tires in most inclement conditions...Studs,
>OTOH, will help you only on ice, which here in New England isn't that
>often. 

>In all other conditions, studs are *terrible*. You'll slide all over the
>place in the wet, wail like a banshee in the dry, and lose them as you go.

>So, unless you spend a lot of time on ice, I'd stay away from studs. You
>won't be happy with them 90% of the time...

Ditto. I've spent most of my driving life where snow lays solid for 6 mos/year and 
I always ran snows in all 4 corners, each had 6 rows of carbide studs. Yes, the 
studs are absolutely great on ice. Great in the first year, that is. Lee did not 
mention that they dull within one winter on the occasional patches of asphalt. I 
thought that studded tyres would be a bit of an overkill here, in Philly we are 
driving mostly on asphalt all winter long. That was why I went with Nokia NRW and 
did not regret it a bit.



Igor Kessel
the sweetheart: 200TQ, chipped and MOMO'd through out,
in Tornado "arrest-me-officer" Red;
the ex: 5000s, the EE's nightmare
Phila PA, USA
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