Re: D60 A2's(not again!)

[John Karasaki <johkar@teleport.com>]

At 11:35 AM 11/22/96 -0700, you wrote:
>There has been plenty of talk about these tires in the dry but I haven't
>heard anything about their performance in the snow.  I am talking about
>the new D60 A2's, not the old ones. I had the old ones and was frequently
>shutdown by snow tire equipped front drivers in the snow.  In fact, that
>was the first time I drove a Q in the snow and I couldn't figure out what
>the big deal was.  Spent last winter on Blizzaks.... I love Quattro!
>Anyway, i would love some input on snow performance from the new style D60
>owners.
>
>TIA
>
>Brendan Rudack			rudack@ucsub.Colorado.EDU
>'88 90Q
>Fenton, Michigan USA
>
Brendan,

Our new home is on the top of some very high hills in Portland.  We get snow
and ice alot.  This past week allowed me to test the new D60s in the snow.
They worked great.  We had 10" of snow on Wednesday night.  I passed the
snow plow that was in the ditch half way up the steep, multiple hair pin
road that leads to my house.  I then pushed snow as high as my bumper in
spots up the hill.  Got stuck on the last hairpin turn, backed down about
25' to the straightaway, locked the differentials and made it up with no
problem.  This is with our '87 5ktqw.  I think the new D60s are a 4 season tire.
Regards,

John Karasaki

Quattro Club (regional & national) member