RE: Snow Tires

["Drew Boggs (dboggs)" <dboggs@sequent.com>]

Rodney,

You shouldn't have a problem with the winter weather, Quattro and a good set
of all winter (I run dunlops) tires is certainly sufficient for me.  

My 864kCSQuattro gets me up to Mt Hood, or Mt. Bachelor in Oregon every time,
without a problem.  I've driven a Quattro for the past 6 winters, and have
NEVER (knock on wood) got stuck.  

Just use comment sense, your A4 will not be a humvee - but won't let you down
either.  For the record, I'm jealous !  It will be couple of years before I
can put an A4 in my garage.  Congrats ! 

Drew C. Boggs 
dboggs@sequent.com
864kCSQ 

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Rodney Spear [SMTP:hrspear@hotmail.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, September 29, 1998 11:51 PM
	To:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
	Subject:	Snow Tires

	This will be my first winter with Quattro, I take delivery of my A4
in 
	November :).  I have lived in New England for the past 24 years, and 
	normally prefer snow tires for the winter.  Although, in recent years
my 
	94 Jetta VR6 aquitted itself reasonably well with Dunlop SP 4000 all 
	season tires.  Will the Quattro make up for the loss of winter
traction 
	that I expect with the SP8000's?  My instinct is to get a set of
steel 
	wheels with dedicated snows for the winter.  But I'm hesitating
because 
	I will be in North Carolina for the next few years and rationalize
that 
	the quattro should be sufficient.  I have also considered going with
a 
	set of all seasons, like the stock Continentals on 15" rims for the 
	winter.  All thoughts and input will be greatly apreciated.

	Regards,
	Rodney

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