Snow Tires

[Fringe Ryder <fringe@fringeweb.com>]

You may want Blizzaks or similar.  Quattro doesn't help much with coasting
or braking.  Braking or sudden maneuvers while coasting are when you'll
want it most.

"Rodney Spear"  wrote: 
>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.
>