Re: Winter Driving

["Fred Munro" <munrof@isys.ca>]

    An all season tire is mediocre in all seasons. Get a good set of winter
and summer tires.

Fred Munro
'91 200q  262k km (winter tires this weekend!)

-----Original Message-----
From: Raymond Park <rpark@freimark.com>
To: quattro@coimbra.ans.net <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 1998 6:02 PM
Subject: Winter Driving


>I have a serious question for all you Quattro buffs.
>
>I have 1990 80 Quattro.  I commute to work about 60 miles roundtrip highway
>in New Jersey. I also have a house in Vermont that I drive to every weekend
>in the winter.  This trip is about 600 miles roundtrip on the weekend.
>
>What would you go for in terms of a tire.  Right now, I am in need of tires
>and I am debating on whether or not to buy two sets of tires - one for the
>winter and the other for non winter - or to buy just one set of high
>performance all seasons.
>
>The reason why I am thinking about it is because of all the miles that I
>drive.  If I do get the two tire option, I may run through the winters in
>just one winter and have to buy them again next year.
>
>Do you think the all season will work just fine or should go all out and do
>the winter tires?
>
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