Re: winter tire question

[Cynic5KS@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/1/99 5:28:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
rochow@pixelmagic.com writes:

> Winter tires (which I've never before had to buy).
>  While Hakkas seem to be the item of choice,
>  I'm looking for an alternative due to price and, moreso, 
>  availability. I'd like something that performs rather 
>  wonderful in snow, without being utterly ridiculous 
>  (or fast-wearing) in normal dry or plain wet weather. 
>  The car in question is a 4070 lb RWD Caprice; its 
>  old Yoko all-season tires get stuck on an ice cube in 
>  my <5%-inclined driveway.
>  Any recommendations? Thank you.
>  (What about size, BTW? It normally has between 
>  205/75 and 225/70 tires (7.5x15 wheels), should one get
>  rather narrow snow tires?)
When I was a broke college student, I purchased the cheapest snow tires I 
could find... I have since found they performed better than the Blizzacks 
that I currently own... (I really don't like the Blizzacks... side bite is 
OK... but the dry road performance sucks...)

I bought the Sears brand snow tire (30 apiece) in 95 or 96?... Unfortunately, 
I think Sears contracts their brand to a different company each year... I am 
not sure if it was a Cooper or a Michelin snow tire (made for Sears) that I 
had... but it had good bite, and the side traction for cornering was 
excellent...