Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:25:15 GMT From: "KeithG" <noonenopsaml.com> Subject: Re: Where are most Saabs sold?
4 studded tires? What part of the world do you live in that requires this? Studs only help on ice and degrade the road surface for the rest of us. In addition they help to reduce traction on dry pavement. KeithG "ByteSchlepper" <cdenkernopsamester.rr.com> wrote in message news:1vdh7.366806$T97.41923955nopsamoon.nyroc.rr.com... > Nutmeggernopsameja.com (Nutmegger) wrote in > <f4_g7.11432$2u.81970nopsamnewsranger.com>: > > >ByteSchlepper says... > > > >>>Others have recommended the Nokians. Might just get a couple of > >>>those for the front this year. Bring the snow, I love winter > >>>and so does my car. > >>> > >> > >>Get 4 or don't get any; I had two on an old 900, driving on a packed > >>snow surface, a gust of wind hit me broadside and literally spun me in > >>a 180. > > > >Wind?! The car is so heavy. > > Nobody was more surprised than me; I did have a little forward momentum, I > was creeping up to a light at maybe 10mph; I doubt it was more than a 40mph > gust, and who knows, maybe my gas tank was near empty and maybe my rear > tires were a little worn, maybe there was a little ice on top of the snow, > all I know is I wound up at the light facing the wrong direction. > > > > >>You don't want a big difference in traction levels between front and > >>rear unless you want some very unusual handling characteristics. > > > >It takes all the fun out of driving! If I use snow tires (one bad > >winter I used studs) I've always only used them on the front and never > >had a problem. > > > > I've switched to 4 studded every year; it's a little noisy but worth it. > I'm waiting to see how bad the noise is in my new (to me) 98 900SE; it's so > quiet most of the time.
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