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Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 18:00:33 GMT
From: cdenkernopsamester.rr.com (ByteSchlepper)
Subject: Re: Winter vs all season tires on 900SE???


uctraingnopsamanet.com (Another Bob) wrote in <2s6fpt0ha5hl7jhoejvv0bvev3i10pnq3gnopsamcom>: >On Wed, 05 Sep 2001 21:46:34 +0200, Robert Brown ><rjbnopsamnet.se.nospam> wrote: > > >>From my experience of living in Massachusetts 4 years as a kid, I'd >>guess that studless tyres is the way to go in a New England winter. >> >>What say you people from that part of the world? >> > >I'd say you're wrong about the winter tires, unless you live where the >roads are constantly snow covered. Winter tires have less grip that >all seasons in all conditions except snow covered roads. Large, flat >blocks with big openings give poor dry traction, hydroplane in the >rain, and do worse on ice - unless it is covered by snow. Your comment >that "The handling is of course sloppy as hell" is right on the money. >Unless conditions are snowy, winter tires contribute to accidents, >they don't reduce them. > Only if people don't adjust they're driving habits for having snow tires on. >So, here in MA/USA, I'd report my original proposal: If you drive on >roads that are snow free 98% of the time, drive all seasons. Lets face >it, they plow so fast and furious now that it's a rare year that we >drive on snow anytime except right after a storm. Buy the all seasons >around here for your Saab. > I'd rather have moderate dry road performance than get stuck even once. Having snows also means I don't have to shovel my driveway to get out. Plus my snows will be on steel rims, and not low-profile, and more likely to survive the many potholes that go along with winter. Everybody has different priorities. For me, it's important to be able to go somewhere no matter the road conditions, and I'd gladly pay for a set of snows for that.

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