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DEFINITELY Think about winter tires
Posted by Bruce (more from Bruce) on Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:55:39
In Reply to: Think about winter tires, Big R, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:51:48
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Dunlop SP5000's in that size are NOT good in the snow... You want something that is narrower with a softer tread compound and "sipes" or grooves cut in the tread that bite into snow and ice.
All the ABS, AWD, TCS and associated electronics in the world doesn't create traction... TIRES are what creates traction (where the "rubber meets the road").
Yeah, snow tires cost money (but not as much as performance tires) and it's a hassle to swap them, but think of it this way... It's CHEAP insurance!
And my last bit of advice... Practice, Practice, Practice. Go out and find a big empty parking lot and try stopping and turning. Get a feel for the car in panic stops and how to correct when the backend wants to come around (which it will with the wrong tires).
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Posts in this Thread:
- 4X4 (no ABS) or 900SE better in snow? Need advice!, Ian, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 20:01:28
- no good advice here, Amiga, Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:56:18
- we have a forrester and a 900 setc and its a tough, saabgirlie
, Sun, 9 Feb 2003 01:56:18 - Saab excellent winter car, Bill in MI, Sat, 8 Feb 2003 14:49:34
- Re: 4X4 (no ABS) or 900SE better in snow? Need advice!, JohnJD, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 20:58:43
- <-- Used to live in upstate Vermont, modi, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 16:18:42
- Re: 4X4 (no ABS) or 900SE better in snow? Need advice!, Dean, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 14:43:51
- My SAAB totally sucks in the snow, JohnJerk, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:31:34
- Winter driving., Dave Westlake, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 10:05:30
- each has their own purpose, bluenose, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 08:36:20
- 4X4 vs. SAAB (pay-per-view bout), Rick, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:00:42
- PS, Rick, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 07:03:20
- SUV's in the snow..., KQuigley, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 02:40:11
- Oh Puleeze!, Bruce, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 23:29:36
- I vote for SAAB (+), Vlad, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 20:04:02
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