Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 20:14:53 GMT From: cdenkernopsamester.rr.com (ByteSchlepper) Subject: Re: Where are most Saabs sold?
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.