Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 01:16:16 GMT From: Nutmegger<Menopsamcretroadagain.com> Subject: Re: Where are most Saabs sold?
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; At 10mph?! I'm really amazed. When I'm driving down the highway and the wind gusts are strong, I see vans all over the road. My car holds steady. >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. All those maybes? You didn't want to figure it all out? > >> >>>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. You sound like my Dad, he always uses four and tells me to use four but I've always only used two and I'll just stick to that since I never had problems getting stuck. Last winter though, I did have to dig out when I was backing up and got my stuck in about a foot of snow. No big deal, my own stupidity. >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. Yeah, that is what I like. Sometimes my ears pop when I put the window down. The studs can be noisy, but I haven't found it too bad with them just on the front. ~J~
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