Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 17:37:35 -0400 From: "Bob" <withheldnopsamam.com> Subject: Re: Winter vs all season tires on 900SE???
"Another Bob" <uctraingnopsamanet.com> wrote in message news: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. > > 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. > > Bob > Supposedly the new snow tires do better on ice because they are made with a "grippy" component that, unlike most rubber, remains grippy at low temperatures. Also, they don't really plow that well in CT. The main roads, like route 8 or 95, get plowed very fast. So, if you live right next to the highway, you're in luck. However, the local roads take a while, and some local roads take a long, long while to get plowed. Every time I went to work after a snow storm, the roads near my house weren't plowed or weren't plowed that well, but 8/95 was plowed (or there were so many cars on it that one lane had little snow). Also, my Saab has high performance tires on it. I'd much rather have these in the summer, and then have real snow tires in the winter. Why would I buy high performance tires for the summer and then get an "all season" tire for the winter? Supposedly the car I have is almost undriveable with its high performance tires in the snow.
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