Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 17:22:06 GMT From: "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org> Subject: Re: Winter driving problems
I never mentioned the tire brand, nor did say I was in Ohio. If you can find out where I live maybe you can also find out what tires my Honda Civic had. I sold it long ago and don't remember. I'll look into the Blizaks and the Gisaved's. Last time I loked into the Blizaks I was quotes something like $750. Is that about right? b "JackF" <> wrote in message news:aR_e8.19883$ZC3.1626016nopsamread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net... > Betsy, > > I don't think you mentioned which tires you had on the Hondas or have on > your 9-3, but I suspect that if you put the same all-seasons on the Saab > that you had on the Hondas you wouldn't notice that much difference in the > snow. > > Here in Colorado the tough snows are early and late season, when it's not > very cold and the snow is wet and slippery -- like most of the snows there > in Ohio. I've never had an all-season that did well in the stuff. > > I have Blizaks on my '95 900 and Gislaved's on my '01 9-5 and both do well > here in the Rocky's. > > Jack > > "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org> wrote in message > news:m2_e8.8497$TB2.59882nopsamnsc52.ops.asp.att.net... > > Larry!! Great idea to practice the ABS in a parking lot. > > > > I hear you, All about tires. > > > > I have a hard time accepting that there is no decent year round tire that > > would suffice. > > > > If there is a good all season tire I suppose someone would have jumped in > by > > now and said so. > > > > pshaw. > > > > betsy > > > > > > > > > > "Larry J. Tobin" <larry-tobinnopsamrs.com> wrote in message > > news:NeYe8.3501$rG.2188nopsam2.bloor.is... > > > Tires, Tires Its all about tires. My 9000S came with high performance > > > michelins that were garbage when the snow fell. Within 50 ft of my > > driveway > > > , the fine thread were plugged with snow and it was just like driving on > > > skis. The ABS worked fine, so I only slid in a straight line. For those > > who > > > think that ABS doesnt lock up, think again. In slick conditions and on > > ice, > > > they lock and unlock continuously. It takes a fraction of a second for > > this > > > to occur so your car will slide. I threw on a new set of 4 semi > agressive > > > Cooper tires with a soft rubber compound and now I will challenge an SUV > > in > > > the neighbourhood. I need good tires all year round, Canadian, eh! > > > > > > "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org> wrote in message > > > news:jYQe8.1465$mG.2483nopsamnsc54... > > > > I'm into my second winter a 1999 SAAB 9-3 SE hatchback and since the > > snow > > > > has just arrived I'm worried. HELP! > > > > > > > > I never had winter driving trouble until I drove a SAAB, and now I > slide > > > > when I brake. It scares the beegeebees outta me. For 20 years I've > > been > > > > driving Hondas with no power steering or brakes and never ever felt > out > > of > > > > control when braking during snowfall. Now with a supposedly safer > > > winter > > > > car and power everything there is a tremendous sense of loss of > control. > > > > What is going on? Is there a good way to adjust the braking technique > or > > > am > > > > I going to have to go with winter only tires? This is the ONLY thing > I > > > > really detest about my SAAB. Otherwise it's a gem. > > > > > > > > B > > > > > > > > I have good all weather tires with 20,000 miles on the. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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