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Date: 21 Jan 2003 16:02:06 GMT
From: Gary Fritz <fritzxxxnopsamrii.com>
Subject: Re: buy snow tires or not?


"Ed Korsberg" <nobodynopsamere.net> wrote: > I am considering buying snow tires for my 9-5 wagon. > I have not owned snow tires since the days when front wheel > drive cars became available. The performance tires on the car > now are OK in the snow but have 33,000 miles on them > (factory equipped Michelins). Are these the same as the Michelins that come on 9-5 Aeros? If so, I would DEFINITELY get snows. The factory tires on my Aero are an absolute horror on snow. I have a small gentle hill from my house up to the main road, and if it snows more than an inch or so, I literally cannot slip-slide my way up the hill. You can imagine what it would be like if you're driving in traffic or at highway speeds. If it had snowed more than twice all winter I would have put some snow tires on by now. As it is, I just avoid driving for a day when we get our very rare and short-lived snowfalls. > If I buy snows I will also buy 4 steel wheels so all I have to do > is simply change tires without having to remount and balance each time. I don't know if this applies only to the Aero or to all 9-5's, but I was told you could NOT put steel wheels on an Aero. You HAD to use alloy wheels. I don't know why. But that meant that snow tires + alloy wheels added up to over $1000. Which is why I've postponed getting those snows... Gary

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