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Re: Winter tires for 9-5 Aero
Posted by John Davies (more from John Davies) on Fri, 3 Nov 2000 11:30:42
In Reply to: Winter tires for 9-5 Aero, Tom, Fri, 3 Nov 2000 00:14:03
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I can't comment on the Nordfrost or Graspic, but I warn you to stay away from the Blizzaks. You will _not_ be happy with either their dry weather handling nor their miserable wear characteristics. After their dual compound tread is half gone (15K to 20K miles) they are useless in the snow. There are some new high performance Blizzaks available now that I have no experience with. I expect both of the other tires are pure snow tires - do you really need these? Do you live in the Snow Belt?
I recommend a premium high performance winter tire in a 16 inch size for the Aero - you will suffer less handling penalty than the ones you mentioned.
I just put a set of Goodyear Eagle UltraGrip GW2 (German made) tires on my wife's Audi A4 quattro, and have used these in the past. They are about $100 USD each at Discount Tire in the USA, and have excellent winter grip, an H speed rating (130 mph), good wet and dry grip, and much better wear than the pure winter tires. They are teriffic looking with their directional tread.
http://www.goodyear.com/us/tires/tirecatalog/EAGUGGW2.html
If you have only occasional snow, these would work great on the Aero. Otherwise, go with a set of Nokian Hakkapeliitas, studded preferably, and your car will go anywhere.
http://www.dias.net/~greerent/index.html
http://www.nokiantyres.com/indexen.html
Be sure to read the "Winter Tire Safety" link (in Test Information) at the Nokian site to see why you need Scandinavian tires on a Saab.
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