Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2001 23:52:52 -0400 From: Four Weis <mweinopsamcom> Subject: Re: Winter vs all season tires on 900SE???
Nutmegger wrote: > Four Weis says... > > >> >> Any specific recommendations? > >> > > >> >If you want to keep up with all of the other FWD cars, get the all season > >> >tires. > >> > >> That is a weird way of saying it! I mean....who cares about keeping up with the > >> 'Jonses?' > > > >You got the point exactly. Many people do not care to have a great handling tire in > >the winter when they can have one that is "good enough to get by". This is what I > >meant by keeping up with most people. > > Oh, well I don't really care about other people, I care about my car and me and > my passengers. And, I'll use studs if it is going to be a bad winter - I > haven't for three years. > > >> >If you want to pass the other cars, including four wheel drive models, > >> >get the pure winter tires. > >> > >> I think it is a personal decision, and should be based on his climate. Why > >> waste $$ on snowies if not needed? > > > >I keep my snow tires on steel rims, ready to go. I figure the cost of snow tires is > >about the cost of two tow jobs out of drifts and much less than the repair work > >resulting from an accident. > > That is a good way of looking at it. I've never had to get towed - have you? Not in a Saab or Volvo. In a Ford, YES. I will never forget one guy at work who saved money by running his tires bald. He destroyed his Honda in an accident and lost his job because he could not get to work. Skimping on tires is the wrong place. > > > Therefore I don't think $$ spent on snow tires are > >wasted, even if you don' get alot of snow. Considering the tires lasted 16 years, I > >think I got my money's worth out of them. > > Yes, I'd say so. I forgot to say I also sold them for $80 at the end of 16 years. > > > ~J~
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