Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 04:29:28 GMT From: "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org> Subject: Re: Winter driving problems
thank you jack!!!! not just for the tire info but for the tip about spams. this is the first list i joined and suddenly i've been having spams and serious e-mail problems all week. now i know why. too bad i'll have to say goodbye now and check out the url's you gave me. thanks everyone b "JackF" <jacknopsamlid.invalid> wrote in message news:Bvhf8.22196$ZC3.1800255nopsamread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net... > > "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org> wrote in message > news:2B8f8.7984$mG.37413nopsamnsc54... > > 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 made an assumption from the link to wksu on your web site. Not a > detective, just going by the information you freely share with the whole > wide web world! Now if you posted a picture of the Honda on the site we > might be able to figure out what they were ;-) > > > 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? > > Tire Rack will deliver them mounted on steel wheels to your door for around > $500. Visit www.tirerack.com. > > I bought the Gislaveds in a package from my dealer. $820 mounted on Saab > 16" alloy wheels. > > One caution on the Bridgestones, the outer tread compound is very soft to > enhance ice traction so they won't last as long as more conventional snows. > I may try the Michelin Artic Alpin's next. They are the same price as the > Blizaks at Tire Rack, and are also available at Costco here in Colorado for > a reasonable price. > > The NRW's are also very well regarded in the Saab/Volvo communities. Like > the Gislaved's, they can be difficult to find. > > BTW, you will find a lot more information about this stuff on The Saab > Network site and its forums than you will in this newsgroup. Not to slight > this group, there is a lot of good information here, Saabnet.com just seems to have > more. Visit www.saabnet.com and search the various bulletin boards for snow > tire. You'll be amazed at the opinions you will find. The link below is a > search of just the 9-3 board: > http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/9-3/search.html?query=snow+tire . > > Plus, unlike Usenet, saabnet isn't open to spambots. You can use your real > email address without it being added to the dozens of spam lists derived > from scanning this group. (Disclaimer: just a saabnet reader no > business/financial relationship) > > Good Luck! > > Jack > >
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