Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 06:16:38 GMT From: "JackF" <jacknopsamlid.invalid> Subject: Re: Winter driving problems
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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