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Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 05:22:26 GMT
From: "Betsy" <betsynopsamo.org>
Subject: Re: Winter driving problems


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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