Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:19:23 GMT From: bny <tidepoolnospamicious.org> Subject: Re: Tires/Tyres
Dan in Connecticut wrote: > I am looking for some tire advice. My 2001 9-3 currently has Pirelli > P4000 tires with about 25% tread left. I am interested in the best > all-season tire (195-60-R15). I realize this is going to a an opinion > poll but I want to hear from Saab owners that are acutually driving on > the tires. My first choice would be to own both winter and > summer-performance tires but I can not afford this option. Knowing > that you can't get the perfect all-season I would be willing to lean > toward a tire that is better in snow and rain than summer handling > (someday!). Your thoughts both good and bad are greatly appreciated. > Dan > Dan, I've priorly ran pirelli P6000's (Sport Valice?) & Pirelli P7's on my '99 9-3se. Both of which, well, I didn't like. No idea why I got the P6000's after the P7's lasted perhaps 14K miles (W rating!). I'm currently running BFG 'traction t/a's -- All seasons, and while they are a little louder, they simply *stick* to the road. I'm running 205/50/R16V rated... I paid about $120 or so a tire. Winter/Snow performance is about as good as can get for a V rated all season -- If you don't need a speed rating, you'll probably get better snow performance + the fact that you're running narrower tires, which will make snow traversal better regardless... I live in Maine, and these are running me just fine :) -bny
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