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Has anybody gone through a winter on the 17" wheels and Dunlops? Do I need to be looking at snows?

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Old 09-13-2002, 07:33 AM
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Has anybody gone through a winter on the 17" wheels and Dunlops? Do I need to be looking at snows?
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Don't even try snow with the 9090s. Get, at least, all-seasons.
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Default You guys are a lil crazy with this. I drove my stang with Nitto 555 up front and...

DRAG RADIALS in the back and all i had to do was take it easy when it was slick. Your telling me that a AWD audi is gona be wose then my 400hp RWD monster in slick conditions?
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you drove a ""stang"". nuff said
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Default Hey my stang will beat every a4 and S4 on this forum stright line..so :P

BUT thats why i bought a Audi i got sick of stright line preformance..no flames intended hear, but i dont think anyone has a low 11 second A4 in hear..but i could be wroung. So dont bash my work horse :P
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Default its an all season or a snow.......

dont get fooled. those summers will get hard as a rock come dec!!!
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Thanks gang. We live in Denver, so I guess I'll add A4 snows to the allroad snows...
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Well denver of corse! Get some snow tires
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No question- get snows. Otherwise in winter you'll think you're driving a BMW
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where do you live?


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