If you live in mostly temperate zone (NorCal) but take your car to the mountains to ski (poll)...
08-19-2002, 09:11 AM
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If you live in mostly temperate zone (NorCal) but take your car to the mountains to ski (poll)...
do you:
A) Use M and S tires
B) Use Sport tires in summer and M and S (all season) tires in winter
C) Use Sport tires in summer and Snow tires in winter (changing them how often?)
I am wondering which option to use for our new one...
gene
'03 AVANT 3.0 qtip ming/ebony with sport pkg. on order... october.
'01 TTR 225 silver/ebony
A) Use M and S tires
B) Use Sport tires in summer and M and S (all season) tires in winter
C) Use Sport tires in summer and Snow tires in winter (changing them how often?)
I am wondering which option to use for our new one...
gene
'03 AVANT 3.0 qtip ming/ebony with sport pkg. on order... october.
'01 TTR 225 silver/ebony
08-19-2002, 09:44 AM
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All Season Ultra High Performance for spring, summer and fall...
Blizzak for winter. Highway patrol won't even let us through enroute from Vancouver to Whistler without winter designated tires or chains depending on winter road conditions. Hence, changing tires as required by prevailing road conditions. Drive safely! ;-)
08-19-2002, 09:54 AM
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C)
Get the best of both worlds: high perf. snow tires (like Pilot Alpin or Dunlop M2) in winter, and high perf. summer tires during all other seasons.
Put the winter tires on before your first ski trip and take them off after the last one. They're not so bad in the dry either, but much better in the snow than all-season tires.
Put the winter tires on before your first ski trip and take them off after the last one. They're not so bad in the dry either, but much better in the snow than all-season tires.
08-19-2002, 10:02 AM
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C, is your best bet. If you have another set of wheels you can just change them out when you go...
into the mountains. Otherwise the new technology in tires is better than studs. Nokian WR/NRW, are all seaon (50,000 mile) full winter rated tires that have tons of snow traction. I put these on my wifes car so I don't have to worry about changing them out 2 times a year. They make more noise than performance tires, but not too bad. We have pretty hot summers here and they are doing fine. Descant traction and no noticable wear.
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08-19-2002, 03:35 PM
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BUt i'm only in snow 14-20 days per year when I drive to tahoe... hmmm.
thanks for your input.
most folks think I should buy the snows.
I want to have decent traction but also don't want to buy purely snow tires for just a few days in the mountains every year. It never snows in the bay area only in tahoe (2.5 hours from here.)
most folks think I should buy the snows.
I want to have decent traction but also don't want to buy purely snow tires for just a few days in the mountains every year. It never snows in the bay area only in tahoe (2.5 hours from here.)
08-19-2002, 06:05 PM
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heh, I'm only in snow about 10 days per year...
when I go for ski trips or when it occasionally snows here (like one snow storm per year).
To me, if you KNOW you will encounter snow, getting all season tires is a half-assed solution. And you'll sacrifice dry traction during the other three seasons as well.
To me, if you KNOW you will encounter snow, getting all season tires is a half-assed solution. And you'll sacrifice dry traction during the other three seasons as well.