Miata Mailing List: December 1994, Message #102
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   From: kenw@netaxs.com (Ken Warren)
Subject: Re: Tires, tires, tires...
   Date: Sun, 4 Dec 1994 11:49:47 -0500

At 01:23 PM 12/2/94 -0500, reesemj@ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu wrote:
>I've been following the very interesting and knowledgible postings on
>tires. I am getting ready to replace my Bridgestones. I've seen the Dunlop
>high performance tires advertisement in my Miata Club magazine. But are
>these good in bad weather? I had alway been told high performance tires

Yes, they are.

>won't do well in snow? What about rain?  We get our share of rain here
>(lately it seems) and some snow or ice in January or February so I do want
>a tire that does well in bad weather. Anyone got a specific recommendation
>of  a tire for both bad weather and good performance. Thanks.

No high-performance tire does well (or even adequately) in snow. The best 
that can be said is that they keep the rims off the road. :) Most modern 
high-performance tires do quite well in rain, at least while they still have 
reasonable tread left. (I can tell you that Yokohama AVS-Is *suck* in the 
rain when you've got wear bars showing. :)) In the winter, I put snow tires 
on my car.

As for ice, if there's ice on the road, the Miata is *not* a good choice for 
your daily commute. Then too, anything less than a Hummer is probably not a 
good choice with ice on the road. :) For getting home in my Miata when it's 
icy, I carry chains all winter long. Note I said "For getting home." I don't 
even *try* to get to work when there's ice on the major thoroughfares. I 
have a very long drive, which turns into a 4 hour nightmare when it's icy.

All this is, of course, IMO.
--
Ken
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           Ken Warren               E-Mail: kenw@netaxs.com
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Philly region auto-x is over for the year. See you next spring.