Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #8
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   From: Richard Dekker 
Subject: Re: Help!!! Winter Driving Advice needed badly!
   Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 09:17:53 -0500

On Thu, 30 Nov 1995, Bryan Quickmire wrote:

> To make a long story longer, I had my Miata Club magazine with me so I
> looked up Tire Rack and called.  I ordered a set of 4 Blizzaks on black
> steel rims.  $416 + $43 shipping.  Not as flashy as the BBS rims but they
> won't hold unbalancing clods of snow in the "spokes".  I'm eagerly
> awaiting their arrival! 
> 
> I'll probably put a bag of sand or something in the well in the trunk for 
> good measure.
> 
> The result should have mobility and also be a gas to go around corners 
> sideways.

Ya that's right, you'd be going around corners sideways and then 
backwards and then you'd stop against something hard.  Since you'll have 
Blizzaks and already have a Torsen, just use some common sense on the 
throttle, and leave the sand at home.

Regards,

Richard Dekker        email: dekker@freenet.edmonton.ab.ca     o o
Edmonton, Alberta     President, Wild Rose Chapter, MCofA       >
CANADA                1990 Mariner Blue `R' package wannabe    \_/