Miata Mailing List: December 1997, Message #199
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From: 	"Richard J. Teasdale" <rjt@tcd.net>

Subject: Re: Miata in the snow HA!

Date: 	Tue, 2 Dec 1997 15:47:08 +0000



>From all that I understand, "all-season" means mediocre in any given season.

Bite the bullet and buy some good snows on steel wheels and enjoy your good

tires in good weather.  I just got four Yokohama Guardex 600s mounted on steel

wheels and shipped to my door for $388 from Discount Tire Direct

(www.tires.com).  These are the tires with the open cell tread that "stick" to

ice and snow.  Fortunately, I haven't used them yet!



Just do it.  That's my humble opinion.



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Richard Teasdale

rjt@tcd.net

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John Windmueller wrote:



> OK, here's the dilema...

>

> Brand new STO with the 15" wheels and the stock Bridgestone tires.

>

> Live in Washington DC, where we can expect to see some snow in a few weeks,

> usually lasting no longer than three weeks or a month.  Usually it's light,

> but I live in the city, and street clearing here has a less-than-stellar

> record.  In other words, I'm going to be doing at least some driving in the

> stuff.  The Miata is my only source of transportation.

>

> I could buy steel wheels and some snow tires, but that seems extreme.

> There usually isn't THAT much snow, and I suspect that with all the dry

> driving I'd be doing for part of December and January, the snow tires would

> wear down too quickly.

>

> So... is there any chance I could get a set of all-season tires that would

> do well in not wildly heavy snow, and that would be at least comperable to

> the Bridgestones in dry weather?  (i.e. get rid of the stock tires and get

> the best of both worlds?)

>

> Any ideas, or is this just wishful thinking?

>   - John

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