JohnP

Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the east
coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow. Ride/Noise
comfort is more important to me than handling. Can anyone recommend a good
tire for my needs? I've checked out www.tirerack.com but still can't make a
decision. Lots of mixed reviews on several tires I've looked at.

Thanks!

JPF

Something that does everything doesn't do anything well.
"All season" means they suck in all seasons.
Snow tires are for snow, and in the long run, cost NOTHING.
Why not actually *call* the Tirerack and talk to one of the folks.
Explain your concerns. It's what they do.

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 02:53:44 GMT, "JohnP" <JohnP@email.address.com>
wrote:

>Need to purchase new tires..........

Pete

"JPF" <frickjpremovetheobvious@theoffice.net> wrote in message
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> Something that does everything doesn't do anything well.
> "All season" means they suck in all seasons.
> Snow tires are for snow, and in the long run, cost NOTHING.
> Why not actually *call* the Tirerack and talk to one of the folks.
> Explain your concerns. It's what they do.

I agree. Give Gary at TireRack a call. He knows Audis well (drives an A4
actually), and will be able to help you decide.

Cheers,

Pete

Dave LaCourse

John P. writes:

>Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the east
>coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow. Ride/Noise
>comfort is more important to me than handling. Can anyone recommend a good
>tire for my needs? I've checked out www.tirerack.com but still can't make a
>decision. Lots of mixed reviews on several tires I've looked at.
>
>Thanks!

All season tires? No such thing, unless you live in a no-snow area. Quattro
will allow you to go just about anywhere with all seasons, but stopping can be
a problem. My suggestion (if you do live in a snow area) is to buy 4 steel
wheels and mount a good snow tire on them (Nokia Hakkapeliitas, Blizzacs,
etc). They are not very expensive and will last several winters. I've been
driving Quattros for more than 20 years and I always mount snows on all four
corners.


Dave

http://hometown.aol.com/davplac/myhomepage/index.html

Wolfgang Pawlinetz

On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 02:53:44 GMT, "JohnP" <JohnP@email.address.com>
wrote:

>Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the east
>coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow. Ride/Noise
>comfort is more important to me than handling. Can anyone recommend a good
>tire for my needs? I've checked out www.tirerack.com but still can't make a
>decision. Lots of mixed reviews on several tires I've looked at.

Howling with the crowd I would also recommend getting a set of steels
and winter tires.

In fact you save money by doing this. My summer and winter tire set is
worn after 4 seasons each. All Seasons driven all year will only hold
half of that because they are used twice as much (i.e. during both
seasons). Saving the cost of changing the rubber on the wheels alone
will pay off your extra set within two years.

Regards

Wolfgang
--
* Audi A6 Avant TDI *
* reply to wolfgang dot pawlinetz at chello dot at *

C.R. Krieger

"JohnP" <JohnP@email.address.com> wrote in message news:<Y6Ikb.1755$_i.151475@nnrp1.ptd.net>...
> Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the east
> coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow.

Then buy a set of *snow tires*!

> Ride/Noise
> comfort is more important to me than handling. Can anyone recommend a good
> tire for my needs? I've checked out www.tirerack.com but still can't make a
> decision. Lots of mixed reviews on several tires I've looked at.

That's because 'all season' tires don't do *anything* well. It is a
better idea to get a dedicated set of snow tires mounted on steel (or
cheaper alloy) wheels and put decent 3-season street tires on your OEM
wheels. *Call* Tire Rack (It's toll free.) and *talk to someone*.
They can get you through this a lot faster than reading reviews. They
may even have some specials you don't necessarily see on the website.
--
C.R. Krieger
(Been there; done that)

Chris Mauritz

C.R. Krieger wrote:
> "JohnP" <JohnP@email.address.com> wrote in message news:<Y6Ikb.1755$_i.151475@nnrp1.ptd.net>...
>
>>Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the east
>>coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow.
>
>
> Then buy a set of *snow tires*!
>
>
>>Ride/Noise
>>comfort is more important to me than handling. Can anyone recommend a good
>>tire for my needs? I've checked out www.tirerack.com but still can't make a
>>decision. Lots of mixed reviews on several tires I've looked at.
>
>
> That's because 'all season' tires don't do *anything* well. It is a
> better idea to get a dedicated set of snow tires mounted on steel (or
> cheaper alloy) wheels and put decent 3-season street tires on your OEM
> wheels. *Call* Tire Rack (It's toll free.) and *talk to someone*.
> They can get you through this a lot faster than reading reviews. They
> may even have some specials you don't necessarily see on the website.

At the risk of bucking the crowd....

Yokohama Avids are a nice compromise that happen to not be very
expensive. They grip well in the dry, get acceptable rain/snow
traction, and are quiet. You should be able to get them for less than
US$100/corner.

However, with that said, I would recommend an extra set of wheels with
snows also.

Cheers,

C

Inger Skramstad Jørstad

"JohnP" <JohnP@email.address.com> skrev i melding
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> Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the east
> coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow. Ride/Noise

Nobody here uses all year tyres, or snow chains, they are no good. We use
summer tyres, and winter (snow) tyres, or some places even studded tyres.

Hairy One Kenobi

"Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
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> "JohnP" <JohnP@email.address.com> skrev i melding
> news:Y6Ikb.1755$_i.151475@nnrp1.ptd.net...
> > Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the
east
> > coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow. Ride/Noise
>
> Nobody here uses all year tyres, or snow chains, they are no good. We use
> summer tyres, and winter (snow) tyres, or some places even studded tyres.

Couldn't let that one go ;o)

All-seasons are pretty good here[1] - it's all a matter of climate ;o)

--

Hairy One Kenobi

Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!

[1] South of England - temperate climate (i.e. cold rain in Winter, warm
rain in Summer ;o)

Tony Kizlauskas

I use Bridgestone Turanza LH series all-season tires on my A4 Quattro Sport
and am very pleased with them all year round.

"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> wrote in message
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> "Inger Skramstad Jørstad" <ingjoers@online.no> wrote in message
> newsixlb.32986$os2.478031@news2.e.nsc.no...
> > "JohnP" <JohnP@email.address.com> skrev i melding
> > news:Y6Ikb.1755$_i.151475@nnrp1.ptd.net...
> > > Need to purchase new tires for my 1998 A4 2.8 Quattro. I live in the
> east
> > > coast so I'm looking for tires that perform well in the snow.
Ride/Noise
> >
> > Nobody here uses all year tyres, or snow chains, they are no good. We
use
> > summer tyres, and winter (snow) tyres, or some places even studded
tyres.
>
> Couldn't let that one go ;o)
>
> All-seasons are pretty good here[1] - it's all a matter of climate ;o)
>
> --
>
> Hairy One Kenobi
>
> Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
> reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
opinion
> in the first place. So there!
>
> [1] South of England - temperate climate (i.e. cold rain in Winter, warm
> rain in Summer ;o)
>
>
>