Re: Tire help/archive URL

[Stewart MacLund <sundie@lunaticfringe.org>]

I run Pirelli 210a (195/55r15) in the winter, and Toyo Proxes T1+ (215/45r15)
in the summer.  This acomplishes two things. a:, you get longer life out of
two good sets of winter/summer tires than 2 good sets of all-season, and b:
you tune your tires to the weather you're driving in. oh, and c:, if you get a
set of steel rims for the winter, you don't screw up your nice summer rims.

Sundie...
Toronto, Canada
'95 Seqouia Green GLX, stock
(except for good summer and winter tires  :)

oopface wrote:

> Okay, so spank me hard because I misplaced the mailing list archive's URL.
>    Today, I lost a tire. The passenger's side front tire became worn
> beyond the steel and developed a hole. Thankfully, pressure was lost
> while the car was stationary rather than going 80mph on the turnpike. But
> the tire's a goner. What I'm going to do is put a cheapy on tomorrow at a
> local tire shop, and order a pair of good front tires.
>    What I need help with is one of two things. Either the URL for the
> list's archives, so that I can get info from there, or just your advice
> on what would be the best buy.
>    What I'm looking for is a pair of damned good all-season tires. I live
> in the northeast (Maine), where we get a lot of rain, snow, ice, and
> slush, and I'll want the best traction I can get during our 5-month
> winter. I'm looking at some Yokohama AVS S4s, which don't look bad, but
> I'm sure that there's something better out there, as far as handling
> goes. I can't recall which was which, but I believe that either the Toyo
> T1+ or the Proxes were excellent in poor traction conditions, or they
> were frighteningly slippery. But I don't recall which was which.
>    Anyhow, that's where I am at the moment. Please, any advice would be a
> blessing. Thanks in advance!
> -Tom
> '95 JettaGLX
> '84 JettaGLi
>
>             /Thomas J. Boyer\
>             \cyng@lamere.net/