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183 messages, Last post on Oct 25, 2008 at 5:53 AM
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I have a 2008 SpecB that I thought was going to make mince meat out of the snow in Colorado. It comes with summer tires though and its the worst car I've ever owned on ice/snow. I basically have no brakes or steering whatsoever whenever I apply the slightest pressure on the brake going as slow as possible. The ABS kicks in and it basically has the handling of a sled. Will snow/all season tires help or is there another problem I'm not aware of with these cars? My neighbor has an old beat up Astro van that can get through the stuff my shiny new Subaru can't. What a disappointment.... Please help.
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Replying to: andreas3 (Dec 17, 2007 1:46 pm) Summer tires are simply not useful in the snow, period. You will need a 2nd set of tires if you drive in snow. Or get a winter beater. It's the same for the EVO, STI, MazdaSpeed3, i.e. all sporty cars that come with summer tires. Summer tires are actually OK in the rain, but not on snow or ice. The soft compound gets rock hard. There are no sipes on the tread blocks, either. |
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Replying to: andreas3 (Dec 17, 2007 1:46 pm) 
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Replying to: xwesx (Dec 17, 2007 2:21 pm) Even a set of all-seasons would help but I'd suggest the new Blizzack WS60 as a good snow tire for the car. -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Dec 17, 2007 3:20 pm) The SpecB comes with 18" rims and I don't think they make Blizzaks in that size. Any others that come to mind?
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Replying to: andreas3 (Dec 17, 2007 3:37 pm) -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Dec 17, 2007 8:23 pm) |
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Replying to: paisan (Oct 27, 2007 6:49 pm) i've had more expensive tires (potenzas, goodyear triple tred assurance, and goodrich traction t/a) but none have lasted for much more than 30-40k. i drive 30k a year, so i opted to go with a cheaper tire since i seem to be replacing them every year anyway. i hope i didn't make a mistake in getting these.... k2
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Replying to: ksquared66 (Jan 16, 2008 6:20 am) Barring hearing them though there could be something wrong with the mounting/balancing though. -mike
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Replying to: paisan (Jan 16, 2008 6:26 am) thanks again! k2 |
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