CP

BFG VR4!!! Kickass all season in the snow and cheap if you get the 215/50/16.

Pokechop

even a different compound in the outer layers of the tire (which WILL wear off with lots of street driving) The sport tires are a more block tread, no siping, no jagged tread pattern. Take look at the Michelin Arctic Alpins then the Dunlop sport tires. HUGE difference.
'00 1.8TQMS
bone stock 'cept with snows now.

Reggie3

I felt I had no control - especially when other cars were skidding towards me. I didn't feel I could quickly get out of their way in time. Lucky for me they were able to stop or turn before hitting me.
Now with the snow tires- I feel more confident to try and steer around them instead of litting fate decide what happens. In fact they are excellent on ice. The first day I had them on I was totally unaware that the streets in Fort Collins were totally iced over. Traffic on College for some reason was going extremely slow instead of its normal morning 60mph - then I watched cars around me slide off the road. The Dunlops did not give me any clue how slippry the roads were.

So for under $600 you seem willing to risk your $30K car.

Reggie3

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/

http://www.tirerack.com/index.jsp

If you go to the wheel and tire forum you'll see links to eddie at the tirerack - you can call him for recmmendations too.

RickM

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Hawaiiannights

whats winter tires???......hehe

Just Gizmo

I had the SP8000's in the Massachusetts winter as well. Same experience...just "ok" but it was a MILD winter.

Ironically, a set of Dunlop Graspic DS-1's arrived today from TireRack. :-)

LET IT SNOW !!!!!

99.5 2.8 QTipS

nick n

when it comes to avoiding accidents (quickly turning the wheel or braking) you will either spin out and or/drive the abs crazy.

Fortunatly I made it last winter, but If I drive up to Hunter or Windham fro a quick day of snowboarding..I would definatly have snow tires on.

2 cents.

TomAvant

195-65-15 winter tires on the steel wheels will
save your rims in the march april freeze/thaw pothole season

Runner

I bought my 00 A4 Tqms in Jan 00. I also live in MA. Those SP5000's were horrible for stopping on snow. After almost hitting people and cars in the work parking garage. I didn't think it prudent to take the chance...