A lot of talk about studded tires. I've never used them so let me ask: Do they wear out very quickly on dry pavement? Or can you use them throughout the winter - even if conditions are dry - and if so, how many seasons do they last? I would think that the studs, if used in dry conditions at all would go bye bye quickly.
Also: I thought I had heard that studded tires were illegal some places? Brian 83 240D On 3/8/06, Dwight E. Giles, Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Get studs. > > Dwight Giles, Jr > 1979 240D auto, 250K + miles > 1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles > Wickford, RI > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Traction in adverse conditions > > > Limited slip in my opinion is not terribly useful on ice anyway as the > two drive wheels will just hook up and spin the car in circles. My Dad > had a Chevy Tracker with a limited slip rear and in ice and snow you had > to be in 4wd because of its frightening propensity to fishtail. I never > did try it with a bunch of weight in the rear end, in retrospect that > seems like a good idea. > > At any rate, my 240D even with snow tires will spin the tires on ice. > Its ICE for crying out loud... > > -Curt > > Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:56:10 -0600 > From: "Rick Knoble" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Traction in adverse conditions > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > >I think I asked this question quite a while ago and received minimal > >response and some snickering (over the thought of a 240D spinning its > >tires). > > My response is still the same. Why would one need limited slip on a car > that > will not spin a tire on ice?? > Rick Knoble > '85 300 CD > '87 190 DT > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Mail > Bring photos to life! New PhotoMail makes sharing a breeze. > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For > used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
