Brian, Yes studs are illegal some places now and elsewhere legal only for a season-here it is 11/15-4/15. They have many advantages and some drawbacks. I used them years ago on rear wheel drive-my Chevy II. Then as I gradually switched over to FWD and AWED, I went over to all season radials. My 240D came with studded tires-I have driven them 4 winters-about 20k miles. The problem now is that the studs are worn down, but there is a lot of aggressive tread left -so I feel as if I am throwing away good tires. The main annoyance is the twice a year switchover-I wish I had another set of wheels. I don't know the cost factor of studs. One of the major advantages is stopping on ice or hard packed snow. Next winter I will use the blizzaks that someone gave me-hopefully for two seasons. Then I will probably go back to studs. Like LT. Don, I hope to be driving my 240D when the state of RI comes to take my license away for old age. Whether you have studs or not, I think with RWD in winter climes, four aggressive snow tires are worth the investment and the hassle of change overs. IMHO
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 Zoltan Finks Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 1:38 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Traction in adverse conditions 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 > _______________________________________ 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
