Denis and other DC area listers, I have not dared venture out of my garage 
with my near-bald P600s(yes, Matt, those very some ones....).  New tires will 
be on the way soon.  BTW, which size would you reccomend, guys?  195-50R15 or 
205-50R15?  I was looking at the following brands/models:

Goodyear Eagle GTII
Dunlop SP Sport 4000
Continental SportContact CV90
Dunlop SP Sport 8000
BFG Euro T/A RF
Bridgestone Potenza RE71
Michelin Pilot XGT H4
Nitto NT450 Extreme

I am leaning towards the Nittos, as I have driven a car with them, and I like 
them alot.  My driving style is as follows:  Mostly city, mixed good/bad 
roads, normal highway sprints at speeds of 75+mph, sometimes up to 125+.  I 
like to drive hard on the backroads, too, and the places I go aren't exactly 
in the middle of nowhere, so I need tires that will stick, but aren't going 
to squeal in every corner.  And I don't want them to be "singing" on the 
highway either.  But, at the same time, I need something that is going to 
give me some traction in the rain and occasionally, snow.  So which of the 
above do you reccomend?

-Dave
'91 GLI 16V




In a message dated 1/26/00 4:36:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
[email protected] writes:

> With this sudden load of snow dumped on the northeast, I find myself
>  getting stuck in the littlest bit of snow.  So, snow tires are not
>  feasible for me right now as I can't exactly change them here in
>  school.  Even a set of all season tires would grip snow better than my
>  SP8000's, which absolutely suck in snow.  I thought I heard a while back
>  about kevlar straps, that were very similar to chains, and could be used
>  on a front driver safely.  Does anyone know any other options?  I wish I
>  lived in Montana, where you're an idiot if you DON'T have studded tires
>  =) (in NJ they're illegal).  
>  TIA,
>  Denis
>  One 87 GTI 16v stuck in 18" of snow in the middle of an unplowed parking
>  lot...
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