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Snow tires.
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:16 am
by Qwodracer
Snow on the ground third time this week :/ time to think about studs what everyone running on their car? I was thinking about 195/75-14 mastercraft studded glacier 2 or firestone winter-force studded.
My car came with a spare set of wheels with studded gislaved on them, dated to the 80s... rock hard, really don't think they would get me home in 1/2inch of snow
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 11:37 am
by Hellenic5
I would not use my E12 with ice-snow ! Already scared !
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 12:57 pm
by Mike W.
195/75 is a bit tall, although I don't think it would be a problem, but why not 195/70?
And if it's a weekend car, it suggests you have something else, so why subject it to salt?
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:39 pm
by Qwodracer
Mike W. wrote:195/75 is a bit tall, although I don't think it would be a problem, but why not 195/70?
And if it's a weekend car, it suggests you have something else, so why subject it to salt?
Currently I'm not employed, living on limited income.. my truck gets 10mpg.... the truck I will drive in snow weather, but the BMW would be nice to drive on days when there might just be just blown snow on the road and obviously chances of ice.
It's a Boston car. It's not perfect, yes I fixed some rust holes, but there's still plenty more. It just runs like a top, And I enjoy just cruising around in it, I didn't buy it to park it for 6 months of a year... we get snow/salt oct-apr, plus they salt my dirt roads several times in the summer to reduce dust. Salt is inevitable for me.
With the 195/70-14 I was bottoming out on the rocks in the middle of my driveway. Thinking the extra height might help with that.