Return-Path: Received: from a.gp.cs.cmu.edu by K.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa08424; 12 Nov 91 13:56:51 EST Received: from a.gp.cs.cmu.edu by A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa18085; 12 Nov 91 13:56:21 EST To: bovik@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: All Season Tire recommendations Date: Tue, 12 Nov 91 13:56:12 EST Message-ID: <18083.689972172@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Fredric_Solomon@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU I need to replace my old Goodyear Vector tires (Vectors are no longer manufactured) soon. I am soliciting people's opinions on tires with M/S (mud/snow) ratings? The results will eventually be sent to Bovik, which is devoid of such information. I am thinking about Goodyear (Invicta, Arriva, Tiempo), Michelin (MXV), or Bridgestone. Other suggestions are welcome. Fred Solomon ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return-Path: Received: from b.gp.cs.cmu.edu by A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa14525; 6 Nov 91 13:18:53 EST From: Richard Caruana Date: Wed, 6 Nov 91 13:09:16 EST To: frederic.solomon@CS.CMU.EDU Subject: tires Fred, I've been pretty happy with Goodyear Eagle GT+4's. They are a bit expensive but they have excellent dry traction and good wet/snow traction. -Rich Caruana. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Return-Path: Received: from b.gp.cs.cmu.edu by A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa14962; 6 Nov 91 13:45:59 EST Date: Wed, 6 Nov 91 13:37:33 EST From: Richard.Voyles@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU To: fred.solomon@RI.CMU.EDU Subject: tires I have tremendous faith in Bridgestone in general. I don't experience specifically with M/S rated tires but their all-season radials have given me extremely long wear compared to other tires I've had on the same car and other cars. Bridgestones are also rather popular on amateur racing circuits. They are available at Tire America which usually has the lowest prices when you consider all the hidden costs. -Richard ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Return-Path: Received: from maps.cs.cmu.edu by A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa16729; 6 Nov 91 15:46:46 EST Received: from maps.cs.cmu.edu by MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU id aa27310; 6 Nov 91 15:46:02 EST To: fsolomon+@A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU cc: mdf@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU Subject: tires Date: Wed, 06 Nov 91 15:45:58 EST Message-ID: <27308.689460358@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU> From: Mike_Fox@MAPS.CS.CMU.EDU I've been collecting stuff off the rec.autos bboard for the last 2 months. Everything I've grabbed is in my /../maps/usrma0/mdf/News/rec/autos/tires file. Feel free to wade through this. I haven't really had a chance to go through it myself (my tires are good for a while) but several people have hinted that Michelins+car+snow = unguided missile. -mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return-Path: <@cs.cmu.edu:dingman@faraday.ece.cmu.edu> Received: from cs.cmu.edu by A.GP.CS.CMU.EDU id aa16778; 6 Nov 91 15:50:38 EST Received: from faraday.ece.cmu.edu by CS.CMU.EDU id aa05840; 6 Nov 91 15:50:16 EST Received: by faraday.ece.cmu.edu (5.54-ECE2/5.17) id AA04547; Wed, 6 Nov 91 15:50:07 EST From: Christopher P Dingman Message-Id: <9111062050.AA04547@faraday.ece.cmu.edu> To: fsolomon@cs.cmu.edu Subject: RE: Auto Tire Recommendations... Date: Wed, 06 Nov 91 15:50:06 -0500 I picked up a pair of Goodyear Invicta's last October and I've been very happy. Plenty of snow exposure on several trips up to Vermont, with no problems at all. In a couple of weeks, I'm picking up a second pair and rotating the ones I've got onto the back. Good luck. - Chris -------------------------------------------------------------------------