the Xterra i have has the 4wd and the traction control and the ABS which is i guess why i have a good experience in snow/ice/rain
:) tw On 12/5/05, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > JKo wrote: > > I second this! (as a Canadian that's driven in lousy snowy and icy weather > > more > > The key no matter the vehicle is TIRES! Good snow tires (not > all-seasons) is your first and best defense for winter driving (after > the loose nut behind the wheel). Then comes AWD (or it's lesser > cousin 4WD) and traction control w/ABS. > > I've tried most major brands and Nokians are BY FAR the best. Right > now I'm running the Nokian RSis. http://www.nokianrsi.com > > There are other good brands out there too but be careful! Some are a > real rip-off. For example Blizzaks have siping, but only half way > down the tread. That means when the tire is 50% worn your ice > traction disappears. > > Nokians have full siping and a 50,000 mile warranty. > > So here'd be my suggestions for non-studded tires > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Mostly Snow and Ice driving: > * Nokian RSi, Gislaved NordFrost, Vredestein WinTrac XTreme > > Mostly cold dry highways: > * Nokian WR, Pirelli P Zero Nero M+S, Dunlop Graspic or M3 or GrandTrek > > Any > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:185783 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
