Uh... Volvos aren't the best used car investment, snow tires or not - they just don't hold up as well the ones that made their reputation 30 or 40 years ago.
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I think that TN's WAS made 30 or 40 years ago.
Oh... I thought he wrote 90 or 91. My bad.I think that TN's WAS made 30 or 40 years ago.
Finding yourself at the peak of a mountain gap road with black ice on the downward side can be a wonderfully transformative experience.
did you read what he said, or no?
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Studs are pretty useless with tire technology today unless you drive exclusively on sheets of ice..."
That is when you drive on the side of the road in the snow. You find a way to make it down safely, which is not always between the painted lines.
I always find that amusing... driving down from the Eisenhower on the way to Glenwood - everyone was sticking RELIGIOUSLY to the two tracks of black ice in each lane. Traction was actually pretty good over in the snow.
You are right & wrong. You want one with a 4 in the model number, such as a 240, 740 or 940. Everything else is crap. They are easy to work on, the engine & tranny are bullet proof & can easily handle half a million miles on the ODO. Oh & the volvo turbos are the suck.
The thing started everyday last winter with no complaints except for the one morning after it hadn't been driven in a few days & the actual air temp outside was -15*f.
My only complaint...no goddamn cup holder in the entire car.
The only gap my car is going to see is my ass crack.
it's "Hankook" .... and they make excellent snow tires.
Lemmings I tell you lemmings...I always find that amusing... driving down from the Eisenhower on the way to Glenwood - everyone was sticking RELIGIOUSLY to the two tracks of black ice in each lane. Traction was actually pretty good over in the snow.
and good summer tires...their HQ is right next door to my office that im trapped in now
Maybe I didn't look in the right place (tirerack.com and google) but I only found a few reviews on them, old, and very negative. And I think I spelled it right on the seach.
I had a set of Ventus tires for about 2 years and not a single problem...I was taking them to the track at least once a month.....and I'm currently running the K106 tires on one of my Integra's and it's a great MS tire...D
Decided against it despite the good deal on CL. I almost broke my rule of never spending unnecessary money on my car.
Been fine without them. 100# of salt + my steel work ramps in the trunk seem to do the trick just fine.
Been fine without them. 100# of salt + my steel work ramps in the trunk seem to do the trick just fine.