I have 33K miles on my OEM tires, those godawful Potenza 92s. Is it time for
new ones? What does everyone think of the Potenza 950s? I am considering
them. I live in NY City and I do have to drive in snow sometimes (those stock
tires are horrid so far in snow).

Go to www.tirerack.com to research tire for the type of driving you
encounter. eddie
"Debra Co" <debraco (AT) aol (DOT) comnospam> wrote

In article <20040107091003.19816.00002085 (AT) mb-m01 (DOT) aol.com>, Debra Co
<debraco (AT) aol (DOT) comnospam> wrote:

I'm replacing my Potenza 92s at 26K miles. They still have some tread
on them but like you say, they are horrid in snow- and in rain.

I've ordered a set of Continental Extreme Contacts. It's an all season
tire that, according to user ratings at tirerack.com, is good in the
snow but has good performance on dry pavement, too.

My second choice would have been Dunlop Winter Sport M3's. It's a
winter tire, but according to the ratings has good performance in
summer too, as well as decent treadwear.

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Whatever you do, don't use winter tires in the summer. They'll wear out
extremely fast, they'll suck your gas back because of the soft rubber
compond, and they simply cannot compete with a dedicated summer tire for
handling. My recommendation is to have a set of winter tires and summer
tires. If you're in NYC and don't get much snow, go with a good all season.
But like I said, don't drive winter tires in the summer, it's just silly.

Chris

I replaced the RE92's on my 2002 Legacy at 26K miles, (even though they had
plenty of tread) with Kumho HP4's from Tire Rack. They are quiet, excellent
in snow and very inexpensive. They also handle far better.

"Debra Co" <debraco (AT) aol (DOT) comnospam> wrote

Debra Co wrote:
I replaced my 92's with Potenza 950's, based on recommendations here and
the user feedback available at tirerack. They are a great improvement,
very good in all conditions, *except* snow. They are not snow tires, I
have a set of Yokohama 720's for winter. Those are the best tires I've
ever used on ice, and excellent in snow as well. (Hakka Q's are better
in deep snow, not as good on ice, and nowhere *near* as good as the
720's on dry pavement.)

Larry Van Wormer

Did that. But it doesn't say anything about how many miles they should
typically last.

Thanks. I'll check them both.

Who said I got stuck? My driver skills are excellent. The reason they suck in
snow is that they don't grip. Lots of slippage when making turns, fishtailing.
Don't make assumptions!

Debra Co <debraco (AT) aol (DOT) comnospam> wrote

Um.......I would challenge the driver skills
Any subaru will be good in snow with tires like yours.
I took one with all seasons through snow deeper than the headlights and did
not get stuck.
The snow was coming over the hood.