On May 5, 11:22 am, "Elmo P. Shagnasty" <el...@nastydesigns.com>
wrote:
> In article <I6GdnVO1GfWuvoLVnZ2dnUVZ_gSdn...@comcast.com>,
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>
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> "Robert11" <rgs...@notme.com> wrote:
> > He has always been complaining about how poorly it climbs most any kind of
> > hill when there is snow on it, even a little.
> > Compares it to his last car, which was a Mercury Sable sedan, and just great
> > in this regard.
> > Uses low(er) gears, but this doesn't seem to help much.
>
> > Questions:
>
> > a. Is this inability a function of the car design, or most likely just the
> > original tires that came with the car ?
>
> > b. If, this winter, he puts on snow tires, or something better than the
> > "all-weather" compromise that is now on, and that they love to sell for
> > every possible condition, can he get away with just the two front tires ?
>
> > Or, would this cause fish-tailing or other control type problems ?
>
> > c. Any winter tire recommendations ?
>
> It's the tires.
>
> You put snows on ALL FOUR CORNERS. It doesn't do you a bit of good to
> do just two.
>
> The absolute best tires for average people are the Nokian WR.
> All-season, quite in the summer, plenty of traction, but absolute demon
> traction in the winter. Amazing things. Designed for winter use, but
> also as all-seasons.
>
> The only step up from Nokian WR would be dedicated snow/winter tires
> that you swap out during the summer.
>
> Nokian WR takes all that pain away of having extra wheels/tires around
> and where to store them, swapping them out twice a year, etc.

Yup, Elmo's right.

Accord OEM tries are awful. There are other all season tires that
perform much better such as the Nokians. But 4 winter tires are the
way to go if you live where it snows a lot. Nokians are the best
winter tires but others (www.tirerack.com) may be easier to come by. I
used a set of Yokohama Avid TRZ all season touring tires this winter
with good results but winters are fairly mild where I live.

Putting 2 winters tires onto the front will certainly be entertaining
for observers the first time the brakes are applied on a snowy
downhill.