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"Richard Cheney" <richcheney@arcor.de> wrote in message
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>I live in Germany and drive my Camry all Winter on Winter-Conti snow tires.
>We're required here to change over to snow tires around 1 Nov - 30 Mar each
>year. Germans are big on safety. I'm a believer, too. We get around 25
>inches of snow a season and only slow down when it's on the ground. The
>snow tires take a little off your gas mileage and run noisier than Summer
>tires, but the peace of mind of knowing you can drive through that white
>stuff is great.
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25 inches of snow a winter is FUCK ALL. You do NOT need snow times for that
little snow. What the FUCK is wrong with simply ADJUSTING your driving to
the very temporary (5% of the time) conditions?



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> "Bruce W.1" <sorry@noDirectEmail.com> wrote in message
> news:Ocifh.28637$wP1.19041@newssvr14.news.prodigy.net...[color=green]
>> [email]spswanson@gmail.com[/email] wrote:[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> It would help if you mentioned why you needed them....there is a
>>> difference if you are going to be in heavy snow in the passes of the
>>> Cascades of Washington vs. a "I need them because I am going to drive
>>> interstate 5 and during this time of year you are required to carry
>>> chains."
>>>
>>> If you are really going to be doing a lot of driving where you KNOW you
>>> will be using them in very adverse conditions, I would suggest going
>>> with an actual chain.
>>>
>>> The diamond chains are easy to put on and give much better grip than
>>> the cables. But, in most cases, cables should be fine...
>>>
>>> [url]http://lesschwab2.reachlocal.net/tires/winter/chains.asp[/url]
>>>
>>> I live in the snowy woods, where if it weren't for the diamond chains I
>>> would never be able to closer than a half-mile to my house for part of
>>> the winter.....
>>>
>>> If you go to an actual tire dealer (like les schwab), you'll get a
>>> perfect fit, be shown how to put them on and will know they will work
>>> before YOU NEED them.
>>>
>>> And, I am not schilling for LES, I actually don't patronize them
>>> anymore, but any local tire store should be happy to help. Yep, you
>>> might pay more than at a bargain auto parts place, but on the middle of
>>> a mountain pass in 6-degree weather with a blizzard blowing in.....
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>>
>> Those Les Schwab Quick Fit Diamond Chains look pretty nifty.
>>
>> The reason I'm getting chains is because I will be driving around in the
>> Appalachian Mountains this February. I will not install them unless I
>> really need them.
>>
>> This is just a safety precaution. I've driven there before in the winter
>> and have had considerable difficulty in the snow at times.
>>
>> One time a group of cars (including me) sat all night long on a hill
>> because noone could get up the icy road. Not even the 4-WD vehicles
>> could make it. In the morning the sun melted the ice. I'm not sure how
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