Back in the 70's, I had a brand new 71 VW Superbeetle & lived in  
Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a ski resort town.  I had 4 studded  
snows on it, & it could go anywhere except when the brakes froze up  
from driving thru puddles & then hard freezing at night. It also  
started up after weeks of 40-50 degrees below 0F, but the gear oil  
was so thick, I could barely shift.

Tom B.-those were the good ole days?

On Sep 5, 2007, at 4:53 PM, Tom Buese wrote:

> Most states in the USA that allow studded snow tires require that  
> they be removed from April+- thru Nov. +- for the reasons mentioned  
> below.
>
> YMMV,
>
> Tom B.-4/15 thru 11/15 in Utah I believe.
>
>
> On Sep 5, 2007, at 5:32 PM, Andrew Grebneff wrote:
>
>>> <I believe the studs are key for driving on ice.
>>> The noise does not bother me on dry roads! A small price to pay for
>>> safety and traction ...>
>>>
>>> How do studded tires behave in a panic stop? All this talk lately
>>> about snow tires and chains has brought back vivid memories of
>>> following a mid-70's Chevy Monte Carlo one night that had chains on
>>> the rear. On dry pavement the driver slammed on the brakes and
>>> locked up the rear wheels- the fishtailing and shower of sparks was
>>> impressive-I was also glad I was behind him!    Jeff
>>
>> Fortunately studded tires are illegal in most countries. They'd be
>> pretty bad on dry roads, apart from the wear they will cause to the
>> road surface.
>>
>> When we bought out used-import 89 Corona diesel, fresh in from Japan
>> (yes, we didn't think about it, it is now just starting to show minor
>> signs of rust & must've been from parts of Japan where they salt the
>> roads), it had Japanese snow tires on it. These are studless & very
>> soft in compound, with smallish treadblocks full of siping. They grip
>> remarkably well on snow or black ice... I even squealed them on ice
>> once. BUT they are too soft for dry-road use and give very poor grip
>> there, as well as wearing quickly. Eventually we took 'em off and
>> never refitted them.
>> --
>> Andrew Grebneff
>> Dunedin
>> New Zealand
>> Fossil preparator
>> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
>> � Opinions stated are mine, not of the University of Otago
>> "There is water at the bottom of the ocean"  - Talking Heads