snow tires needed on outback?

[Diva]

That's your option. I prefer the wheelcovers to the cruddy-looking
wheels.

June

 

[JW]

I wonder why. Not like running them is going to make the roads here any
worse.

Three of the states out here in the NorthWest have considered banning them
for the reason of the studs flying out the tires at speeds exceeding the
50 mph the tire is rated for. They just can't get people to drive slow
enough with them is all. I just happened to get one through my front
windshield and stuck into the rear seat of my 89 GL sedan last winter.
Had I of had a passenger at the time it would have hit them about chin
level instead of my rear seat.

 

[F. Plant]

On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 15:56:33 GMT, Hallraker
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Three of the states out here in the NorthWest have considered banning them
for the reason of the studs flying out the tires at speeds exceeding the
50 mph the tire is rated for.

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Any idea if the problem is the same for the newer plastic type studs, or
just metal?

F. Plant

 

[Henry Paul]

I've never had problems losing studs until the tire is sufficiently worn.

 

[Hallan Blaggit]

To answer your question, I'm here in Atlantic Canada with a Legacy
wagon, and I run Michelin Arctic Alpins in the winter. I have never
had a problem going anywhere; i used to drive 5,000 to 6,000 km per
month, and I drove on roads that were unplowed, where the drifts would
break over the hood.

I'm a firm believer that 4 Alpins are the thing you need.