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fbody97 · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2001 6:23 pm

You peeps that only have one car. Just currious how good the tires are. My hoopty has no problems at all.

Dark Angel · **Posted:** Fri Dec 21, 2001 9:39 pm

Kind of sucks. No winter tires. Just the 275/40 17 Dunlop SP 9000 Sports. As long as the snow isn't packed and slick and uphill I am OK.

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Sat Dec 22, 2001 1:10 am

I am good as long as I have momentum, but SO2s weren't made for snow, that's for sure!!

Krazy · **Posted:** Sat Dec 22, 2001 10:00 pm

Go to go! I'll run that hopptie in the snow

Actually I am quite impressed with the performance of the Camaro in the snow. As long as you drive it like it is in the snow, it does very good. I have already passed several people that I thought were driving way to slow! Probably it's over weight problem.

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 12:52 am

I do not play around in the Winter anymore, you will lose before you even know you are playing.

fbody97 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 12:56 am

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I do not play around in the Winter anymore, you will lose before you even know you are playing.

Are you basing that on the fact that I pushed you out 2 hours ago?

guerardsgt · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 11:01 am

All I have to says is watching and pushing your cars last night made me realize how proud I am to drive a station wagon.

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 12:43 pm

Dave, I am referring to the incident I had 5 days after having bought the car!!

fbody97 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 6:02 pm

:O My bad.

guerardsgt · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 6:10 pm

to bad they don't make a 275/40/R17 snow tire. If they made these we probably wouldn't have had the problems we did last night. And if they do make them I'm just not up on my tire knowledge. It made laughs.

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 10:06 pm

You're right, Ryan! It wouldn't make sense, due to the fact that narrow tires cut through the snow better. Wide tires have too much contact area, allowing them to slide easier!

99taws6 · **Joined:** Sat May 26, 2001 6:35 pm **Posts:** 954

I think the only way a set of 275's would make good snow tires is if they came with 1" studs..........

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Sun Dec 23, 2001 11:05 pm

Yep, that would probably work!

guerardsgt · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2001 12:17 pm

Well actually I was talking about people like us that are to stuborn to put stupid looking rims on there cars to allow us to have skinny snow tires. However the tread pattern on a snow tire is a lot different from all seasons or just summer tires. If they did make a set even though the tire is still wide you would be able to tread snow a hell of a lot better. Just a thought that will never happen.

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Mon Dec 24, 2001 6:10 pm

You're right about the tread pattern, but why use it on a wide tire?? I just need to get some tires for my extra wheels!!

RT1 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 25, 2001 2:24 pm

Just put some 215s on those salad shooters and hit the snow. It worked for me last year.

RT1

Robert13p3h · **Joined:** Thu Apr 11, 2002 10:10 pm **Posts:** 922

Get you some winter tires like this guy, and get some more insurance while your at it

JackZ28 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2001 8:05 am

No thanks, I used to have those!! OUCH!!

Garry · **Posted:** Wed Dec 26, 2001 9:14 am

At least the car has had a couple good years already ... the interior seems to be intact, so hopefully the passengers didn't get hurt too much ...

99taws6 · **Joined:** Sat May 26, 2001 6:35 pm **Posts:** 954

That accident looks as if he was traveling way to fast for that car in those conditions. It looks like the frame is fubar'd in that car....

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how are those winter tires?

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