[Re: Couple Questions - Long]

[cwass99@rogers.com (cwass99@rogers.com)]

     Why would you need snow tires in southern Ontario?  Winter is 2 weeks in
January at about -5c ;)  Unless you live in London, and they deserve all the
snow they get.
     The skaters finally got their medal, and the French judge got turfed. 
KEWL!
     Greets from the (moderately) frozen Capital...

Cheers,
Colin

On 15-Feb-2002 Cathy Boyko wrote:
> T Berk <tberk@mindspring.com> wrote:
> cwass99@rogers.com wrote:
>> 
>> Hi,
>>      About a month ago I picked up new rims and tires for my 87 8v.  Normal
> VW
>> 14 inch rims with nice wide snow tires (essential for driving in Ottawa). 
> <snip>
>>      Thanks for any thoughts.  I might park the little beasty until I'm sure
> I
>> won't end up hurting it badly.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Colin
> 
> 
> My questions and 1st thoughts revolve around the following:
> 
> - Did you get the tire/ rim combo dynamically balanced?
> 
> - Did you get an alignment after changing to the new wheels?
> 
> TBerk
> 
> What Tosha said, and do remember that true snows will be noisy at speed and
> squirmy on the turns due to the block tread design. But they shouldn't be
> hopping, sounds like somethings not quite balanced/round. I love/hate my
> snows, depends on what the road has covering it. 
> My Canadian perpective, from sunny southern Ontario. (and our skaters got
> robbed FWIW)
> Cathy 
> 87 16V,never needs snows
> 99 TDI Bug, needs snows ;)
> 
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