jjjr944

Jon;

You have mail.
Please see "12 oz. cold one" attachment --lol.

gleamingred944

Tire contact area increases with load and decreases with tire pressure. With real snow (not a piddly 4") you want high pressure with hard deep treads - like paddlewheels.

But, snow just gets you stuck - ice can kill you. Nokian Q's are poor in deep snow, but the best I have ever known for ice. The best ice treads have a finely-divided very soft tread - remember rubber gets stiffer as it gets cold. Keep tire pressure a bit low unless you have to drive at high speeds.

smokey

I use Yokohama H-rated snow tires all year round on my 1993 Mazda MX-3 "other car", and they work great for regular driving. They're not as good as my wife's Blizzaks in the snow, but they have decent dry performance. I was going to get a second set of wheels/tires for the winter, but the tire guy convinced me to try this, and it works for me. I drive less than 5,000 miles per year with this car, and these will last about 20,000 miles in year-round use. Not a good idea if you drive high miles, since they wear quickly, but so far so good for me.

Matt H

smokey, you may want to check again. Yoko does not make an H rated winter tire in a size to fit an MX-3 (unless you have a big wheel/tire package). They are more than likely "Q" rated. If they are really winter tires they would have to be the best ones on the planet to see 20K. My guess is he sold you a good all-season tire. I could be wrong though. Maybe they have a different offering for their Canadian market?
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