She didn't drive in the snow with them because they were such miserable
tires. After a couple of years the rubber started breaking off the
things, she bought new snow tires that really worked, drove the car in
the snow and it rusted out.
Bob
On Fri, 2 Aug 2002 11:12:59 -0400 Chris Thompson <ct@cthompson.com>
writes:
> On Tue, 30 Jul 2002, Bob Howard wrote:
> > Years ago, a neighbor needed snow tires for his Pinto wagon. She
> went
> > to local discount tire store for them. Admiring them, I noticed
> that
> -snip-
> > straight on bare pavement. In snow they were useless. But because
> she
> > didn't then drive the car in the snow, they lasted a long time.
>
> Am I the only one who sees a disconnect in someone who buys snow
> tires for a
> car they don't drive in the snow?
>
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