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- From: bill@unixland.natick.ma.us (Bill Heiser)
- Subject: Re: Probe in the Snow?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov22.164943.29691@unixland.natick.ma.us>
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- References: <1ek3agINN53m@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> <1992Nov21.160512.15023@unixland.natick.ma.us> <1992Nov22.085850.14092@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 16:49:43 GMT
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- ellisk@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (Michael K. Ellis) writes:
-
- >When you actually get snow or very heavy slush on the roads, though,
- >things change. On the highway, with slush, I was okay. Once I hit city
- >streets, particularly ones that hadn't been plowed, I was in a great
- >deal of trouble. Acceleration went all to hell (no real traction) and
-
- I think this would be reason enough for me to buy the Probe and NOT the
- Probe GT. For those of us who live in the snow belt, a car that can't
- handle a little snow isn't of much use about 2/3 of the year.
-
- >Time to get snow tires. Any suggestions? I was thinking of buying some
- >Goodyear Eagle M&S's, but they're expensive, and I was told they don't
- >last that long. Other ideas? Tire size is P225/50 and a 16" wheel.
-
- Another reason not to buy the GT. That size tire is *very* expensive!
-
- >By the way, traction aside, the Probe is the best car I've ever driven
- >in inclement weather. There was ZERO fogging in the car, even on the
- >side quarter windows, the wipers worked very well, and the ABS was
-
- Apparently they've improved it from the earlier models. The old style
- probe tended to get pretty steamy windows in wet weather.
-
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