Snow Tire and Winter Driving Suggestions for a 2006 Pony

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

Al Antosca - 18 Oct 2006 13:22 GMT

Well, winter is on its way and as much as I hate it, my new 2006 V6 Pony
Pack equipped Mustang is my only vehicle. It's going to have to commute 60
miles a day up here in New Hampshire. This means snow tires! The driving
will be town roads and a trip down Rt.3. The Pony Pack included the
235/55WR17

P Zero Nero M+S tires which I suspect will not get me through the winter up
here with out a lot of fish-tailing and possibly worse. I have looked on
Tirerack.com and come up with a winter package as follows (they suggest
going with 16" tires rather than 17") - Bridgestone Blizzak REVO 1
(215/65-16) on alloy wheels. Total cost with shipping $818.96.

My Questions:

1) What are folks thoughts on snow tire brands and models such as Michelin
X-Ice, Michelin Pilot Alpin PA2, Pirelli Scorpion Ice & Snow, Pirelli Winter
Carving, Dunlop Winter Sport M3 etc.?

2) Alloy vs. Steel rims?

3) How do I protect the nose from all the salt and sand that will be kicked
up. My 2000 Accord looks like it was hit with a sandblaster from the 6 years
of highway winter driving.

Any suggestions and experiences would be a great help!

Thanks,

Al

Reply to this Message

Robert A. Plourde Jr. - 18 Oct 2006 18:20 GMT

Last year, I did the same thing and went for Blizzakk snow tires on 16"
steel rims for my 2002 gt, which normally has 17" rims. I went with black
steel rims on my red car and that made it look like something out of Mad
Max. No biggie to me as I am not out to impress people with my ride.

The tires are quite sticky.

I had no problems at all in the snow and the car worked well. Just go easy
on the gas. My car is an automatic.

I didn't do anything about the road salt and such, except to make sure I
went through the car wash on a regular basis.

> Well, winter is on its way and as much as I hate it, my new 2006 V6 Pony
> Pack equipped Mustang is my only vehicle. It's going to have to commute 60
[quoted text clipped - 25 lines]
>
> Al

Reply to this Message

Al Antosca - 20 Oct 2006 12:15 GMT

Thank you for the input. This was very helpful. My pony is an automatic
also. There is only a $108 difference between the steel rims with hub caps
and a set of alloy rims. I thinl I'll go with the alloy.
Thanks again for the reply,
Al

> Last year, I did the same thing and went for Blizzakk snow tires on 16"
> steel rims for my 2002 gt, which normally has 17" rims. I went with black
[quoted text clipped - 44 lines]
>>
>> Al

Reply to this Message

dwight - 18 Oct 2006 18:43 GMT

> 3) How do I protect the nose from all the salt and sand that will be
> kicked up. My 2000 Accord looks like it was hit with a sandblaster from
> the 6 years of highway winter driving.

Stop tailgating.

dwight

Reply to this Message