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From: bea@alice.UucP (Bea Chambers)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: 2 snowtires or 4 for a front-wheel drive car?
Message-ID: <4768@alice.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 3-Jan-86 09:00:10 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan  3 09:00:10 1986
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We put 2 snowtires on the front of our 1st front-wheel drive car (81 Datsun 310GX)
A few years later, we bought a Honda Civic front wheel drive and the owners
manual claimed 2 snow tires were a bad idea and would mess up the handling
of the car. They suggested 4 snow tires. Is this really true? Or is Honda
drumming up tire business? We now have 4 all-weather tires on the Honda and
it does handle somewhat better on snow than the Datsun. But is that because of
the tires or just 2 different cars?