Any Honda models good in snow?

You're putting words into my mouth for I never dismissed it. I only
stated that I never heard of it. From that it follows that I could not
have used it before, not that I dismissed it. Are you seriously thinking
that most people heard about Nokian WR tires? If I heard that name in
another context, I would think it was a cell phone model, not a winter
tire. That's why I wrote you were making interesting conclusions. I have
a feeling everybody else understood this but you.

KJ

 

I had a superbug. It got stuck all the time. The biggest problem that
both the accord and the bug have is too little ground clearence.

 

Almost as little as a Corvette.

KJ

 

your response to elmo was:

"I wrote that I used front snow tires. I don't see much point in having
rear snow tires on on front wheel drive cars. It might only help down
hill, but not up."

followed by:

"Never heard of them."

that sounds pretty damned dismissive to me.

and your follow up response was:

"Hm, I guess I had my lack of education on these matters from my prior
experience with RW driven cars that did fine in snow with only two snow
tires."

so your bleating about "not understanding" the nature of the name is b.s.

bottom line, you're being somewhat dishonest as well as highly
disingenuous about what was extremely good advice.

 

Actually, I wrote the above first quote as a response to his "You'd be
amazed at what happens when you put snow tires on it."

Then I wrote my "Never heard of them." to his "Or, if you don't like the
yearly tire swap, just put Nokian WR tires on it."

Only because you want to read that into it.

Your above quote from me was in a successive article and it looks
misleading without also quoting what it was a response to.

I never claimed it was a bad advice. I was just explaining the
experience and point I was coming from. I live in the Seattle area now
where snow, such as we're having now, happens maybe once every decade
and most of us don't even have snow tires, not to mention rare ones,
like that Nokian WR. I do have a pair of snow tires which are probably
typical of what most people have around here and they are obviously not
the best. But getting new tires for another big snow storm that might
not happen before I get another car is just not something I could
economically justify. However, I'll keep that advice in mind for my next
car. What else did you expect from me?

KJ

 

Sorry KJ, but I just moved to the Seatle area and at the recommendation of
neighbors have put all season tires on my car. My neighbor said this was the
second time in two years Seatle has had snow storms like this. I've reread
the thread and Jim Beam comments on your responses are pretty accurate.

 

Good for you and welcome. So how are you doing with those tires in hilly
streets these days? My all season tires don't do that well on Eastside
hills. I only see 4WD SUVs making the grade. No Honda sedans even though
the neighborhood might as well be called Hondaville.

BTW, the snow two years ago was nothing compared to what we have now. It
melted in 2-3 days. Of course the snow fall also veries a lot locally. I
often see almost dry roads just two miles downhill from my house in the
traffic cams. If I could just make it that far and back. :-(

Merry Christmas,

KJ