I got to try my Nokians in the snow for the first time earlier this week, and they were FAN-tastic. So good that they made me almost forget how much I paid for them (but not quite). Loren Busch wrote: > RE: Hakka CS Year Round > I just read through all this thread and can only parrot what others have > said, up to and including the pressure being used. I put the Hakka CS > 185R14s on my '90 Westy early last fall, two trips so far. They replaced a > set of Agillis that I'd been running for 5 1/2 years, I wanted better > mud/snow performance. Conclusion: great tire and I'l run them all year > round. A little more stable, tracks beautifully, rock solid ride. The > Agillis were fine but the Hakkas are better. Two weeks ago I drove a couple > of twisty roads in heavy rain, not a wiggle, great traction and handling. I > have yet to get the chance to try them in snow, was actually hoping to get > into some snow on the last trip just to find out how the Hakkas handled. > The only, very minor, negative is a little road noise compared to the > Agilis. A low 'hum' that is apparent on a good smooth stretch of asphalt. > BTW, on this last trip I was following another Westy running on 16" Perelli > Scorpions and he was reporting the same thing, great handling and cornering > like on rails. > > |
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