In this Curbside review of a late model Chevy Spark, the author positively critques its handling: [image] My 2016 Chevy Spark: A Fun “Cold” Hatch - Penny Pincher Performance -... My Chevy Spark. This is going to be one of my longer COALs. There are two reasons for this: One is tha…

I drove on studded tires in Sweden in the winter. They can pull nearly 0.8 Gs cornering on an icy surface. Makes traction like driving on wet asphalt with all season tires. Winter tires alone will pull nearly 0.5 Gs on glare ice. Better in a couple inches of snow.

We never use studded tires in Central Maryland. They are illegal except in the 5 westernmost counties and can only be mounted on the vehicle from November through March.

Just through weight in the back of the RWD truck or car and they do rather well on ice and snow… well not up north deeeep snow, but at least up to 6-9" of snow… lol But I drove RWD’s on ice back in the 90’s when we had a lot of ice storms, without issues, just add weight, will travel… And the 80’s…

[image] ChrisTheTireWhisperer: They don’t sound like oldies, and, they just came out last month, to me! For me, the 1990s was the Malaise Era - fashion and music wise. Oh the 90’s was a great time for music in the car. I could finally get rid of that Pioneer Supertuner cassette deck with aut…

I dunno, looking back a little, it seems like the 90s was when things started to unravel a little and people got a little nuts. I haven’t really thought much about it. Maybe it was a different generation that started to take over. Kids of the flower power generation or something. At any rate, I’…

[image] asemaster: some oldies like Steely Dan and the Eagles. Those are classic rock, but they’re not oldies. Sounds like you caught the Gen-Z virus again! :joy:

Considering 1/2 of Steely Dan has passed away and the Eagles haven’t released an album in 18 years, I’d say they qualify as “oldies”.

[image] Mustangman: Considering 1/2 of Steely Dan has passed away and the Eagles haven’t released an album in 18 years, I’d say they qualify as “oldies”. 1970 is considered by most as the cutoff for “oldies”.

Re. Wide Vs Narrow Tires - I rest my case

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jt what does the guvamint know about tires & traction?

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Re. Wide Vs Narrow Tires - I rest my case

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