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From: wjh@bonnie.UUCP (Bill Hery)
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Subject: Re: Need Toyota servicing suggestions
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Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 17:47:43 EDT
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> My wife just bought a '85 Toyota Corolla, front wheel drive, gas engine.
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> 5) The manual says snow tires must be used on all 4 wheels?  True, or are
>    snows on the front sufficient?

For safety, true.  Since the front are the driving wheels, you need the snows there
for traction going up hill, etc.  If yo leave regular tires on the rear, your
up hill traction will be fine, but the rear wheels will slip out VERY easily
on turns.  Thsi is especially true for studded tires.

If you plan to keep the car as long as you say (135K on last car), and rotate
front and back each winter, the wear on the snows will just be saving wear on
the regular tires, so the long run additional cost of tires will be minimal.
The biggest cost will be for two more rims.