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11-29-2008, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Yarmouth Bob

Haven't checked the mpg yet, but up here in Nova Scotia I got Cooper Arctic Claws on the day before we had 15 cms of snow. I can put up with lower mpg for about the 4 months of winter, then look forward to changing back in April. It's all about safety, I've seen a day start sunny and by quitting time you're looking at a blizzard. Ability to get through that trumps mpg anytime.

Couldn't agree more. (Even though my winter set up get's better MPG than my summer set.)

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