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WesternStarSCR - Nokian winter tires are easy to get here in northern Europe. Every shop has them because they get excellent score in winter tire tests, both the studded Hakkapeliitta 7 and the non-studded Hakkapeliitta R. The Hakka R always score excellent on rolling resistance compared to other friction tires.
This is my second season driving with non-studded tires. Compared to my summer tires(Uniroyal), the Hakka´s feel like they need more throttle to keep their speed(this is on semi-dry road, wet road and snow). They have a very soft rubber compound and make more road noise compared to summer tires.
Maybe these tires are very good on dry conditions, but I would need a scan gauge to determine that. I will buy one on a later stage, but I´m not sure if it works with the OBD-II on Volvo 850´s from 1996-97. My elm327 can´t read the OBD-II signal, so I´m sceptical.
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