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2006 E320 CDI, 57K bought at 67K "Liesl"
1986 190E 2.3-16, 198K bought at 56K "Brigitta"
1987 300TD (Chuggin Along), 292K "Friedrich"
1995 E320 Wagon, 200K "Louisa"

Past
1987 300SDL, (sold) 125K, bought for 1$ "Kurt"

So I've heard, I'm in Atlanta at the moment. My daughter's school (Douglas County) is also closed today.

Will it melt or is it going to stick around?

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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows - Robert A. Zimmerman

I believe it will get warmer by the end on the week in Denver. It should stick around in the mountains (so I can go skiing when I get home).

I can't imagine down your neck of the woods you'd need them more than once or twice a year. There's an old farmer in town who plows driveways in his 2WD '75 F250 with singles and chains (of course he's got a locker rearend). Keep in mind that chains work best when driving on a layer of packed snow. Slam on your brakes with chains on your tires and direct contact with the pavement and you can imagine the excitement that can ensue.

A few hundred pounds of sand, a shovel and a couple bags of icemelt (ideally with some traction component) ought to be sufficient to get you out of any messes. Get some weight in the bed and it'll make a world of difference. You've got the advantage of ground clearance working in your favor over a car.

If you're really concerned about it see if you can find some mounted snows on CL, or even just the snows without the rims. Many of the local tire places do snow tire changeovers for free, garages usually charge $10/tire.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

My Michelin MXV's work fine in snow all the way down to 15F or so. The problem comes when it gets too cold and the compound gets too hard. You guys don't get too much cold so I wouldn't worry about it. Just some good tires and weight the back of the truck with a few tubes of sand and bags of salt.

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I don't understand this thread. Are you guys saying that theft is so rife in your areas you need to chain the tires to your cars to prevent people from stealing them?

Dude you should see some people here. Obviously new to the area. They have these huge 20" wheels on their SUV's running crazy low profile tires. First snow and they're off the road.

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Chains are easy to install and if you are only doing it 3 or 4 times a year it is probably the cheapest way to go. Of course if you have big oversized tires that fill the entire wheel well then it gets harder.

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I always laugh at those guys, summer performance tires work great on the snow!

Well the cheapist option is 300 pounds of sand. I'll try that first than go from their.

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2006 CL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2026 Genesis GV70
2007 Tiara 3200

I, too, vote for snow tires. I've run Blizzaks and Yokohamas (can't remember their winter tire model name), and they make the Jetta just about unstoppable. Night & day difference in the snow. The advice to watch Craigslist is sound; you may even find some on Chevy rims.

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

I've never needed chains. I made it through my first real winter with a Lincoln Town Car with an open diff. I started the season with all season tires on all four corners and ended up replacing the rears with all terrains, mostly for when the dirt road I drove every day turned to mud. The next winter I had a 4x4 running all terrains. No worries. I sold that truck before I went to Iraq and I've managed the subsequent winters in W123s. Tires make a big difference. I have summer tires on the 300D, and 1/4" of snow was enough to make driving a little tough. With a mixture of all seasons and actual snow tires, the 240D has done well in up to about 4", which is as much as I've had to drive through. I can usually wait until the major roads are plowed before I go out driving.

I periodically run into this older couple who live in Bridgeport, CA and frequently have to come to Carson City. Bridgeport gets A LOT of snow. The old couple have a '65 Ford and they absolutely swear by studded snows. They run them at all four corners in the winter and claim they can go anywhere they need to that way.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.

In 1982 Denver had the famous Xmas blizzard. I put chains on my 68 Camaro and I was pulling people out of ditches left and right. Cable chains are a little easier to work with, but real chain chains provide more traction.

Cops are running chains in Denver today.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I just put some yoko's on my car. I had Dunlops on my rabbit - I would look for DS-3's in the size you want (they wear into an all-season tire)

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-1983 VW Rabbit LS Diesel (5speed, VNT/Giles build)

http://www.tirechain.com/TRUCK-SUV-CHAINS.HTM

These are the ones I use, The diamond, quick fit. much easier than a heay chain.
And I also run them on my F-350 in icy weather.

I would go with quick fit diamond chains.

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