Re: Hard to handle on slippery and snowy roads - Ford Focus SE

focus2000 <none@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>I own a 2000 Ford Focus SE wagon, It is hard on tires and winter
>driving on slippery or snowy roads the car is all over the place. I
>have had wheel alignments and does not seem to fix the problem. Is
>anyone else had this problem out there.

You didn't replace the OEM tires with the same brand (they were some
Firestone 
tire I think) did you?  We have a 2000 Focus SE 4 door and the original
tires 
were bad in the snow (rated last on tire racks site). We went with tires
that 
were rated excellent for snow and rain and haven't had trouble since...
Even 
in a nasty snowstorm where I could hear the snow dragging against the
belly 
of the car the ruts were so deep I didn't get stuck...

I'll look tomorrow at what we have on there now.

-- 
John Nelson
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