i see. in my head i am now hearing the thump-a-thump-a-thump you get when driving down concrete streets.
as for tires, i was thinking of the yokohama avs dbs2 because of the quiet factor, but i hear the continentals are better in the snow. i have blizzak ws-50s year-round on my svx, but only because my orignal re-92s were starting to rot on the sidewalls with only 9000 miles. when i put into daily driver service, i plan to get some summer tires.
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Kenneth
1997 Subaru SVX LSi "Svetlana" #185 of 640 - 09/1996 - Polo Green Pearl - 34k miles
1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Everett" #8738 - 01/1992 - Ebony Pearl - 139k miles - 5MT shifty - Sold 07/31/2011 
1992 Subaru SVX LS-L "Sven" #1599 - 05/1991 - Claret - 168k miles - Traded 05/11/2005
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