All:<p>I just purchased a set of Dunlop 205 60 15 Graspics. The<br>dealer suggested the larger size, rather than the 195 65 15 <br>that came stock. He said that all snow tires have skinnier <br>footprints than all-season rubber but that the footprint of the <br>Graspics is particularly skinny, to the point I'd want <br>to go a size up (on my 99 Passat).<p>I'm of the school that skinnier is better in snow but went <br>with this suggestion anyway. Now I'm wondering if I did <br>the right thing. Any thoughts from those running <br>15 snows out there? <p>Tnx,<br>David<br>

First, is 205/60-15 the right 15" upsize (I think so) ??<br>Any advice/experience vs 195/65-15 ??<br>They will be on a 1.8T quattro around Boston - very few days with deep snow.<p>Thanks !!<br>

I followed my gut instnct and went with what I have had success with before. Had 195/65 snows on my Coupe Quattro when I went thru 12+ inches of unplowed snow in hilly Pittsburgh terrain (Haaka 10's). Can't ask for much better than that!<p>Maybe I'm pigheaded, but I tend to go by what experts tell me in literature before some "kid" sitting behind the counter at Sears or NTW.<br>

Having run snow tires from October through the middle of April since 1980 here in Alaska I've had a chance to put a lot of miles on snow tires. Everyone I know and trust runs not only tires that are narrower than stock, but also slightly taller.<br>