Actually for the purpose of drivin with chains, this is okay. Consider... you should not be driving faster than 25 mph with chains. Also you are not driving hundreds of miles with the chain on. It usually is less than 50 mile jaunt.

FYI, if you have ESP, turn it off in heavy snow and when using chains/cables. Otherwise you will have the ESP light up like the christmas tree.

 

Thanks, everyone, for your comments. I live in the Northwest (Oregon) and was stuck away from home, needing to travel on roads that were posted "Chains Required." Usually it's only a requirement to carry them, but in this case it was severe enough to require chains. Fortunately, my wife is a teacher and school was canceled so we were able to stay overnight and didn't have to travel in the worst of it. I just put the winter tires on and plan to return the chains that Les Schwab sold me without suggesting that they're not the best purchase for the quattro.

btw...sorry for not having listed geographical info, etc...I am brand new to the boards and was in a huge hurry trying to get out of town.