[s-cars] Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 not good in deep snow

[Taka Mizutani]

Just FYI, since we're talking about snow tires- Michelin Pilot Alpin PA3 are
not good in deep, fresh powder.

Directional stability and braking are poor- the tires cannot handle it.

I had to completely disable DSTC (aka traction and yaw control) in order to
drive around Saturday- a good 10" of fresh powder on unplowed streets and I
had to disable DSTC, put the trans in manual mode and drive rally-style to
make it through- carry speed through the corners, accelerate hard and
countersteer the whole way around- very hard to do in a car with a long
wheelbase and a poor turning circle like my Volvo wagon.

They are awesome in the dry, awesome in the rain, but they're really a tire
that is only good on plowed streets. Don't drive in deep snow with these
tires.

I'm thinking about contacting Tire Rack and seeing if I can exchange these
for Primacy Alpin or possibly General Artimax.

Taka