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

[Joe Pizzimenti]

Had no such issues in my Blizzak LM-60's.  Maybe you want to swap for those.

Then again, we didn't get as much up here as you did down there.

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Taka Mizutani <t44tqtro at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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