[s-cars] Dunlop Graspic DS3 Snowies

[JAM]

I have no experience with the Dunlops but.........
I have a set of the General Altimax Arctic and I have been quite impressed, 
especially for the money.  I think they're the same tire as the Nordfrost 3, 
not 5.  On the S6 sedan with locked RD, they blasted right through an ice 
base and 10" of snow up a very steep grade, notably where the neighbors' 
Pathfinder and F150 4x4s couldn't go.  They had a good feel and inspired 
plenty of confidence while travelling on snowy days.
I also had a set of the Pirelli Snow Carving and they were also a rockin' 
tire for the $$$.

Jason Mawhinney
'95.5 S6 avant
'95 S6 sedan
'83 urq

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LL - NY" <larrycleung at gmail.com>
To: "Bares, Vittorio" <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Dunlop Graspic DS3 Snowies


> Bob Meyers forwarded a post by Chris Chambers that states that the General
> Altimax Artic is the same tire as the Gislaved Nordfrost 5. Even though I
> want to avoid studs, at the price that these seem to be going at, they may
> well be my new snow tire.
>
> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 12:28 PM, Bares, Vittorio
> <Vittorio.Bares at nuance.com>wrote:
>
>> They are squirmy.
>>
>> They are good on ice and pretty good in snow. Excellent actually for the
>> price.
>>
>> IMO they also have a short life, as only 1/2 of the tread is a winter
>> tire - when you wear 1/2 way down - they are now all season (at least
>> the DS1's and 2s)
>>
>> Vittorio -
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of David Cahill
>> Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 12:09 PM
>> To: LL - NY; s-car-list at audifans.com
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Dunlop Graspic DS3 Snowies
>>
>> A close friend has the Graspic DS2s on his B5 A4. My driving impression
>> was
>> that they were squirmy on highway curves, but had a good open tread
>> pattern
>> for clearing snow. I didn't get to try them on ice. The price is
>> definitely
>> right.
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 11:58 AM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Anyone with experience with them, or their predecessors, the DS2?
>> >
>> > Nokians have priced themselves out of contention for my current
>> budget.
>> >
>> > TIA,
>> >
>> > LL - NY
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