Tire Dilemma: A/S versus Snow Tires
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Tire Dilemma: A/S versus Snow Tires
My commuter car just bit the dust(195,000 miles and the tranny finally fell out)
Got to drive the A4 to work now(40 miles/day roundtrip)
I have 2 sets of 18s(ASA JS5 and Silver SLs(on the way from Europe))
Need tires for the ASAs...
Should I go for A/S(for better tread wear) or Dunlop M2s for improved winter traction
I have to use these tires for the commute during the winter
NYC doesn't have much snow, but will the A/S give me enough traction. There is a large hill at my work and I don't want to slip on snow/ice
What should I choose?
Got to drive the A4 to work now(40 miles/day roundtrip)
I have 2 sets of 18s(ASA JS5 and Silver SLs(on the way from Europe))
Need tires for the ASAs...
Should I go for A/S(for better tread wear) or Dunlop M2s for improved winter traction
I have to use these tires for the commute during the winter
NYC doesn't have much snow, but will the A/S give me enough traction. There is a large hill at my work and I don't want to slip on snow/ice
What should I choose?
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I just have to say that I love your dog. That is one of the cutest things I've seen. He looks
smarter than some people I know too. =)
To answer your ?. My view is that it doesn't really matter if it snows alot or if it snows once. All it takes is for you to lose control once to ruin your day. I speak from experience and was of the opinion that summer/AS/Winter tires are all the same but now I know better after a nice rendezvous with a side walk. If you want that extra protection, get the Dunlops. Believe it or not, they have pretty good wear. I've used mine for two seasons and they still look new!
To answer your ?. My view is that it doesn't really matter if it snows alot or if it snows once. All it takes is for you to lose control once to ruin your day. I speak from experience and was of the opinion that summer/AS/Winter tires are all the same but now I know better after a nice rendezvous with a side walk. If you want that extra protection, get the Dunlops. Believe it or not, they have pretty good wear. I've used mine for two seasons and they still look new!
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Hakka's or Pilot Sports, imho, as I'm not a big wintersport m2 fan.
Never driven on the A/S's, but they're said to be good tires. No performance all-season tire can touch winter tires in true winter conditions.
Pilot Alpins last 30-35K of hard driving and still have plenty strong snow traction at 25-30K.
Mike S
Pilot Alpins last 30-35K of hard driving and still have plenty strong snow traction at 25-30K.
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Go with the Snows. I've had both M2 and Pilot Alpins... they really don't seem to wear any more
than regular tires, have good grip in dry and are awesome when the weather gets nasty.
I have the Pilot alpins in San Fran, so 90% of my driving was dry or wet warm/cool weather 10% was sierra blizzards.
I have the Pilot alpins in San Fran, so 90% of my driving was dry or wet warm/cool weather 10% was sierra blizzards.
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They're about the same in snow (very good) and ice (good), but Michelin's are better on dry...
which is the majority of my winter driving. Like I said, I needed the EXTREMES to be taken care of 65 deg./sunny to 5 deg./alpine blizzard!
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