Pilot Sport A/S 3 | Michelin Tires
Probably too late for anyone to be buying tires for this winter, but I thought I'd give a review anyway. All the "it won't work, you
have to have snow tires" naysayers said not to use all season tires in winter where it snows. Well, I live in Jackson Hole, Wy., and it snows here, and it gets cold! I've been driving my 2003 S all winter so far with my new Michelin Pilot Sport AS/3s with no problems. It had Pilot Super Sports when I bought it. They were truly horrible on snow. The issue I had was that I didn't want to switch tires twice a year, or have 2 sets of rims, especially since I might be taking trips to Arizona, California and Oregon during winter, where I have relatives. Also, it can snow any month of the year here, and often does from Sept. until May. Do you mount snow tires in Sept. and remove them in May? I have a pickup truck for when it gets really bad. For the rest of the time, the AS/3s work fine. Sure, something like Blizzaks (or studded snow tires, or for Pete's sake, chains) would be better when the snow gets deep or the roads get truly icy, but with intelligent driving, the AS/3s are no problem. 90% of the winter our roads are dry, since we have a lot of snowplows. Of course you need to be really conservative braking, accelerating and cornering on packed snow or ice, but that's true with snow tires too! On dry and warmer roads they feel every bit as good as the Super Sports did, maybe even with a little smoother ride with more precise steering. YMMV.
Bring on the flames; it was 0° F here this AM!
P.S. My downhill and randonee skis fit inside just fine :dance:!
