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Old 02-04-2014, 09:14 PM   #20
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You people are all missing my point (except maybe Timco and Mark_T). Read my original post again. I never said that The Michelin AS/3s were as good as snow tires, or that everyone should use them. I simply pointed out that I've been pleasantly surprised with them, and they have suited my needs well. Everyone knows dedicated snow tires work better on ice and snow !
And it really depends on your definition of DD. I drive my Box all winter, but on snow days it's the truck. So frozen road, or wet road, I'm in the Box and it does far better with these than the Sumis but will never be the 4x4 nor do I expect it to be. I have no doubt a snow tire will indeed work better in powder, but snow over ice or straight slush really is what it is, and short of a bigger vehicle most tires will act the same. My opinion is these give you the best balance of year round performance without the extremes of performance tires or snow tires.

Plus, compared to my Sumis, these are like driving on soft clouds, super smooth and quiet and zero road noise. Very responsive.
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