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      01-10-2011, 07:51 PM   #3
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Glad I ran across your review. I have a new e90 M3 purchased in October. First thing I did to get prepared for Chicago winter was buy the Mich Pilot Alpins, but I got the PA2's.

I agree with you that they are very good in the cold, when dry. Good traction , quiet and they handle very well. Even at high speeds. You almost forget they are winters.
We seem to have a higher than usual dry coating of salt on our roads, so the road feel was more like ice.
I am not impressed with these on snow. I do think that for most of the time in winter, it is dry or plowed and you'd want more of a summer tire feel in those conditions, but only safer, hence the PA2 and PA3's really shine as performance winters.
The down side of this is less snow traction when you really need it.
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