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We have Arctic Alpins on our Volvo 850 - awesome!
Posted by BrianD (more from BrianD) on Sun, 2 Nov 2003 17:57:33
In Reply to: Winter tire choices? Nokian WR / H2, Alpins / Blizzak?, mdj, Sun, 2 Nov 2003 16:01:13
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We have michelin arctic alpins on our 1997 Volvo 850 in a 185/65/15 size on seel rims. We were driving mostly in Vermont and Upstate NY. We are very happy with them. Traction is excellent on packed snow - very very grippy. I haven't had a chance to test them in the real deep stuff yet, but now that we're in Colorado we will! They don't have that squishy handling feel either, at least compared to the Yokohama F720's on the SAAB. I'd say the dry handling is pretty good for a snow tire. I didn't feel at all uncomfortable cruising interstates at 80 mph on these tires. I've had them for one season, and cannot detect any wear visually.
The only possible negative I would point is that they sound funny. When on wet pavement, it sounds like you are in a jet taking off, and it is very audible. I think its kind of cool, but some might find it annoying. I read somewhere that one person found this useful b/c it could serve as sort of a warning for when wet roads turn to black ice (no sound on ice). The tread design can also pick up a lot of small stones. Other than those minor points, I highly recommend them.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Winter tire choices? Nokian WR / H2, Alpins / Blizzak?, mdj, Sun, 2 Nov 2003 16:01:13
- I've got the "new" Blizzaks: LM-22s..., rg, Mon, 3 Nov 2003 11:38:41
- Re: Nokian's hands down! worth every penny. nm, Simon S, Mon, 3 Nov 2003 06:55:33
- It depends..., Stephen Goldberger, Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:37:21
- We have Arctic Alpins on our Volvo 850 - awesome!, BrianD, Sun, 2 Nov 2003 17:57:33 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: Winter tire choices? Nokian WR / H2, Alpins / Blizzak?, ChrisB, Sun, 2 Nov 2003 17:15:33
- I've got WR's and LOVE them ! n/m, Trev, Sun, 2 Nov 2003 16:52:18
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