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Originally Posted by visi107
Since you asked for advice I will say this. The Michelin pilot alpin is a "winter performance tire". It isn't a "true" winter tire. The pilot alpin will perform a lot better than the stock summer tires and will be fine in cold dry weather.
In snow however, it won't be much better than an all season tire. The Michelin x ice for example which is available through the group buy is a studless winter tire and does much much better in snow.
If you are sure that you will not drive your car in the snow then the alpin will be fine. If you plan on driving in the snow then think about the x ice or another true winter tire.
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They're perfectly fine for places like me in KS where we get maybe 2-3 light snows per winter. I'd say they still perform quite a bit better than all-season tires. (I have AS/3's on my wife's 340xi, and had PA4's on my WRX and the WRX did a lot better in snow)
The biggest difference is in handling feel and performance. I had normal non-performance blizzaks (and down an inch from stock) and they made my car handle and feel like a minivan. It was floaty and boaty and I hated every second of it. I swapped them out for PA4's on stock sized rims and it was night and day. They feel as close to summer tires as you can get for having great cold weather performance. To me, since we don't get much snow, they're the best way to go.