MBSebas87

so which one of these is better?....go!

ralawren

Independent of price I vote for the Michelins. I had DWS's on my 128i for several years and was quite happy with them but they are not performance tires. The tires were quiet, had good tread life, and inexpensive. However, they did not work well in the snow in a RWD car in Maryland. On a 4Matic they may be fine but I would not choose them over dedicated winter tires for RWD.

Sportstick

This is no longer a fair comparison...when Michelin had the Pilot Sport A/S+, the technology generations were comparable. However, with the launch of the AS3 successor to the A/S+, Michelin has leap-frogged the others.

I had ContiProContacts on both our C and E when new....mediocre tires at best. I replaced the C's tires with A/S+ and the E's with DWS, making great improvements for both. More recently, I replaced the DWS with AS3, and they were markedly better once again. I plan to replace the A/S+ with AS3 on the C as well. I suggest you choose the same.

Glyn M Ruck

+1^ Wise advice.

MBSebas87

Thanks Sportstick!....always count on your input! The only thing that worries me is snow reliability. I'm in NJ and lately we've been getting lots of snow. I don't want to sacrifice performance but also don't wanna get stuck on the road lol

Glyn M Ruck

If you want Premium winter performance you need a spare set of wheels & something like Blizzak's.

MBSebas87

maybe i should just do that ....get winter tires for my 17" OEM rims and get new wheels from Power wheel pro with pilots as3!... I've been eyeing these for a while now! 18" 823 style

http://www.powerwheelspro.com/shop/p...roducts_id=674

Sportstick

Glyn is absolutely correct (again!). With the Nor'easters which come up the coast and wallop New Jersey from time to time, I could not see going without dedicated winter tires, as annoying as the changeover may be. Think of it this way....every mile you spend on your winter tires, you are saving your new AS3 to really enjoy them for a longer time. With some of TireRack's authorized installers providing off-season tire storage, it's really just a matter of a 20 lug nut "pit stop" twice a year. With some low cost wheels from them, they can send the complete assemblies to your installer, just waiting for you to drop by. Blizzak WS70 (NOT the LM series, which claim to be "performance winter", but tires in that category are another compromise and excel at neither), or now even better Michelin X Ice Xi3 (lousy naming!) are excellent. You might find some clearance sales or try to sneak through to Spring this year, if you're lucky. Meanwhile, here's some reading.....as great as AS3 are for their primary purpose, there is no such thing as a true all year tire in an area which gets all four seasons.

http://www.beyond.ca/michelin-pilot-...w/21462.html/2

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=177

If you don't want to go for winter tires, when the snow gets heavy, just ask the Governor to close down some lanes and no one will go anywhere anyway!!

Sportstick

We were posting simultaneously and it seems we came to similar conclusions. Those are beautiful wheels!

snowmuch

Was the snow performance gain noticeable when switching from DWS to AS3? I have DWS atm and it does quite well where I live.

Sportstick

I'm sorry I cannot address this in much detail. We changed over to the Blizzaks before significant snow fell. When we had the opportunity to run the DWS in snow, they did well for an all-season tire. However, in all other aspects so far before we took them off this season, the AS3 have been superior to the DWS.