motoman

In case you missed the rant last year about the Alpines in light snow here are some pictures of the C63 humbled by 3" of wet snow with slush. After backing out of the garage I was stuck in the horrible snow drift shown and had to dig out. This is not a joke. Be warned. I took the NX2000 to pick up a relative at the airport.

gthal

Sorry to hear that but it isn't a surprise. The Alpin PA3 are BAD in anything but VERY mild winter conditions. I had a set on my M3 and sold them after one season and bought a set of Blizzak LM-60. I didn't care about the financial loss as they were horrible and I couldn't rely on them in bad weather. The LM-60 would have had no issues with the weather in your pictures.

MurphC63

Same story as me just with an s4, even with awd the alpines were terrible.

otakki

Man, that type of wintry condition would have been a piece of cake for the Michelin X-Ice on my open-diff RWD Nissan.

So what kind of shoes was the NX2000 wearing?

motoman

Half worn Bridgestone w 60s. The head banging is because I could not get going even downhill out my driveway. The rest of the trip was slam dunk. Of course I would not have been able to climb the slushy "ski slope" up my driveway.

The good part is driving my NX 2000, howling exhaust, complaining relative and all.

natman316

got a set of alpin pa3 for cheap...man i was looking forward to snow drifting this winter...guess not

gthal

Sliding uncontrollably down a hill could be classified as snow drifting


In some conditions they aren't that bad. Avoid deep snow, wet and slushy snow, and ice and they are fine. An inch or two of light powdery stuff they are ok. They are not OK for any really bad winter conditions.