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Old 11-13-2017, 05:43 PM
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Just got my Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 N specs on and can't wait for the white stuff.

Anyone have experience with these on a C2?
Old 11-13-2017, 05:50 PM
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There are tons of threads on this topic. You will be fine with winter tires with all that weight over the back wheels. Your problem will be clearance only.

Enjoy the snow.
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Great tires, they work just fine in the snow/cold weather... ask me how I know.

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^^^Impressive.

I had to put Hakka's on my BMW as the Dunlop Winter Sport were awful.

Kinda scared me off with respect to winter sport tires.
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Great Tire Choice. I had that same setup and everything was perfectly fine in regards to driving in cold temps and in snow. Clearance of course will be your only issue.

In my experience I actually like the feel of the Michelin Tires in the winter than that of the Stock Pirelli in the summer.
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Look up Nick Murray’s YouTube channel. He has driven his previous C2S a bunch in the snow.
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That's the same tire that I use on my 991 TTS. Great winter tire.
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Originally Posted by FiveRiversGTS
Great Tire Choice. I had that same setup and everything was perfectly fine in regards to driving in cold temps and in snow. Clearance of course will be your only issue.

In my experience I actually like the feel of the Michelin Tires in the winter than that of the Stock Pirelli in the summer.
I'm coming from pzero 20s to the michelin 19s.

Only had a short drive home so didn't really have time to get a good feel but then again they had the rears at 46psi...
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Originally Posted by Needsdecaf
Look up Nick Murray’s YouTube channel. He has driven his previous C2S a bunch in the snow.
Will check it out, thanks.
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Originally Posted by Vise
Great tires, they work just fine in the snow/cold weather... ask me how I know.


Love it. love seeing people use their cars. I have a c2 also and would not hesitate to drive it in the winter if i still lived in Montreal.
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Originally Posted by tse
^^^Impressive.

I had to put Hakka's on my BMW as the Dunlop Winter Sport were awful.

Kinda scared me off with respect to winter sport tires.

I tried almost everything on a prior e34 BMW 530i (really cool car with a 3.0L 32-valve v-8) and hated everything except for the Hakka’s. Blizzaks were good but wore down quickly. Liked the Hakka’s the best.
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Originally Posted by awrryan
I tried almost everything on a prior e34 BMW 530i (really cool car with a 3.0L 32-valve v-8) and hated everything except for the Hakka’s. Blizzaks were good but wore down quickly. Liked the Hakka’s the best.
Dedicated winters will always be better than winter sport tires but the Hakka's were something else with respect to grip.

A tuned BMW 1M in the snow is not an easy go but was drivable with the Hakka's.

I'm hoping the Alpin's do well.
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Originally Posted by tse
Just got my Michelin Pilot Alpin PA4 N specs on and can't wait for the white stuff.

Anyone have experience with these on a C2?
I put a few KMs on mine last winter but not much in snow. They do grab cold pavement well!
Couldnt back up my driveway if there was any snow on it. Fortunately our roads are cleared pretty well every storm. Mine are on..
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I have a set of Hakkas on my wife’s Audi. The Michelins aren’t as good as the Hakkas in snow and ice, but they are significantly better on cold, dry pavement. They are much quieter too.

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Originally Posted by 911boy
I put a few KMs on mine last winter but not much in snow. They do grab cold pavement well!
Couldnt back up my driveway if there was any snow on it. Fortunately our roads are cleared pretty well every storm. Mine are on..
You couldn't back up your driveway in snow with the Alpins?


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