Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3...

Slynky

Thanks for the added info. Till I read your reply (and looked around some), I didn't realize the additional benefit of A/S tires over summer tires. I thought it all came down to tread pattern and depth but if I understand correctly, there is all the concern of rubber temperature in cold weather (regardless of snow or rain) and that the rubber in summer tires gets harder in colder temps unlike the A/S tires do.

If I understood the rep at the store correctly, the asymmetrical pattern of the A/S tire facilitates rotating to the other side better than PSS tires. This would allow for longer use (potentially).

Also, the rep mentioned something about tread wear warranty being better on this set of tires NOT ONLY because of the 45k but also because of Michelin's coverage on this tire as opposed to the PSS. Something about the warranty being somewhat voided (or really watered down) for the PSS tires because of differing widths on the 4-tires set. I'll admit to being a bit confused. He showed me on his screen the trade-in value of the tires in the event they were worn out at (for example) only 20k miles.

When I was in the military, I lived near Stuttgart. For 3 years, I lived in Augsburg. Later, I live 4 years in Karlsruhe. Beautiful place, Germany.

PS: Rep'd you.

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