Thoughts on new tires for my M3

[Johnmadd]

Michelin as3 or continental dws?

[Rovert]

Then get rid of the extra wheels?

[UdubBadger]

I may reconsider doing DWS06 all year round. I know you guys may look at me funny but my buddy Jake ran DWS on his 900hp turbo'd Gallardo because it tends to lose traction in the rain easily.

If I intended on tracking or whatnot I'd get a set of Extreme Summers for that but for now I'm just commuting in this car.


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[John in VA]

Normally that's how I do it but in Phoenix the temp swing is daily, not seasonally.
35-45 in the early morning, 50-60 in the afternoon and back down over night.
It would be more like just all season tires as a set of winters but then why bother going back to summers? Kinda hard to keep another $1500 set of wheels and tires around.

Sorry - I saw your location as Chicago.
Summer tires > all-season. Winter tires > all season. But all-seasons are getting better.
I have > 40 wheels & too many with tires, but that's my problem!

[Rovert]

AS3+ seem to be better in dry/wet for feeling. DWS are better in the snow though.

[danewilson77]

I may reconsider doing DWS06 all year round. I know you guys may look at me funny but my buddy Jake ran DWS on his 900hp turbo'd Gallardo because it tends to lose traction in the rain easily.

If I intended on tracking or whatnot I'd get a set of Extreme Summers for that but for now I'm just commuting in this car.


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I absolutely support this.

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[UdubBadger]

Well if it's DW approved then it might as well be in the Constitution.

Consider the DWS06 as good as ordered.


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[holyc0w]

What were the previous tires he was using before the DWS? Was the poor rain performance related to colder temperatures?

Tirerack shows a bit of an advantage with the DW summer tire in the wet. I'm guessing these tests can be more or less compared across.
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=190
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/...y.jsp?ttid=194

[UdubBadger]

I believe he was on Toyo R666's. The issue was moderate temps and wet conditions for a reasonable part of the year (sub 50 from Nov-April in chicago). He doesn't drive it much in the winter and has a 2nd vehicle for commuting and such.

Again, I just don't see why I'd want DW which will get stiff and hockey puck like for 3 months out of the year here even if I don't see snow - which I may as the mountains are an hour and a half north and I love to snowboard. The DWS offers so many benefits all year round why not just go with that? What am I losing out on in the summer really?


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[holyc0w]

Again, I just don't see why I'd want DW which will get stiff and hockey puck like for 3 months out of the year here even if I don't see snow - which I may as the mountains are an hour and a half north and I love to snowboard. The DWS offers so many benefits all year round why not just go with that? What am I losing out on in the summer really?


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I agree. The drop-off in performance in the cold outweighs any benefits you'll see on the summer tire from just driving around town. It's also pretty dangerous.