I've been using the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3 (235/45ZR17) on my Volvo S60 T6
AWD for 3 years and love them. My S60 has never had a spare (inflator and goop)
and I've never had a problem (flat). They are fantastic in snow and ice.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Michelin&tireModel=Pilot+Sport+A%2FS+3%2B+%28H-+or+V-Speed+Rated%29&partnum=345VR7PSAS3PLXL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
larry
On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 1:43 PM, Mike Gordon via olympus
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Not sure there is anything really OT anymore but:
>
> The run -flat tires (RFT) on the 328 x-drive are getting old in more ways
> than one. They are expensive and are bone rattling when going over New Eng
> potholes and quite poor on snow. They do corner impressively well on dry
> roads. OEM tires which have been replaced at least once (225 45 R17 91H)
> are the ContiPro Contact SSR getting mebbe 25K out them if lucky. They have
> to have very stiff sidewalls in order to run flat and lead to the obvious
> drawbacks. I have needed the run flat once when it was 0 deg F out at 8:30
> PM leaving work and was glad to have it. There are no spares of any sort of
> course which is why the OEM are RFT.
>
> https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Continental&tireModel=ContiProContact+SSR&partnum=245HR7CPCSSR
>
> I ran across the below linked Bridgetone Driveguard RFT as replacements--less
> surface area on the road but as in lenses there are always compromises.
>
> https://tinyurl.com/yd6zmgza
>
> I would even considerusing non RFT and carry a pump and some water soluble
> leak goo but didn't run into anything that was that much better but did not
> search exhaustively.. Don't really want to have to put on dedicated snows if
> at all possible.
>
>
>
> Any comments appreciated.
>
> Tired of chewing up tires, Mike
>
>
>
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