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Old Oct 20, 2007 | 01:42 AM
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Default Michelin PS2 Review

I recently put PS2s on my car, and at first I loved them (compared to run-flats). Then I noticed they like to tramline on heavy grooves in the cement portions of freeways, which had me wondering if I should take them back and get GSD3s instead. But, every time I drove twisties, I fell in love with them again.

Three days ago, my DIC reported a two lb. discrepancy in the left rear. Sure enough, it had a nail in it. Had that repaired without mishap, but as I was re-installing the wheel, I was wondering if the 2.5 inches of missing rubber over three HUGE grooves in the tread was not as good of an idea as Michelin originally thought it was, and I waffled once again about liking them.

Well, tonight, a storm hit my area. Wet, wet and wet! The car drove on extremely wet roads, just as if it was dry! I tried several rabbit starts to try to get them to break loose, and was surprised when they wouldn't. I even tried heavy gas from a stop around a corner. Again, nada. Man, these tires grip even in the rain! Those humongous grooves REALLY work well.

So what if they follow heavy grooves in some freeway sections? With the great rode, low-noise, killer dry and wet traction, these PS2s are a VERY nice tire. Not to mention how well they are made. They track very straight, and 3 tires needed very few weights on them. The other one didn't need any! I even double-checked this with a re-balance after 45 days. I think it's fair to say these tires ROCK!
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