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**amac** · 10-22-2009, 11:08 AM

Last year purchased four Michelin Xice xi2 winter tires for my 02 wagon. As a winter tire they sucked and I would never recommend them for a small vehicle. I know Consumer Reports rated them #1 this year but they tested on a much larger tire (215/60/16) and obviously on a heavier vehicle.

My experience in Canada's capital is they lack bite. The tread isn't deep enough and they can't eject snow (especially the wet stuff). In our snow/salt/sand combination of conditions, if felt like I was driving in oil.

On the plus side, they were fine in very cold weather, tooks bumps better than my Michelin Harmony all-season and were very comfortable and extremely quiet.

10-22-2009, 11:08 AM	#25 (permalink)
amac Rookie Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 7	Re: Winter Tire Information Thread. Last year purchased four Michelin Xice xi2 winter tires for my 02 wagon. As a winter tire they sucked and I would never recommend them for a small vehicle. I know Consumer Reports rated them #1 this year but they tested on a much larger tire (215/60/16) and obviously on a heavier vehicle. My experience in Canada's capital is they lack bite. The tread isn't deep enough and they can't eject snow (especially the wet stuff). In our snow/salt/sand combination of conditions, if felt like I was driving in oil. On the plus side, they were fine in very cold weather, tooks bumps better than my Michelin Harmony all-season and were very comfortable and extremely quiet.