[Wifey'sInsight]

Just for giggles, I did some price comparisons.

16" steel wheel with 215/55R16 Michelin X-Ice tires= 965.80
15" steel wheel with 205/65R15 Michelin X-Ice tires= 756.20
Re-using factory wheel, with 215/55R16 Michelin X-Ice tires= 596.76 + labor.

For me, personally It'd make no sense to run just tires, and have to pay labor twice a year. That $160 in savings, could easily be lost in just a few seasons (~4), and god forbid you have to change out the tires, it's over $120 cheaper to by them a size down, furthering your savings, not to mention the convenience of being able to swap out at home with minimal tools.

 

[Wifey'sInsight]

I just got my Michelin X-Ice v3 put ON using OEM Touring 17" wheels. I really hope these will get me through western-NY crazy lake-effect snow weather.

What are some of the reviewers saying about these winter tires?

I've had my Touring-trim for 3 months now and racked up 11k miles on the OEM all-season tires (summer & fall weather).
I hope these new Snow tires I just got do me well for the crazy snowy weather 😕

If they work well for you, they should work great for me in Albany. We don't get the lake-effect snow, but anytime I have to leave the area, I have to climb a mountain or plateau. These are the tires I plan on running for this winter too.

To answer your question, almost every review I've seen, people love these tires. They test very well, and are often regarded as the golden standard.

 

[Wifey'sInsight]

Wish me luck. I really hope these Michelin X-ice v3 are great as they say they are!

Fingers crossed :grin:

 

[Wifey'sInsight]

What is "Green X" mean on the X-ice v3 winter tire mean?

Looks sounds like a duck (cough cough gimmick)...lolol

Green X®
The Michelin® Green X® label guarantees a level of energy efficiency among the highest in the market and reduced CO2 emission while maintaining all the legendary Michelin advantages of long wear, safety, and other performances.

From the Michelin website

 

[Wifey'sInsight]

What is CO2 in tires for Green-X?

Carbon Dioxide in the tire, is referring to the manufacturing and chemical choices. Rubber Tires use a good amount of petroleum products in the manufacturing process. In addition to less emissions required while driving, the advances in tire production have also become more "Green".

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/greener-tires/

 

[Wifey'sInsight]

Overall, I have positive experience. But at a very slippery hill, when the ABS light keep flashing, only electric motor was working. And it moved very slow. A little bit scary at that point.

We just got our first snow today as well. I didn't have any hills on my commute, but what you described is torque limiting traction control. In a pinch, if you needed to spin the tires you should be able to hit the traction control button to disable it temporarily.

 

[Wifey'sInsight]

How many miles do you have on you're Michelin X-ice v3 Snow Tires?

When are they not snow tires anymore? After 20k miles?

Generally I retire a set of snow tires under 2 conditions:

1) 6/32" tread left (or whatever is half of new). Tread depth is important for deeper snow.
2) Noticeably worse performance than I'm used to with the set.

By retire I either drive them into summer down to "bald", or sell them at like $25 a piece in the spring, knowing people need tread depth to pass inspection.