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[doggiedog]

but the tires of the SUV (Pilot) in back of my car sucked!

I got rear-ended! My pristine bumper is now smashed up.

The guy gave me some lip about me stopping suddenly which was total BS since I was going less than 5MPH but he should have known better.

Honda Pilots and Acura MDXs suck in braking. I had an MDX so I know.

At least my kids, friend and I are all right.

[Audionut]

glad you and the passengers are ok. I have the same dunlops you have and they are terrific. My other car happens to be a pilot and my wife said she slid around anytime it rained/snowed. Finally trashed the goodyear integrity's for some michelins. The difference is night/day.

[///M3NACE]

Thats horrible! Atleast you and the passengers were safe. Tires do make the biggest diff

[doggiedog]

Originally Posted by Audionut

glad you and the passengers are ok. I have the same dunlops you have and they are terrific. My other car happens to be a pilot and my wife said she slid around anytime it rained/snowed. Finally trashed the goodyear integrity's for some michelins. The difference is night/day.

I believe I had Michelin MXVs or something on my MDX. They weren't worth a lick braking in snow but then again they were all seasons.

Ugh..I have a headache now.

[jibaholic101]

that sucks!

at least you arent at fault and dont have to pay for it

[Audionut]

Think we have the cross-terrains on our pilot now

[doggiedog]

Originally Posted by Audionut

Think we have the cross-terrains on our pilot now

It was an 06 Pilot. At least it was a bumper to bumper hit.

[PTinVT]

BULL SH1T. If you are ever hit from behind, it doesn't matter how suddenly you stop, that's your prerogative, it is ALWAYS the following driver's fault for following too closely.

I can't believe the crap I see on the roads - even here in tiny little VT, people following less than one car-length behind while going 10-15 mph over the limit... as if it was Nascar. I'm so appalled by the stupidity that I find myself often chilling in the right lane of the highway when I'm only going a few miles to just avoid the stupidity.

[wrickem]

Originally Posted by doggiedog

The guy gave me some lip about me stopping suddenly which was total BS since I was going less than 5MPH but he should have known better.

At least my kids, friend and I are all right.

That's real good of him to blame the victim. Reminds me of a wife beater that says "see what you made me do, bitch, you made me hit you".

If he hit you, it's HIS fault period. I am glad you and your friends are okay.

I have the Dunlop 3D's too on my xi and it was great today, 1000x better than my old 633csi was with the same tires. 3D + XI = True tundra pig!

[noro]

Dunlop 3Ds here as well, traction is really superb.

[cotmfk]

Glad everyone is ok! This is why I don't like going out in the snow, though. Stupid other drivers. This guy is the perfect example.

[John 070]

My FWD Nissan did just fine in 23", new RE960 a/s--all season! lol

The 335 sat in the garage. Snows or no snows, that's a lot of snow for a low car.....

Do I wish I had AWD with 23"? Of course. But it wasn't absolutely necessary....

[noro]

Just ran a quick trip to the Shell station to get gassed up. A Sebring was stuck on a bank of snow just before the gas station entrance, guess who's pulled him off the bank... Go Dunlops!

[Tee-Dub]

Probably a tire issue. We owned a 2004 MDX and now have a 2006 Pilot and they are one of the best 4x4 systems I've ever driven in the snow. Like somebody already said, if you are rear-ended its always the fault of the person who hit you.

[PTinVT]

Forgot to chime in on the tires, which is why I originally started to respond...

Ironically, while the rest of the East Coast is buried in snow, we got NONE in Northern Vermont. I too just got Dunlop Wintersport 3Ds on (now carrying the Tischer compact spare in my trunk) and haven't had a chance to test them in snow yet. I had them on my last FWD car and they were great - took it from scary with the all-seasons to about as confident as you could get with FWD. I haven't pushed them on dry roads yet either since it's been hella cold all week, but they ride soooo much nicer than the RFT hockey pucks.

They make a 3D RFT and it was maybe $40/each more expensive than the conventional version on tirerack.com, OP or anyone else, are you running 3D RFTs?

[galahad05]

Originally Posted by PTinVT

Forgot to chime in on the tires, which is why I originally started to respond...

Ironically, while the rest of the East Coast is buried in snow, we got NONE in Northern Vermont. I too just got Dunlop Wintersport 3Ds on (now carrying the Tischer compact spare in my trunk) and haven't had a chance to test them in snow yet. I had them on my last FWD car and they were great - took it from scary with the all-seasons to about as confident as you could get with FWD. I haven't pushed them on dry roads yet either since it's been hella cold all week, but they ride soooo much nicer than the RFT hockey pucks.

They make a 3D RFT and it was maybe $40/each more expensive than the conventional version on tirerack.com, OP or anyone else, are you running 3D RFTs?

I run 3D runflats.
If there's any time I want to get out and change a tire LESS than on the side of the road, in a blizzard, in sub-freezing temperatures, around cars and SUVs sliding around everywhere.....I don't know it.

[doggiedog]

Originally Posted by PTinVT

Forgot to chime in on the tires, which is why I originally started to respond...

Ironically, while the rest of the East Coast is buried in snow, we got NONE in Northern Vermont. I too just got Dunlop Wintersport 3Ds on (now carrying the Tischer compact spare in my trunk) and haven't had a chance to test them in snow yet. I had them on my last FWD car and they were great - took it from scary with the all-seasons to about as confident as you could get with FWD. I haven't pushed them on dry roads yet either since it's been hella cold all week, but they ride soooo much nicer than the RFT hockey pucks.

They make a 3D RFT and it was maybe $40/each more expensive than the conventional version on tirerack.com, OP or anyone else, are you running 3D RFTs?

No. My 3Ds are non-RFT.

galahad05, that is a good argument. I never thought of that.

[tirana]

Originally Posted by galahad05

I run 3D runflats.
If there's any time I want to get out and change a tire LESS than on the side of the road, in a blizzard, in sub-freezing temperatures, around cars and SUVs sliding around everywhere.....I don't know it.

Precisely!!!!