Luke,

Can you please answer me a question about Michelin snow tires? Last year I purchased what I thought were Michelin Pilot Alpin snow tires from a local dealer. I actually priced these at TireRack first, but since the price at the local dealer was only a little bit more, I figured I would patronize the local business.

Anyway, I just noticed that my snow tires say only "Michelin XM+S 300". They were made in "West Germany". Are these the same as Pilot Alpins or did I get ripped off? Nobody seems to have heard of the XM+S 300 model, so I am wondering if I got some old out of date tires. (Didn't East and West Germany merge several years ago?)

Thanks.


Thanks.