Sava Eskimo S3 Plus rated
86% while driving a Skoda Unknown
Driving on
a combination of roads for 10000
average miles
Snow: These tires are pure snow tires. Driving on snow is awesome - once I've tryed to go through really high snow like 40cm on dirt mountain road - the car was more likely sitting on snow by its bottom, rather than on tires and I was still able to drive it through.
Dry: The opposite of this value is handling on dry roads - the high, soft and small rubber blocks are acting more like a gelly when it comes to sporty drive. It still has a good grip, but it has nothing in common with precise driving. You can really hear the sound of rolling rubber blocks even in decent cornering or accelerating. But its kind of funny aspect of driving these tires :-)
Lifetime: I have two cars - one for winter and convertible for the summer, so i am wearing these tires all season, while driving only few 100 miles in the summer, but the tire still has an ability to stay for 3 to 4 seasons while driving arround 5000 miles a year.
Summary: I would recommend these tires for those who want to stay safe in mountains during the winter and accept its limitations during +0 degrees temperatures. Because I am buying them just for the snow, I am going to buy them for ever :D
PS: But please consider that every tire acts differently in different tire sizes! I was surprised how differently the same tire model could act on different cars. My review is for 165/70 R13 on car which weight is about 1000kg without driver.