Well, credit where credit is due, you're right on this one. S03s *really* dislike cold pavement, and if you know it's gonna be near freezing (or worse, snowing) and you're driving on S03s you deserve whatever befalls you (but pity for anyone you run into). But then, close to freezing or below is what the third car in the driveway is for ;-)
I've been running S03s for the last 15K miles, replaced a set of S02s. I
*love* the S03s as long as the road temperature is above 40F.Above that, they stick like kittens on curtains and make any highway ramp an E-ticket ride. Did you know you can do a tail-out powered drift in an S4? :-)
Below that, they're down right dangerous, and you'll find me in my Hemi Durango.
They're also not the quietest tires in the shop, for certain. I've found going faster helps...
/daytripper '00 s4 6spd