Winter tyres vol 2
Discussion
Patrick Bateman said:
Has anyone run different brands of winters front to rear?
Might be tricky for me to get matching Hankooks in the sizes I’m after unless using mytyres but the reviews on trustpilot suggest they’re not the best regarding deliveries.
I've used mytyres a few times they can be hit and miss in that the fronts and rears would come from different places I once got a set of rears 7 days after the fronts arrived, but on other occasions they were delivered together.Might be tricky for me to get matching Hankooks in the sizes I’m after unless using mytyres but the reviews on trustpilot suggest they’re not the best regarding deliveries.
But if there are hardly any around it's better that than nothing, no other issues with them in terms of payment or quality/age of tyre though, I'd use them again.
Wills2 said:
Patrick Bateman said:
Has anyone run different brands of winters front to rear?
Might be tricky for me to get matching Hankooks in the sizes I’m after unless using mytyres but the reviews on trustpilot suggest they’re not the best regarding deliveries.
I've used mytyres a few times they can be hit and miss in that the fronts and rears would come from different places I once got a set of rears 7 days after the fronts arrived, but on other occasions they were delivered together.Might be tricky for me to get matching Hankooks in the sizes I’m after unless using mytyres but the reviews on trustpilot suggest they’re not the best regarding deliveries.
But if there are hardly any around it's better that than nothing, no other issues with them in terms of payment or quality/age of tyre though, I'd use them again.
Patrick Bateman said:
One other question- am I safe in assuming there's nothing to worry about if only 2 of the tyres are 'sound absorber'? I.e. The only fronts available have foam on the inside of the tyre, the rears available do not.
You get tyres with foam sound absorbing material in? Learn something new every day!Konan said:
Patrick Bateman said:
One other question- am I safe in assuming there's nothing to worry about if only 2 of the tyres are 'sound absorber'? I.e. The only fronts available have foam on the inside of the tyre, the rears available do not.
You get tyres with foam sound absorbing material in? Learn something new every day!A friend had a problem with wheels being balanced on the machine but vibrating like mad on the road. Turned out that he’d bought part worns that had been left outside and the foam had soaked up a load of water!
Konan said:
You get tyres with foam sound absorbing material in? Learn something new every day!
I'd heard of Pirelli ones a while back but there seems to be more than I'd realised.Suspect EV's might be prompting it given tyre noise will be more apparent in them.
Annoying as they're more expensive and I waited too long to the point the ones I wanted have sold out and these are left.
Patrick Bateman said:
Might just bite the bullet.
One other question- am I safe in assuming there's nothing to worry about if only 2 of the tyres are 'sound absorber'? I.e. The only fronts available have foam on the inside of the tyre, the rears available do not.
I had foam filled, acoustic tyres on my previous car (Audi A6), I bought it as an approved used from a main dealer. For the first few weeks I had it it went back to Audi three times as the flat tyre warning kept sounding. It turned out the one of the tyres was non-acoustic so it kept setting off the warning. They swapped it for an acoustic tyre and it was fine after that.One other question- am I safe in assuming there's nothing to worry about if only 2 of the tyres are 'sound absorber'? I.e. The only fronts available have foam on the inside of the tyre, the rears available do not.
If your cars got the sensor that detects if a wheel is going round differently to the rest you might have a problem but it should be ok if they’re on the same axle.
Had the first decent snowfall of the winter. A good two or three of inches. We went out in mrs IRC's Ignis. It takes a weird tyre size - 170/60R16. The only half decent brand all seasons available when we replaced the tyres for it were the .Kumho Solus 4S HA32.
Today there was fresh snow for the first mile or two out the estate followed by a few miles of slush. The Kumhos were actually great. Up the hill from the house on fresh snow with no slipping at all. Then a mix of packed snow and fresh snow. Passed a few cars abandoned at the side of the road. We had to avoid one road as it was blocked by cars stuck on the hill.
Today there was fresh snow for the first mile or two out the estate followed by a few miles of slush. The Kumhos were actually great. Up the hill from the house on fresh snow with no slipping at all. Then a mix of packed snow and fresh snow. Passed a few cars abandoned at the side of the road. We had to avoid one road as it was blocked by cars stuck on the hill.
Potentially useful consumer info:
OH's Mazda 3, with 16 inch wheels, we purchased in Jan 2019 with 16k miles.
Fitted a set of Goodyear Vector All Seasons - Gen 2.
Changed them out this week at 82k-ish miles, and to be honest, it was the beginnings of some cracks, UV damage and aging rather than lack of/illegal levels of tread depth that has caused it, they could have eeked out a little more if we were selling soon for instance.
Now thats nice balloony 205/60/16s, on a lightish, gently driven car that commutes, but still, that is a remarkable life of 5 years and 65 thousand miles. They were alway quiet, comfy, and whilst not 'sporty' they instilled confidence and felt great on our crappy, leafy, muddy, cold, occasionally icy backroads near the village.
Do I want them on my car or something sporty? Absolutely not. Did they meet the brief? Exceptionally. Very impressed.
OH's Mazda 3, with 16 inch wheels, we purchased in Jan 2019 with 16k miles.
Fitted a set of Goodyear Vector All Seasons - Gen 2.
Changed them out this week at 82k-ish miles, and to be honest, it was the beginnings of some cracks, UV damage and aging rather than lack of/illegal levels of tread depth that has caused it, they could have eeked out a little more if we were selling soon for instance.
Now thats nice balloony 205/60/16s, on a lightish, gently driven car that commutes, but still, that is a remarkable life of 5 years and 65 thousand miles. They were alway quiet, comfy, and whilst not 'sporty' they instilled confidence and felt great on our crappy, leafy, muddy, cold, occasionally icy backroads near the village.
Do I want them on my car or something sporty? Absolutely not. Did they meet the brief? Exceptionally. Very impressed.
Edited by snotrag on Monday 8th January 16:30
snotrag said:
Potentially useful consumer info:
OH's Mazda 3, with 16 inch wheels, we purchased in Jan 2019 with 16k miles.
Fitted a set of Goodyear Vector All Seasons - Gen 2.
I've had sets on an Octavia and a Superb. Great in cold wet roads as well as slush, ice, and snow. I didn't get that sort of mileage but heavier cars.OH's Mazda 3, with 16 inch wheels, we purchased in Jan 2019 with 16k miles.
Fitted a set of Goodyear Vector All Seasons - Gen 2.
On the Octavia they transformed the car. The OE Bridgestones caused very intrusive tyre noise at all speeds. It completely vanished on the Vectors.
Well I had the chance to try some CrossClimate 2s over Xmas/new year. All sorts of conditions - high speed motorway, wet+dry, right through to snow and ice.
I must say, I was very very impressed. I could not tell the difference between them and normal winter tyres on a snowy hill. Asked quite a lot of them doing low-speed manoeuvres on icy hills.
For normal cars (ie non high performance) I would absolutely fit a set of these rather than the hassle of separate summer & winter sets.
I must say, I was very very impressed. I could not tell the difference between them and normal winter tyres on a snowy hill. Asked quite a lot of them doing low-speed manoeuvres on icy hills.
For normal cars (ie non high performance) I would absolutely fit a set of these rather than the hassle of separate summer & winter sets.
brickwall said:
Well I had the chance to try some CrossClimate 2s over Xmas/new year. All sorts of conditions - high speed motorway, wet+dry, right through to snow and ice.
I must say, I was very very impressed. I could not tell the difference between them and normal winter tyres on a snowy hill. Asked quite a lot of them doing low-speed manoeuvres on icy hills.
For normal cars (ie non high performance) I would absolutely fit a set of these rather than the hassle of separate summer & winter sets.
Good to know - thank you!I must say, I was very very impressed. I could not tell the difference between them and normal winter tyres on a snowy hill. Asked quite a lot of them doing low-speed manoeuvres on icy hills.
For normal cars (ie non high performance) I would absolutely fit a set of these rather than the hassle of separate summer & winter sets.
brickwall said:
Well I had the chance to try some CrossClimate 2s over Xmas/new year. All sorts of conditions - high speed motorway, wet+dry, right through to snow and ice.
I must say, I was very very impressed. I could not tell the difference between them and normal winter tyres on a snowy hill. Asked quite a lot of them doing low-speed manoeuvres on icy hills.
For normal cars (ie non high performance) I would absolutely fit a set of these rather than the hassle of separate summer & winter sets.
I'm on my third set of CC2's now. For exactly the reasons you state, I'm a big fan. Current set probably have a year or two left in them so will be interesting to see what other options are out there when I next change. Sounds like Bridgestone had something interesting coming and goodyear always seem to have a good alternatives. I suspect there are better alternatives if you take snow out of the equation but snow is a relatively regular problem where I live so I'll always put a bit more bias on that aspect. It seems to me that it is probably still the best option for now with that criteria. I must say, I was very very impressed. I could not tell the difference between them and normal winter tyres on a snowy hill. Asked quite a lot of them doing low-speed manoeuvres on icy hills.
For normal cars (ie non high performance) I would absolutely fit a set of these rather than the hassle of separate summer & winter sets.
Patrick Bateman said:
Has anyone run different brands of winters front to rear?
Woah 
I have massive OCD with tyres and the thought of having different tyres - even if on different axles - messes with my head.
It’s like having a bulb out or a warning light on the dash lit - I literally cannot drive the car.
I need help!
Patrick Bateman said:
Has anyone run different brands of winters front to rear?
Might be tricky for me to get matching Hankooks in the sizes I’m after unless using mytyres but the reviews on trustpilot suggest they’re not the best regarding deliveries.
I wouldn't even do that with summers Might be tricky for me to get matching Hankooks in the sizes I’m after unless using mytyres but the reviews on trustpilot suggest they’re not the best regarding deliveries.
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