Winter tyres vol 2
Discussion
f1nn said:
Temperature gauge was nudging 11 degrees in London today, so I'm in no rush to fit winter tyres...
Three more journeys to make this week then hopefully I won't be driving until I return to work in January.
Was going to say that myself, does any one think we are in for a very icy January/February?Three more journeys to make this week then hopefully I won't be driving until I return to work in January.
snoopy25 said:
Was going to say that myself, does any one think we are in for a very icy January/February?
The long range forecasts I've seen - and they are one step above guesswork - indicate that any decent cold spell is unlikely to happen before the new year.But who knows, this is the UK.
tenohfive said:
snoopy25 said:
Was going to say that myself, does any one think we are in for a very icy January/February?
The long range forecasts I've seen - and they are one step above guesswork - indicate that any decent cold spell is unlikely to happen before the new year.But who knows, this is the UK.
Well I am still to be convinced that they are going to be required this year, but I've just bagged a set of Dunlop Wintersport 3D's with just under 7MM tread for £162 on eBay this aft!
Can't really argue with that. They may not be cutting edge but they are cheap enough and they have more than enough life left for the money.
I would have gone all out and bought Ultragrip Gen 1's had circumstances allowed and weather justified.
Can't really argue with that. They may not be cutting edge but they are cheap enough and they have more than enough life left for the money.
I would have gone all out and bought Ultragrip Gen 1's had circumstances allowed and weather justified.
loskie said:
nickfrog said:
Well done. Did you check the date stamps ?
Oh FFS why don't you head round to mumsnet?TroubledSoul said:
Well I am still to be convinced that they are going to be required this year, but I've just bagged a set of Dunlop Wintersport 3D's with just under 7MM tread for £162 on eBay this aft!
Can't really argue with that. They may not be cutting edge but they are cheap enough and they have more than enough life left for the money.
I would have gone all out and bought Ultragrip Gen 1's had circumstances allowed and weather justified.
Unless you're Finnish and were born flinging Subarus round winter roads I doubt very much you'd notice any difference.Can't really argue with that. They may not be cutting edge but they are cheap enough and they have more than enough life left for the money.
I would have gone all out and bought Ultragrip Gen 1's had circumstances allowed and weather justified.
FiF said:
Considering only introduced in 2009 then they will probably be 5 years old tops, and probably less. But agree, it's what spoils so much of PH, folks just rolling up to have a poke in a considerably richer and smarter than yow way.
Perhaps, but, all nonsense aside it is an important factor which people often don't pay any attention to.
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TroubledSoul said:
Well I am still to be convinced that they are going to be required this year, but I've just bagged a set of Dunlop Wintersport 3D's with just under 7MM tread for £162 on eBay this aft!
Can't really argue with that. They may not be cutting edge but they are cheap enough and they have more than enough life left for the money.
I would have gone all out and bought Ultragrip Gen 1's had circumstances allowed and weather justified.
The 3D's are still excellent tyres. I bought a second hand set back in October, for the A6, with more than 7mm tread left, and over the past 3 weeks I've had a good few opportunities to try them on the white stuff and they have been fantastic. Much better than the previous Nokians. Can't really argue with that. They may not be cutting edge but they are cheap enough and they have more than enough life left for the money.
I would have gone all out and bought Ultragrip Gen 1's had circumstances allowed and weather justified.
FiF said:
loskie said:
nickfrog said:
Well done. Did you check the date stamps ?
Oh FFS why don't you head round to mumsnet?nickfrog said:
I think you ladies are judging me by your own standards. I am not too bothered about richer/smarter, just wanted to help as a few years back I bought winters that were 5 years old as I didn't realise that the high silica content of winter compound meant that their life expectancy was about 5 years irrespective of mileage. Needless to say, they offered less traction than my summers. I am sure it won't be the case though. Apologies if I have hurt anyone's feelings by being altruist, it's easily done on PH. Quite a few susceptible egos here it would seem.
I'll lend you some support old chap - I've been living in Norway now for 18 years and the general consensus here is bin them after three seasons, four at a push.. They are very soft tyres, and the heat cycling kills them. They will go off and you will notice a marked drop off in winter performance. Now, if they're unused, and been shelved / stored properly then I'm out of my 'hands on personal experience' zone and cannot comment 
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