Winter tyres vol 2

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jshell

11,006 posts

204 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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kapiteinlangzaam said:
RicksAlfas said:
Quick opinion chaps if you don't mind.
Which of these would you fancy on a Range Rover Classic?
It only does 1,500 miles a year, but most of it in the winter so I'll be leaving them on all year round. (shoot me now).

All very similar price fitted:

Hankook IceBear
Vredestein Wintrac4 Extreme
Continental CrossContact
Nokian WR-SUV
Bridgestone Blizzak

Thanks!
Nokian WRSUV.

Mine stay on all year round, and I do 20-30k miles PA
But surely you die, every summer, in a fireball, because you can't stop in time? You're reckless and endagering lives each and every time you drive that utter death-trap!

rofl

shoestring7

6,138 posts

245 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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Winter rubber back on the Golf. And the usual fight with wheel nuts that the VW dealership runs up to 250b/ft* or so every time they service the car.



Still 5-6mm of tread so they should manage a 3rd winter.

SS7
*Based on 95kgs of me jumping up and down on a ~14" tyre iron

TEKNOPUG

18,844 posts

204 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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shoestring7 said:
Winter rubber back on the Golf. And the usual fight with wheel nuts that the VW dealership runs up to 250b/ft* or so every time they service the car.



Still 5-6mm of tread so they should manage a 3rd winter.

SS7
*Based on 95kgs of me jumping up and down on a ~14" tyre iron
Worth investing in a 3ft breaker bar. Or some scaffolding...

jshell

11,006 posts

204 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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kapiteinlangzaam said:
jshell said:
kapiteinlangzaam said:
RicksAlfas said:
Quick opinion chaps if you don't mind.
Which of these would you fancy on a Range Rover Classic?
It only does 1,500 miles a year, but most of it in the winter so I'll be leaving them on all year round. (shoot me now).

All very similar price fitted:

Hankook IceBear
Vredestein Wintrac4 Extreme
Continental CrossContact
Nokian WR-SUV
Bridgestone Blizzak

Thanks!
Nokian WRSUV.

Mine stay on all year round, and I do 20-30k miles PA
But surely you die, every summer, in a fireball, because you can't stop in time? You're reckless and endagering lives each and every time you drive that utter death-trap!

rofl
Oh yes, many times!

TBH Nokian make some really special tyres. These are easily as good as the OE summer Contis that I used to run. I cant see me buying anything other than these in the future, unless Nokian supercede them with something else.

They wear very acceptably too, at around 1mm per 4-5k miles.
The only light problem with some Nokian compounds is that if the tyres get heated, then cooled whilst parked they can slightly flat-spot which feels like a mild wheel imbalance. Apart from that they are ace and I ran Scandi compound Hakkapelitta's in all weathers on my old ML.

shoestring7

6,138 posts

245 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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TEKNOPUG said:
shoestring7 said:
Winter rubber back on the Golf. And the usual fight with wheel nuts that the VW dealership runs up to 250b/ft* or so every time they service the car.



Still 5-6mm of tread so they should manage a 3rd winter.

SS7
*Based on 95kgs of me jumping up and down on a ~14" tyre iron
Worth investing in a 3ft breaker bar. Or some scaffolding...
Agreed - I wasn't doing this in my own garage and hadn't bought my breaker bar with me. I really hate leaning hard on the 'security' bolt, yesterday I was hoping the 'crack' wasn't the thing snapping.

SS7

JonnyxM

185 posts

132 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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shoestring7 said:
Winter rubber back on the Golf. And the usual fight with wheel nuts that the VW dealership runs up to 250b/ft* or so every time they service the car.



Still 5-6mm of tread so they should manage a 3rd winter.

SS7
*Based on 95kgs of me jumping up and down on a ~14" tyre iron
What sized wheels have you put on it? Putting mine on this weekend, 16" so hoping they don't look too terrible!

jon-

16,497 posts

215 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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RicksAlfas said:
jon- said:
Nokian. Latest 4x4 winter tyre test here: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2014-Autobild...
Thanks Jon. I don't do any off roading, but would they get me out of a wet Autumn field or leave me embarrassed?
They'd be a lot better than a summer 4x4 tyre in the same wet field smile

Munter

31,319 posts

240 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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jon- said:
They'd be a lot better than a summer 4x4 tyre in the same wet field smile
I believe the entry level car trials I briefly thought about doing in a cheap MX5 ban the use of winter tyres. Boo hiss etc.

RicksAlfas

13,355 posts

243 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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Excellent. Thanks everyone.
thumbup

shoestring7

6,138 posts

245 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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JonnyxM said:
shoestring7 said:
Winter rubber back on the Golf. And the usual fight with wheel nuts that the VW dealership runs up to 250b/ft* or so every time they service the car.



Still 5-6mm of tread so they should manage a 3rd winter.

SS7
*Based on 95kgs of me jumping up and down on a ~14" tyre iron
What sized wheels have you put on it? Putting mine on this weekend, 16" so hoping they don't look too terrible!
They're the handbook sizes, with steelies bought from a VW parts department. Of the top of my head that's 6x16" wheels with 205/50 Conti Winter Contacts.

SS7

madbadger

11,555 posts

243 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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About -10 here now. Everything carries on ad normal.



Loving the vredsteins.

smile

SkinnyP

1,411 posts

148 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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Sod it I'll put mine on this weekend, otherwise it really will feel strange driving on summers in winter.

tjlees

1,382 posts

236 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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ncjones said:
blueg33 said:
tjlees said:
yes

Are we allowed to use snow socks in lieu of chains these days? In France that is.
Good question. Certainly at Les Arcs the signage stipulates snow chains.

I fitted the incorrectly in the dark and by the time I had got to the valley and could take them off I had trashed a tyre. Snow socks would be so much easier
Legal in France, since 2010, but you may need to argue this with the Gendarme at the road block at the bottom of the pass. Winter tyres required in Austria.
ok caught up ...

AutoSock have been approved since 2010 for use in France as an alternative to metal snow chains where the B26 snow chain signs require snow chains to be carried. Visitors to France will need to download a sticker to fix to the AutoSock storage bag, and are also advised to download the relevant details, taken from the Gendarmerie website, and AutoSock’s press release.

AutoSock can also legally be used when snowchains must be carried or fitted in the Czech Republic, Germany, and Slovenia.

sticker ... http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/pdfs/AutoS...
frenchy rozzer website ... http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/AutoSock_F...
autosock press release ... http://www.roofbox.co.uk/car-snow-socks/AutoSock_F...

ncjones

256 posts

214 months

Wednesday 26th November 2014
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WestyCarl said:
Road Block???? I'm driving to Les Arcs (1950) in March, I have snow tyres and are considering chains or snowsocks. Never heard of roadblocks before.
If conditions are bad on resort approach roads they divert all traffic into a layby and do not let you proceed until they are convinced you can make it up the hill i.e.chains, socks, winter tyres 4x4...their discretion what's needed.

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 27th November 2014
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madbadger said:
About -10 here now. Everything carries on ad normal.



Loving the vredsteins.

smile
Love this! Where are you? Can't be Yorkshire as your profile says.

volks al

4,107 posts

213 months

Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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madbadger said:
About -10 here now. Everything carries on ad normal.



Loving the vredsteins.

smile
Interesting, I was going to put Quadrak 3 or 5 on my Saab 9-3 SS can you tell me which you run?

sly fox

2,220 posts

218 months

Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Swapped mine over today.

2nd Winter for these and still over 6mm tread. (Nokian WRA3)
Immediately loving the quieter and more comfortable ride compared with the summer Michelin Primacy 3's.


blueg33

35,586 posts

223 months

Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Put the Evora on winters at the weekend. On the basis that summer tyres last 6000 miles and winters are softer. I expect I will have to replace them before Christmas!

For the record. They are Yokohama w-drive as per Lotus spec

ohtari

805 posts

143 months

Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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sly fox said:
Swapped mine over today.

2nd Winter for these and still over 6mm tread. (Nokian WRA3)
Immediately loving the quieter and more comfortable ride compared with the summer Michelin Primacy 3's.
I put mine on last night, big difference in the ride between them and the Toyo C1-S that I've been running this summer. Comfier, softer (at the same pressure) and about the same noise level.

But where has my steering feel gone??!!! eek

jwo

984 posts

248 months

Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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I put them interns on last week - first time I've put them on bmw (Nokian wra3 runflats) - feel very surefooted...