C class on winter tyres

[RBrown]

I know summer is coming, but I am looking at new c class estate. Currently have ML and worried about having rear wheel drive in winter. Does anybody have experience of winter tyres on c class?

The CLA shooting brake comes in 4matic, but just not sure about it.

Thanks

[eldar]

RBrown said:

I know summer is coming, but I am looking at new c class estate. Currently have ML and worried about having rear wheel drive in winter. Does anybody have experience of winter tyres on c class?

The CLA shooting brake comes in 4matic, but just not sure about it.

Thanks

I've a W204 C250 auto, works well on winter tyres. Keeps me bumbling about the Cumbrian fells in all but extreme conditions with a little common sense.

[gizlaroc]

No problem at all.

This was in France, the two inside lanes of the Autoroute are covered in drifts, we did 600km in 6 hours back to the tunnel. Dunlop Winter Sport 4Ds fitted...

[SwissJonese]

I have W204 C350 Estate and use winter tyres in the UK, zero issues. After living in Switzerland for 6 years had plenty of friends with rear-drive Mercs and BMW's with no issues and it snowed a lot lot more than in the UK.

[Sheepshanks]

Mine's older (2005 model C270CDi estate) but I've run mine for the last couple of years year round on All Season tyres, which are 3 peak mountain, snowflake and M+S marked.

Of course in that time we've not really had any snow, so their performance is such conditions is untested.

C Class (especially the estates) are legendary for how hopeless they are on summer tyres in snow.

Edited by Sheepshanks on Friday 22 May 17:57

[mad4amanda]

Last years Ive run a c class on Vredstein Quartrac 3 all seasons, really good in all weathers including ice and snow in France. Saves swapping onto winters too.
Depends what your expectations are and how you drive ours is a family estate and has been fine.

[Alex L]

My other half has different winter wheels and tyres for her C63 estate, probably makes a difference but more importantly gives her confidence.

[Monkeylegend]

Run my E class on Conti winter contacts, amazing in the snow and very good in the wet/cold. The C class should be as good.

[RBrown]

Thanks for the useful feedback. Sadly didn't get to see c class estate in garage today. But did get to try CLA shooting brake in 220 diesel which was ok. To tempt me into CLA45, I got a drive in A45....great

[jackwood]

As above, I've ran winter tyres on our previous C63 and current E63. Make a MASSIVE difference. I've driven over the Cat and Fiddle road in a blizzard in the C63 where I was the only car up there. No issue what so ever. Can't recomment the car or winter tyres enough.

Good luck on your car hunt!

By the way, if you go for the CLA45 you will still need to fit winter tyres on it come winter time. You shouldn't just rely on the 4WD system to do the business. 4 x Zero grip equals zero grip

Jack

[Orchid1]

Have a look at the new Michelin Cross Climate tyres that have just been released. They're either a winter tyre that is fully capable in the summer or an excellent all season tyre I can't remember which and everyone seems to be giving them rave reviews at the minute for their wet, dry, snow and summer performance and I would imagine they would work great in a rear wheel drive snowy road situation.