Winter tyres vol 2
Discussion
Toyoda said:
RammyMP said:
What did it cost if you don't mind me asking? My winter wheels are looking a mess with the paint bubbling in places. A local place wants £60 a wheel to refurb them, I don't know if it's worth it or not.
My local 'The Wheel Specialist' charged about £250 for a set of 15's. 
Got to be honest, unless you live in the middle of nowhere and half way up a mountain, or have an extremely high performance car that warrants high spec summer tyres, I'm more or less sold on the Cross Climate X.
I had two fitted to the rear of my S60 when the summers wore out, and will be following up with replacing the front two before the winter sets in (regardless of whether I wear the summers out on time, which I highly doubt I will).
I really can't see me ever bothering with a set of full winters again unless I have a beast of a car, and even then I'd be hard pushed not to just buy Cross Climates and be done with it. Having no storage space doesn't help either. Ideal solution for most people in the UK I think.
I had two fitted to the rear of my S60 when the summers wore out, and will be following up with replacing the front two before the winter sets in (regardless of whether I wear the summers out on time, which I highly doubt I will).
I really can't see me ever bothering with a set of full winters again unless I have a beast of a car, and even then I'd be hard pushed not to just buy Cross Climates and be done with it. Having no storage space doesn't help either. Ideal solution for most people in the UK I think.
Since having my winters on, the amount of spray and dirt they kick up is unreal in rainy/damp weather, running them on my BMW E91, the number plate has disappeared into dirt after 2 weeks of driving - Im on budget"ish Rikens (made by Michelin I am led to believe) they are very good, much better than the Dunlop summers.
DailyHack said:
Since having my winters on, the amount of spray and dirt they kick up is unreal in rainy/damp weather,
When I was running winter tyres I found the positive effect of this was to stop people tailgating or driving to close in damp/wet weather, be interesting to see if you find the same.Got a question for the PH boffins. Apologies if its already been asked.
Got two normal tyres on the back and fronts are coming up for changing. Was thinking of some crossclimate/winter tyres for the front only as I simply don't have the money to change the backs. Is there any safety concerns with this? would it be better than all standard tyres?
Bear in mind its a CRV driven by the wife so not going to be driven on the limit. I am just looking for good grip on frosty hills for quicker stopping etc.
Finally any budget crossclimate/winter tyre recommendations?
Many thanks!
Got two normal tyres on the back and fronts are coming up for changing. Was thinking of some crossclimate/winter tyres for the front only as I simply don't have the money to change the backs. Is there any safety concerns with this? would it be better than all standard tyres?
Bear in mind its a CRV driven by the wife so not going to be driven on the limit. I am just looking for good grip on frosty hills for quicker stopping etc.
Finally any budget crossclimate/winter tyre recommendations?
Many thanks!
GIYess said:
Finally any budget crossclimate/winter tyre recommendations?
No safety concerns about running different types of tyres on different axles, not ideal though imo or not sure how insurance would be on this...but have a look on Camkskills website, they have loads of budget/mid-range winter tyres rather cheap and are UK based.DailyHack said:
Monkeylegend said:
be interesting to see if you find the same.
Got a long 200miles+ motorway run tomorrow so will put this to the test.
I found it was more noticeable when the road was damp, or in very light rain where you get that annoying spray which makes your screen dirty but smears when you try to clear it.
Winter tyres certainly clear a lot more moisture/water from the road than summers.
Edited by Monkeylegend on Thursday 21st September 08:48
First winter tyre test I've seen of 2017, and shockingly Conti are still winning. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-AMS-Perf...
jon- said:
First winter tyre test I've seen of 2017, and shockingly Conti are still winning. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-AMS-Perf...
Interesting it's the TS-850. I thought the 860 was the more recent Continental tyre?
RicksAlfas said:
jon- said:
First winter tyre test I've seen of 2017, and shockingly Conti are still winning. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-AMS-Perf...
Interesting it's the TS-850. I thought the 860 was the more recent Continental tyre?
The TS860P is due for release anytime now
GIYess said:
Got a question for the PH boffins. Apologies if its already been asked.
Got two normal tyres on the back and fronts are coming up for changing. Was thinking of some crossclimate/winter tyres for the front only as I simply don't have the money to change the backs. Is there any safety concerns with this? would it be better than all standard tyres?
Bear in mind its a CRV driven by the wife so not going to be driven on the limit. I am just looking for good grip on frosty hills for quicker stopping etc.
The danger under braking is that the fronts will grip but the backs won't so the car will spin. It could be exacerbated by the fronts giving a false sense that it's not that slippy.Got two normal tyres on the back and fronts are coming up for changing. Was thinking of some crossclimate/winter tyres for the front only as I simply don't have the money to change the backs. Is there any safety concerns with this? would it be better than all standard tyres?
Bear in mind its a CRV driven by the wife so not going to be driven on the limit. I am just looking for good grip on frosty hills for quicker stopping etc.
More generally it's a really bad idea to have the grippiest tyres on the front. For PH driving Gods it's fine, but be wary if, like in your case, other people will drive the car. On wet bends the back can suddenly let go at surprisingly low speeds without the warning that less grippy fronts would have given,
Sheepshanks said:
GIYess said:
Got a question for the PH boffins. Apologies if its already been asked.
Got two normal tyres on the back and fronts are coming up for changing. Was thinking of some crossclimate/winter tyres for the front only as I simply don't have the money to change the backs. Is there any safety concerns with this? would it be better than all standard tyres?
Bear in mind its a CRV driven by the wife so not going to be driven on the limit. I am just looking for good grip on frosty hills for quicker stopping etc.
The danger under braking is that the fronts will grip but the backs won't so the car will spin. It could be exacerbated by the fronts giving a false sense that it's not that slippy.Got two normal tyres on the back and fronts are coming up for changing. Was thinking of some crossclimate/winter tyres for the front only as I simply don't have the money to change the backs. Is there any safety concerns with this? would it be better than all standard tyres?
Bear in mind its a CRV driven by the wife so not going to be driven on the limit. I am just looking for good grip on frosty hills for quicker stopping etc.
More generally it's a really bad idea to have the grippiest tyres on the front. For PH driving Gods it's fine, but be wary if, like in your case, other people will drive the car. On wet bends the back can suddenly let go at surprisingly low speeds without the warning that less grippy fronts would have given,
jon- said:
First winter tyre test I've seen of 2017, and shockingly Conti are still winning. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-AMS-Perf...
Was the test at the Conti test centre? JM said:
jon- said:
First winter tyre test I've seen of 2017, and shockingly Conti are still winning. http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Article/2017-AMS-Perf...
Was the test at the Conti test centre? Gassing Station | Suspension, Brakes & Tyres | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff